1955 Aston Martin DB3S [DB3S/116]
1955 Aston Martin DB3S [DB3S/116] in Checkpoint, Movie, 1956 
Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin: 
![1955 Aston Martin DB3S [DB3S/116]](/i028574.jpg)
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Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2006-04-08 10:16 |
Car Number 20, Aston Martin DB3S chassis No. 116 sold to film-makers, J. Arthur Rank Organization, registered 88 HME and used in the film Checkpoint. ![]() ![]() source of information: http://www.classicscars.com/chassis/aston.htm -- Last edit: 2006-04-08 10:16:31 |
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◊ 2006-04-08 10:38 |
The same car but with a different number (22) appears to be used for the first part of the crash scene (position of the side-lights and height of the air-intake). But it is replaced with a dummy car for the final part (wheels with hub-caps not wire wheels).![]() ![]() |
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◊ 2017-05-05 11:21 |
No race seats, just ordinary ones: -- Last edit: 2020-07-25 12:18:27 |

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