Collectors\' Motor Cars and Automobilia

9 | THE GOODWOOD REVIVAL SALE

With French fellow-enthusiast, Albert Debille, Hertzberger then co-drove

this Aston Martin in the 1937 Le Mans 24-Hour race. Ranged against

an armada of works BMW 32s, ºH711<’ again proved hugely

competitive. The mercurial pairing duelled so effectively with Gtrard’s

3-litre Delage and the quickest 32s for the class lead, that by the early

hours of Sunday morning they ran a remarkable sixth overall. Sadly, this

second very competitive appearance at pinnacle International level was

ended by a dropped valve.

Albert Debille then won the 2-litre class of the subsequent Coupe de

l’Automne race, run during the AGACI Journée des Indépendants

meeting at Montlhéry, France, on September 19th 1937.

0nto 193 Eddie Hertzberger entered this Aston Martin for its second

Mille Miglia race, co-driving with Albert Debille. Yet again confronting

the usual squadron of works-backed BMW 32s, the gallant

Dutch-entered Aston Martin took the battle to them before having,

sadly, to retire. Regardless, Montlhéry again proved lucky as

Hertzberger won the 2-litre class in the 193 Coupe de Paris.