History of Aston Martin

ASTON MARTIN . Who is not familiar with this British production car brands? The James Bond spy film buff will not feel strange about this car. Yes, There is no doubt, this car inside consumers attached to two perceptions, sporty and James Bond 007. Award "The Coolest Brand" for Aston Martin's, pinned at the event organized by SuperBrands CoolLive some time ago  As we know, SuperBrands is keen to promote the organization of the hottest brands in the world, including Indonesia, which held a similar event each year and has always been a reference for the industry as well as consumers .
          How the historical emergence of this car? Here's the story. Starting from a Briton named Lionel Martin from Aston Hill near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire, in cooperation with Robert Bamford. In 1913, the two have joined as Bamforf and Martin and form a company that names the company took the name of one of the founders Lionel Martin, so the company called Aston Martin Lagonda Limited. The company is a manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire, England. Design and engineer the car also by Magna Steyr in Austria. They sell cars made by Singer in Crane Street, London.

        The first car named Aston Martin was created by Martin, Coventry Simplex 4 -cylinder engine with Isotta Fraschini chassis from 1908. They earned a place in Henniker in Kensington and produced their first car in March 1915. Production could not start because of the outbreak of World War I, and Martin joined the Admiralty and Bamford the Royal Army Service Corps .

 

Who is Lionel Martin?

        Aston Martin founder Lionel Martin was born and raised in Cornwall, until he was sent as a boarder to Eton. As a result of the maternal (Birch) side of the family 's interest in the china clay industry (eventually becoming English China Clays), his was a relatively affluent childhood, and his shareholding in various family companies kept him comfortably Provided for the rest of his life .

Lionel Martin

         When Martin was at school he was given a bicycle by his mother. He took it to Oxford where he took part in races on tracks such as Iffley Road, as well as the banked venues in London Including those at Wood Green and Catford . He soon turned to road riding and all his future cycling exploits were on tricycles - a popular machine in the period before WW1.

       In 1945, with petrol Wartime rationing in place, and by now a relatively old man, he was knocked down and killed while Tricycling to his home in Kingston .

 

Who is Robert Bemford ?

        Robert Bamford was a British engineer who with Lionel Walker Birch Martin Bamford & Martin Ltd. founded in January 1913. The company 's name Became Aston Martin in 1914, following one of Lionel Martin 's successful runs at the Aston Hill Climb in Buckinghamshire.Within a year the first car to be named Aston Martin was created by Martin by fitting a four - cylinder Coventry - Simplex engine to the chassis of a 1908 Isotta - Fraschini .

Robert Bamford

         But full production could not start Because of the outbreak of World War 1. Martin joined the Navy and Bamford the Royal Army Service Corps. All machinery was sold to the Sopwith Aviation Company. After the war, the company relocated to London in 1920 and a new car was designed with the Aston Martin name. That same year Bamford left the company. In 1924 the company went bankrupt and was refinanced by new owners. The company failed again in 1925 and the factory closed in 1926 with Lionel Martin leaving .

        The rich and prestigious Aston Martin heritage continued to be defined by some of the most beautiful cars in the world, but also with ongoing financial issues resulting in numerous ownership changes and corporate refinancing  The latest deal was consummated in December 2012, just a month before the start of the marque 's 100th anniversary year .

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1. http://designmuseum.org

2. http://www.classicdriver.com

3. http://2013-geneva-motor-show.blogspot.com/2013/02/aston-martin-logo.html