Aston Martin
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a luxury car company that was started in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford.[1]
The company name is derived from the Aston Clinton hill climb and one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin.
The company went in and out of business a few times between World War I and World War II. Lionel Martin left the company in 1926. The company was sold from one person to another many times until 1947, when David Brown bought it. David Brown also bought Lagonda, and used Lagonda engines in his cars. Aston Martin cars built when David Brown owned the company had the letters "DB" in the name. An Aston Martin won the 24-hour race at Le Mans in 1959.
David Brown sold the company again. The company was having trouble staying open in the 1970s. Victor Gauntlett bought part of the company and kept it going with help from buyers of other parts of the company. In 1991 the Ford Motor Company bought Aston Martin and started making DB cars again. Ford owned Aston Martin until 2007 when they sold it to Investment Dar and Adeem Investments.[2]
Aston Martin Media
- 1923 Aston Martin Razor Blade team car in Morges 2013 - AM logo and radiator calormeter closeup.jpg
Calormeter radiator cap and "AM" logo on the unique 1923 Aston Martin "Razor Blade" record and race team car.
- 1937 Aston Martin Kop Hill Climb 2010 5029332450.jpg
1937 2-Litre open 2/4-seater Speed model, Kop Hill 2010
- 1986 Aston Martin V580 engine from the rear.jpg
The Tadek Marek-designed V8 engine was a mainstay of the Aston Martin lineup for decades, and was built from 1969 until 2000.
- Aston Martin Volante.jpg
Aston Martin V8 Vantage from The Living Daylights
- Aston Martin DB9 - Birmingham - 2005-10-14 (2) (cropped).jpg
The DB9 was the first car to use the "vertical/horizontal" platform.
- Aston Martin Vanquish (7494591756) 01.jpg
2012 Aston Martin Vanquish
Aston Martin Lagonda Production & Technology Centre St Athan, Wales
- DSC06182-Aston Martin DBS Superleggera.jpg
Aston Martin DBS Superleggera pictured in 2017
References
- ↑ "Aston Martin on Histomobile". Archived from the original on 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ↑ BBC News Article
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