Wednesday, October 5, 2011

History of Aston Martin car


Aston Martin one of the most prestigious car brand in the world, was founded by Lionel Martin Robert Bamford in 1913. Despite changing hands for over half a dozen owners during nine decades, Aston Martin has always earned respect in the world auto industry.

Our History:




Lionel Martin
Lionel Martin và Robert Bamford
In 1914, Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford together to build a car and call it the Aston Martin. Aston text is taken from Lionel Martin's victory in the race in Herfordshire Aston hills, vicinity of London. After World War I, initially appeared successful. In 1922, the race car built by two consecutive break 10 world speed record at the time. However, that does not mean profit and the company bankrupt in 1925.
Charnwood family, which fell heavily on the company, and managed to recruit Augustus Cesare Bertelli, an engineering genius, to make the cars as International, Le Mans and Ulster, the name is often initiated on the podium the glory of the racetrack, attracting the most prestigious race to the Aston. However, it did not help the company from being handed again in 1932.
After World War II, a new owner named David Brown bought Aston Martin. David Brown to get rich from the production of tractors and other farm machinery. In 1950, the DB2 (DB stands for David Brown) and immediately launched successfully on both the racetrack and on the market. In 1958, marvels DB4 was introduced. Encouraged by the success, David Brown decided to manufacture more cars participate in championship sports car racing world. Aston won this award in 1959 with DBR1, always at the same time most of Le Mans in the same year.
 
The Aston Martin DB5 help become familiar names appearing in episode 007 next to Goldfinger.
60 decades is the birth time of the car DB5 and DB6 and DB6 Volante convertible then the software. However, besides the appearance in James Bond films Goldfinger enhance the reputation of the Aston Martin does more than any opponent. In movies, the DB5 that of the 007 controller equipped with machine guns, table changes by clicking the button, coated steel, with smoke screens, oil and lubricant spray can zoom way driver seat and outside emergency level as the fighters. Aston Martin suddenly became familiar in every corner in America and who also want one. That was the peak of the Aston Martin.


Aston Martin DB6 Volante 1967
Things soured in the 70s. In 1972, David Brown sold the company. A series of cars with powerful V8 engine consumes fuel but push the company into a difficult position, when the world is in conflict about oil and start the strict regulations on emissions. Production dropped to a few dozen cars, the company was sold to a group of investors, before once again changed ownership in 1981. Difficulties continued until 1987, when Ford Motor jump in and buy 75% ownership of Aston Martin. With strong backing from the second largest university in the world auto industry at that time, the company suddenly regain stability. In 1993, Aston Martin DB7 for the oven, quick car success unprecedented in the history of the company. In 1994, Ford acquired a full Aston Martin.

AM Vanquish 

While the parent company began to decline over the years, Aston Martin has become one of the luxury brands, a solid success. In 2001, Aston Martin launched the Vanquish, one of the most beautiful designs ever. The appearance of the Vanquish in Die Another Day and the DBS in Casino Royale, the latest two episodes made 007 Aston Martin regained part of the image that it had established in the year 60 with Goldfinger.
The introduction of the Aston Martin logo:



 
The formation of Aston Martin logo respectively over the period.
The name Aston Martin was originally written with a hyphen in the middle and then discarded when it changed hands for the first time in 1925. By 1930, this spelling is used in several advertisements. When you buy the company after World War II, David Brown give dashes going back and adding new models, two letters DB, short for his name. The way this article can also be used to this day.
Now for the first car kilns, Lionel Martin selected logo is a circle with two interlocking letters AM. In 1928, new style logo comes with words written on a Aston Martin designed the wings outstretched. Sang to 1930, these logos will remain but with stylized wings. By the year 1932, the logo we see today appears: With wings outstretched and Aston Martin letter, written with dash, mounted in the center.

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