Aston Martin

Few luxury brands have been so interesting in the celebrities such as the Aston Martin. Many emblematic figures, such as the secret agent James Bond, they have handled this vehicle English luxury. I'll show you the news story of this automobile company, called Aston Martin.

English Court. The company was founded in the year 1914. The founder is called Lionel Martin, an English pilot who expired in the year 1913 in the mountain race Aston-Clinton. (hence the name, by merging the first word of the competition with the surname of the winner). Lionel Martin won some competitions of Tourism.

Aston Martin, as I told you in the introductory text, achieved worldwide fame to appear in the most recent James Bond films: Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008) and Skyfall (2012).

Aston Martin is dedicated to creating special vehicles, artisanal and small series, and it was not until the decade of the 2,000 years when the company exceeded the 1,500 manufactured units ; in 2007, the company broke its historic record when assembling 7.250 vehicles.

Currently, the company's luxury car belongs to a consortium led by David Richards, since March 2007. The estimated price of each Aston Martin's vehicle is more than 700.000 euros.