Archive for category Aston Martin
The New Aston Martin Virage, a Performance GT
Posted by admin in Aston Martin on January 26, 2012
The Aston Martin grand marque has always held a certain mystique in the motoring world. Not only for its motor racing heritage over the last century and being raced by some big name racing drivers, but also classically immortalised in television and big screen films like the James Bond Franchise, which has made it an iconic sports car classic.
With race wins at world renowned circuits like the Le Mans 24 hour race, Aston Martin has come along way from its humble beginnings as a custom built hill climb race car. The company was founded by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford back in 1913. The name “Aston Martin” was introduced as a branded vehicle in 1913, but took the name “Aston” from a hill race circuit called “Aston Hill” close to the neighbouring village of Aston Clinton, where they both raced their race car specials. From then on Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford decided to make their own vehicles with a view to selling them to the general public. Read the rest of this entry »
Aston Martin: A Super Cool Classic Sports Car
Posted by admin in Aston Martin on December 26, 2011
With our roads filled with around 32 million cars, it has never been more necessary to design a car that will guarantee to turn heads. This skill has been refined here in the UK by Aston Martin who has a proven pedigree. The company, which created iconic cars such as the DB5 and the DB9, has been declared the coolest brand in the UK for the fifth time in six years. The survey also voted the company as the coolest motor company brand in the UK.
The survey was conducted by a well know website which acts primarily to find the leaders in innovation, style, originality and desirability. Over 10,000 brands are shortlisted in the poll, which is then revised to 1,500 with the help of 36 judges.
Aston Martin’s perception of cool first started with the DB5, the car of choice for smooth secret agent James Bond in the films Goldfinger, Thunderball, and Goldeneye. The films have had a relationship with the brand ever since, with Mr Bond moving onto the V8 Vantage and the DBS in more recent films. The original Goldfinger vehicle was specially modified for the film, featuring pop-out guns hidden behind the front indicators, a bullet shield behind the rear window and a three-way revolving front number plate. This actual vehicle was sold in 2010 at auction for £2.6m to serial car collector Harry Yeaggy. Read the rest of this entry »