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The David Brown years saw production of the legendary DB series of Aston Martins, which were featured in some James Bond films. David Brown also had connections with Vosper shipbuilding, and Delapina and Radyne machinery. Both car companies were sold in 1972 to Company Developments, when Aston Martin was in financial trouble, for a nominal £100.
Martin raced specials at Aston Hill near Aston Clinton, and the pair decided to make their own vehicles. [24] 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 .
The legendary 'DB' series of Aston Martin cars, including the DB1 (2 Litre Sports), the DB2, the DB3, the DB4, the DB5, the DB6, and the DBS, were named after Brown using his initials. While at the helm of the Aston Martin company, he used a rival product, a Jaguar XJ Series I, as personal transport as it was cheaper to run.
Multimatic also has a motorsport arm where they help engineer and develop for different racing teams and manufacturers. Currently, they provide engineering assistance to Aston Martin for their Valkyrie AMR-LMH project, [9] and development assistance for both Ford with their Ford Mustang GT3 and Ford Mustang GT4 sports cars.
After the '67 Aston Martin DB6 crashed in 2022, the owner wanted it restored — but in a way that would help it stand out. So they painted it a Barbie-like pink.
1929–1932 Aston Martin International; 1932–1932 Aston Martin International Le Mans; 1932–1934 Aston Martin Le Mans; 1933–1934 Aston Martin 12/50 Standard; 1934–1936 Aston Martin Mk II; 1934–1936 Aston Martin Ulster; 1936–1940 Aston Martin 500-litre Speed Models (23 built) The last 8 were fitted with C-type bodywork; 1937–1939 ...
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