Aston Martin 12/50 Le Mans

BME 119 is a pre-war Aston Martin with an unusually well-documented life. Chassis D3/252/L left the works in 1933 as a four-seat tourer in two-tone grey, built to a bespoke order with twin exhausts, an extra rear door, an outside hood and a special 6:1 final drive. It later appeared on the cover of Inman Hunter's Osprey history, Aston Martin 1913–1947.

In the mid-1950s the chassis was shortened and fitted with a MKII engine. Ecurie Bertelli has looked after it since 1986, when it was converted to full Le Mans specification. It was back on the road by 1990 and has a long record of class wins and concours awards from 1990 to 2000 at venues including Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Goodwood and Oulton Park.

A new MKII engine has recently been fitted and is only run in. The car has a Brantz rally meter, extra driving lights and race catch tanks. It holds a FIVA card and is eligible for FIA HTP papers and VSCC Buff form. The original Works Record Card is part of the history file.