Driving a 91 year old Aston Martin race car at Le Mans! | RM Sotheby's Le Mans Auction | LM8

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Welcome to Le Mans! In this 5-part series with RM Sotheby's, I'm going to be driving 5 of the greatest cars to ever compete at the incredible 24 hour event, all of which are going to be up for auction in the upcoming RM Sotheby's Le Mans Centenary auction on 9th June, 2023.
In episode 1, I'm driving the incredible 1932 Aston Martin Le Mans 'LM8'. This car was 1 of 3 works cars to race for Aston Martin, and it was hugely successful. How special it is to bring it back to it's old stomping ground!
Discover the car for sale:
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/lm...
Explore the full RM Sotheby's Le Mans auction:
rmsothebys.com/en/home/lots/lm23
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@mentox6592 Год назад

Some say his balls of steel lower the center of gravity of every vehicle he drives!

@matthewjones6638 Год назад

I've heard rumors that if he touches your car his essence will increase it to its peak potential. And just being near him makes you a better driver.

@slobodandraca2337 Год назад

Some say that stig from top gear is his little brother.

@henryhol8538 Год назад

Just the man to drive a 91 year old Aston Martin. Loving the book!

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

4 more cars on the way!

@tomsmith2209 Год назад

That 91yr old Aston is stunning. The flex on the steering wheel looks terrifying

@johndeere1951a 10 месяцев назад

No flappy paddle shifter but that steering wheel sure does flap about🤣👍🇬🇧🇺🇲

@jackwilson8651 Год назад

Beautiful. I’m stunned how original it is. How it survived all these years without being butchered is a marvel. Great work, Ben. Loving these videos. This is your best stuff

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

Thanks to RM Sotheby's for bringing this car to Le Mans. Browse the auction listing here: rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/lm23/le-mans/lots/r0006-1932-aston-martin-le-mans-lm8/1344561

@NapaGolf Год назад

The Viper!!!

@baileybrewer1172 4 месяца назад

Mr. Collins - This was lovely! Really enjoying your channel. Please keep up the good work.

@alpacaman6256 Год назад

Awesome job as always Ben. It doesn't always have to be a really interesting or crazy car, we'd all tune in for a MK4 golf review

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

Haha maybe I'll give it a go! Got a few plans this year.

@naikjoy Год назад

I've seen your video with Alex in the hot hatch challenge :) I didn't know you got active as a youtuber. Awesome! Because you are the best driver, teacher and character around. I'll watch your content good sir. You deserve it Champ!!!!

@darrylmoore5847 Год назад

Absolutely incredible video.

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

Thanks! 4 more on the way!

@nickwatkins5321 Год назад

That’s a great car. I love the style of these older vehicles

@scruff520 Год назад

Gorgeous car, thanks Ben

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@oceania2385 Год назад

I'm getting Alan DeCadenet vibes from Collins lately. It's a good thing 🙂

@mechanicalfluff Год назад

jeez, thank you freddy. i'm so glad i was led here. amazing.

@jimhartland1939 Год назад

Awesome 👌

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

Glad you enjoyed! 4 more to come!

@withoutfurtheradoforever 10 месяцев назад

Lucky man!

@robdotcom71 Год назад

Wow.... that Aston Martin is nearly as old as Jeremy... lol :P

@nickway_ 2 месяца назад

Lovely car. It would be interesting to have some comparison videos to other sports and touring cars of the day. The Bugatti Type 35, Alfa Romeo 8C 2300, etc. Or even the later 15/98 2 litre. Really I would just to love to hear some comparisons between these legendary prewar cars. Thank you for sharing.

@misterdog7 Год назад

Lol the movement in that steering wheel :D

@mattbettany1174 Год назад

Suddenly Ben went from Stig to Robocop 😁

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

I was close to getting away with sunglasses but the Elf n Safety got involved and Robocop was reborn

@mattbettany1174 Год назад

@@BenCollinsDrives I guess you had 15 seconds to comply 😬

@Scoots1994 Год назад

We need a racing series where you have to drive between road courses around europe. Then run sprint races at each track. Parts and mechanic ride along, no support vehicles, the cars may only be touched by people riding the whole distance in the cars. Trailers allowed. And the cars have to be legal everywhere they are driven.

@TheFastgeek Год назад

My late Grandfather restored a '31 and '32 Buick (startlingly different cars!) and I was lucky enough to drive both; but it's truly amazing this Aston is from the exact same time period. Whenever I see an older racecar, my mind usually turns to thoughts of flogging it hard around the track. This one, though? For whatever reason, no, maybe because it seems like a dignified "old gent" of a car. A lightly spirited drive, perhaps, while marveling at the sheer chutzpah of racers from those bygone eras going flat out.

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

Lightly spirited is the best way to drive this car! It does love being driven.

@althejazzman Год назад

That steering wheel wobble is crazy. Was it built like that?

@crashbox7130 Год назад

Same age as my two-seater Morris Minor. These are my favourite Aston-Martins. You can't get a more raw driving experience than something from the vintage-era. That steering wheel has far too much movement in the rim for me though. The little Morris has a solid wheel and I prefer that on the bendy bits.

@john1703 Год назад

Excellent episode. Shows the merit of frequent oil changes. I am reading your AM (Made in Britain) book, which also is excellent. Thanks for effectively explaining why Ian Flemming put an extra "Chitty" in front of the name of Count Zborowski's racing car, for his (IF) children's story car. So glad that "Jerry" did not find Mr Brown's factory at Meltham. Why do so many interesting car companies (AM, TVR, Lotus, Bentley, Lagonda...) go bust?

@mrmagee911 Год назад

I want to see a four muskateer Grand Tour road trip with Ben Collins as the guest driver. MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!!

@T-Bag13 Год назад

It's never mentioned where you and the Top Gear boys finished when you did that 24 hour brit car race, so where did you finish?

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

3rd in class in that Diesel hunk of ...

@isthatrubble 3 месяца назад

gosh I love the prewar cars and especially seeing them race, it's so completely different even from racing in ehe 50s. is this the oldest racing car you've driven, or at least for the youtube channel? ........... would you drive the beast of turin if they let you?

@MrCocky73 17 дней назад

Have you ever driven the Aston Martin Ulster Ben,i think it followed the LM8 from 1933 to 1935

@belkeddashamdi3887 Год назад

We really need to see some hypercar tests, huayra BC

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

Well, there is some serious race cars on the way.

@burddog0792 Год назад

Imagine if the GT cars today had to be road legal with production engines. GT3 was supposed to sort of be that but it went so far off the rails, they're basically full prototype gt cars.

@breakupgoogle Год назад

@2varish sent me. I'm very happy you have a channel!

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

Welcome aboard!

@breakupgoogle Год назад

@@BenCollinsDrives i really hope u end up on a season of car trek one year.

@SuperWayneyb Год назад

🤘😎🤘🇬🇧

@nickway_ 2 месяца назад

I had a hard time understanding you at points, putting in english subtitles would nice/simple solution to help people understand you when it gets loud.

@91362moose Год назад

Love the show. I double dog dare you to guest drive an Edge Arm car from Performance Filmworks............and ride a dirt bike with Dirtbike Academy!

@scarletcollins Год назад

😮

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

Gaaaaawd, anybody could drive one of those ;)

@lascm5237 Год назад

The very essence of a racing car. I’d rather watch this vintage of racer shoot it out than the bludy awful F1 debacle I’ve just witnessed this afternoon 😁

@mattbettany1174 Год назад

I watched some historic race cars at Donnington Park over the weekend and I agree with you 100%

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

Something about these older cars. 4 more videos on the way. Some serious cars coming up.

@will24655 Год назад

Is the steering wheel supposed to be that wobbly?

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

I think so

@RoyCousins Год назад

It's made of sprung steel to reduce vibration

@EmmanuelGoldsteinUK Год назад

I swear the guy driving in the flat cap was Nigel Farage 😆

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

LoL - it can't have been because it didn't stop outside a pub!

@EmmanuelGoldsteinUK Год назад

@@BenCollinsDrives Lol, very good point! 😆

@je7098 Год назад

Time for a patreon?

@AlfieBucks Год назад

That steering wheel looks decidedly "flimsy"!

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

Looks pretty good for 91 years old!

@AlfieBucks Год назад

@@BenCollinsDrives certainly hope to be that functional if I make it that far!

@erepsekahs 10 месяцев назад

There are two different people driving this car: See 6:38 +++

@frednerk5959 Год назад

Where is W O Bentley park ? Please answer in the comments.

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

No Bentleys in this series I'm afraid

@frednerk5959 Год назад

@@BenCollinsDrives Just of to left of Mulsanne corner. Lived there when I was working for DAMS.👍 Nice to think the French had respect for the great Marque!

@BenCollinsDrives Год назад

@@frednerk5959 ah ok - think there's a lot of mutual respect there which is another reason to love it. Never get seeing all the locals cheering the British number plates filing past their homes, genuine bonhomie - love it