This Aston Martin DB3S re-creation is said to have been constructed by Aston Martin racing specialist Bill Monk in Herefordshire, England, circa the 1980s with influence from original works car DB3S/10 while the latter was undergoing a concurrent refurbishment by Monk. The re-creation spent approximately 14 years with a Belgian owner before being purchased in 1998 by a UK racing enthusiast who campaigned it in vintage racing events through 2012, when it was sold to its next UK owner. It was purchased in 2014 by the selling dealer and its current owner and subsequently underwent a mechanical refurbishment in England before being imported to the US. Based on the drivetrain of a 1958 DB Mark III and a custom-built chassis, the car features hand-formed aluminum bodywork finished in green and is powered by a 2.9-liter DBA inline-six that was overhauled in 2016 along with its triple Weber carburetors. Additional features include a rebuilt four-speed manual transmission, four-wheel disc brakes, a De Dion rear axle, coilover shock absorbers, 16” wire wheels, an aluminum passenger-side tonneau panel, fixed-back bucket seats trimmed in green leather, and four-point harnesses. This DB3S re-creation was listed on BaT in August 2025 and is now offered on dealer consignment in Huntington Station, New York, with invoices dating back to the 1990s and a clean Florida title listing the car as a 1958 Aston Martin.
Designed by Will Watson on a revision of the DB3’s tubular chassis design, the DB3S was introduced in 1953 with Frank Feeley-styled bodywork featuring sweeping front fender arches. Production of the original DB3S was limited to 31 cars, just 11 of which were built for Aston Martin’s works endeavors. This re-creation is said to be based on the 10th works car built, chassis DB3S/10, which was owned by the re-creation’s constructor, Bill Monk, in the 1960s and again in the 1980s, when Monk refurbished the original car twice after accidents.
The aluminum bodywork is said to have been formed by Clive Smart of Shapecraft and is finished in Aston Martin Racing Green. Features include faired-in headlights, a split plexiglass windscreen with a removable passenger-side section, leather hood retention straps, white roundels with illumination on the doors and tail panel, a driver-side mirror, and a Monza-style fuel-filler cap. An aluminum tonneau panel with a faired-in mirror and a driver-side screen segment can be fitted over the passenger compartment.
Bright wire wheels are secured by three-eared knock-offs and are wrapped in 185VR16 Blockley tires, while a spare is housed under the bodywork behind the seats. Stopping is handled by disc brakes at each corner, and the brake system is said to have been overhauled in 2025. The steering rack was rebuilt during a refurbishment performed by Chris Woodgate of Rex J. Woodgate Automotive Consultants in Northamptonshire, England, between 2015 and 2016.
The right-hand-drive cockpit houses a pair of fixed-back bucket seats trimmed in green leather amid bare aluminum interior surfaces. Additional features include Willans four-point harnesses, green-painted interior door surfaces, a driver-side knee pad, a dashboard-mounted rearview mirror, and a fire extinguisher.
The riveted-wood-rimmed steering wheel sits ahead of a Jaeger 8k-rpm tachometer, a Smiths 120-mph speedometer, and gauges monitoring oil pressure, amperage, coolant temperature, and oil temperature. The five-digit odometer shows 8k miles, approximately 2k of which have been added under current ownership. The speedometer was rebuilt in 2001.
The 2,922cc DBA inline-six was overhauled by Chris Woodgate in 2016 with work said to include grinding and balancing of the crankshaft, a rebuild of the single-plug cylinder head, and replacement of the pistons and bearings. The fuel system was also refreshed at that time with rebuilds of the triple Weber carburetors, repairs to the wiring harness, and the installation of an updated SU electric fuel pump. An area of the firewall was refinished in 2020. The fuel pump was again replaced in 2025, at which time fluid and filter changes were performed. Additional features include an aluminum radiator, an oil cooler, and an electric cooling fan.
Power is sent to the rear wheels via a four-speed manual transmission that was overhauled during the work performed by Chris Woodgate between 2015 and 2016 with replacement bearings, synchros, and seals. A lightened flywheel and replacement clutch assembly are said to have been installed at that time, while the differential was rebuilt and the wheel bearings were replaced. The suspension is also said to have been rebuilt during the project and incorporates a double-wishbone front arrangement and a De Dion rear assembly with coilover shock absorbers at each corner. The exhaust system was refinished in 2020.
The chassis tag from the donor DB Mark III was carried over to the re-creation and is stamped with chassis number AM300/3/1635 as well as engine number DBA1279. The latter can also be seen stamped on the block in the photo gallery below.
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