Dear Ford, Could You Please Get Over Aston Martin Already? - autoevolution
Aston Martin. Other associate the Aston Martin moniker to James Bond and 007’s lifestyle. But throughout its 102-year-old history, Aston Martin has seen an abundance of financial ups and downs. The year was 1947 when tractor manufacturer David Brown Limited bought Aston Martin and kept it going until 1972. Many petrolheads and automobile connoisseurs regard the David Brown era as the best thing to happen to Aston Martin. One of them is the jaw-dropping DB5. As for the second memorable British interceptor, that’s the DBR1 racer, driven to victory by Carroll Shelby (yes, he’s the guy who created the Shelby Cobra), Stirling Moss and Jack Fairman at the 1959 24 Hours... From 1987 - when Ford bought 75 percent of the company - to 2007, the Americans could do only three noteworthy things with Aston: the 6-liter naturally aspirated V12 engine, the DB9 and the V8 Vantage. Oh, I forgot to mention the modern-look Aston Martin grille, penned by Ian Callum, who is Jaguar’s director of design nowadays. Source: www.autoevolution.com
