In 1913, Bam ford and Martin Limited was founded in London, a year later the Aston Martin name was created. In 1921 the first Aston Martin competition car made it's appearance.
In 1922, they had made an appearance overseas at the French Grand Prix. Four years later, Aston Martin Motors Ltd. was formed and was set up in Feltham. Two years after that, they had their first entry in a 24-hour Le Mans race.
In 1937, the had produced 140 cars, this figure was the highest pre-war production. Seven years later, David Brown bought Aston Martin Motors Limited and Lagonda. In 1954, David Brown ended up buying Tickford and moved his production to Newport Pagnell. Five years later, Aston Martin had won the World Sportscar Championship in Nurburgring.
In 1964, An Aston Martin DB5 appears as James Bond's car in the movie Golgfinger. In 1981, Victor Gauntlett and Pace Petroleum had acquired Aston Martin. Six years later, Ford bought 75% of Aston Martin's compay shares.
In 1994, Ford bought the rest os Aston Martin's company shares. In 2003, Gaydon manufacturing facility is opened. It was the first purpose built factory in Aston Martin's history.
Below is a table listing all the Aston Martin models and the year they were created.
Year
Model
1949
DB2 Prototype
1951
3 litre DB2
1953
DB2/4
1955
DB2/4 Mark 2
1956
DBR1
1957
DB Mik 3
1958
DB4
1963
DB4 GT
1963
DB5
1965
DB6
1969
DBS V8
1977
V8 Vantage
1980
Lagonda
1989
AMR1
1990
Virage
1996
DB7 Volante
1999
V8 Vantage Le Mans
1999
Db7 Vantage
2001
V12 Vanquish
2002
DB7 Zagato
2004
DB9
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