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1955 Aston Martin DB3S Sports Racing Car

Sold at RM Sotheby's on Aug. 18, 2012.

$3,685,000Confirmed

The price as reported by the house. Hammer price $3,350,000, before the buyer's premium. Read from the house's results Oct. 26, 2026.

The car

Year
1955
Make and model
Aston Martin Sports racers (DB3, DB3S, DBR1, DBR2, DBR9, DBRS9)
Generation
Sports racers (DB3, DB3S, DBR1, DBR2, DBR9, DBRS9) (1951 to 2009)
Chassis
DB3S118
Condition
Excellent (2)Likely

Condition is our reading of the listing's description on Hagerty's 1 to 4 scale, not an inspection.