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The Aston-Martin Ulster - success in red

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Created on July 1, 1985

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Doug Nye

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

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Aston Martin Ulster 1.5 Litre Sports from 1934

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Aston Martin Ulster (1935) - Le Mans Classic 2006 - driven by Kelly Mason

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Aston Martin Ulster - also attractive from behind

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Aston Martin Ulster (1935) - Le Mans Classic 2006 - driven by Kelly Mason

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Aston Martin Ulster - Aston Martin Ulster from the front

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Klausen Bergrennen Memorial 2006 - Aston Martin Ulster

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Aston Martin Ulster (1935) - Le Mans Classic 2006 - driven by Kelly Mason

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Aston Martin Ulster - Aston Martin Ulsters during the 1935 Tourist Trophy in ... Ulster!

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Aston Martin Ulster - Aston Martins in the pits - Prince Bira's car

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Aston Martin Ulster - A look under the hood reveals English engine construction - A four-cylinder powerhouse

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Aston Martin LM 20 - An LM 20 being repaired in the Aston Martin workshop in Feltham

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Aston Martin Ulster - An LM18 driven by Frenchman Polledry during the Bol d'Or in Montlhéry, 1938

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Aston Martin Ulster (1935) - Le Mans Classic 2006 - driven by Kelly Mason

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Summary

The Aston Martin Ulster was a successful racing car. This article explains why it needed a color change from green to red and what makes these cars special.

This article contains the following chapters

Success with the "International"
Aston Martin changes hands
The value of racing
Beautiful successes
Superstition helps
The history of the LM18
All hell breaks loose at 3500 rpm

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

A journalist of the thirties: "This is a car based on the original principle: it must be able to cover a distance as quickly as possible, but in a safe and controlled manner. The Ulster can do this in a sublime way." Augustus Cesare ("Bert") Bertelli was born in Genoa in 1890, but came to England with his parents at the age of four. He not only became English, he also felt English and had a great fondness for rugby. At the age of eighteen, he traveled back to Italy for a year. He worked there for Fiat and joined the then famous racing driver Felice Nazzaro as a racing mechanic. During the First World War, he worked at the Graham-White aircraft engine factory. Towards the end of the war, he developed a car with a 1.5-liter 4-cylinder engine for Alldays & Onions. This factory became Enfield-Allday in 1919, and Bert remained employed here as a designer until 1925, when he set up his own business. He tried with his own car, but without success.

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