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Aston Martin Mk II 1935
A 1935 Aston Marton Mk 11

Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a luxury car company that was started in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford.

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.

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  • 1923 Aston Martin Razor Blade team car in Morges 2013 - AM logo and radiator calormeter closeup

    1923 Razor Blade Team car

  • 1924 Aston Martin sidevalve tourer - fvl (4668551949)

    1924 tourer

  • 1937 Aston Martin Kop Hill Climb 2010 5029332450

    1937 2-Litre open 2/4-seater Speed model, Kop Hill 2010

  • 1958-aston-martin-archives

    1958 Aston Martin DB Mark III

  • 1986 Aston Martin V580 engine from the rear

    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

    Aston Martin V8 Vantage from The Living Daylights

  • Aston Martin Vantage - Austin F1 2021

    Aston Martin Vantage at the Austin Formula 1 in October 2021.

  • DSC06182-Aston Martin DBS Superleggera

    Aston Martin DBS Superleggera pictured in 2017

  • 1957AstonMartinDBR1

    DBR1/2 at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2009

  • Charouz Lola Aston Martin

    Part of Aston Martin's most recent racing program, Charouz Racing System competed with sports prototypes powered by an Aston Martin V12

  • Aston Martin DBR9 24h200702

    Aston Martin DBR9

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