Author: David Dowsey Publisher: Images Publishing ISBN: 1864704241 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 354
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Comprehensive 352-page history with beautiful color photography and detailed illustrations. Includes thorough specification information for each model.
Author: Richard Vaughan Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 9781387912704 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 256
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As amazing as it is to 21st century eyes, the Lagonda was beyond astounding when it still in showrooms. Back then, it was science fiction made real. Today, its charm lies in the optimism of another era; a future that in some ways never really arrived and some ways is here in a very real way. ASTON MARTIN LAGONDA Yesterday's Tomorrow Today goes into extreme detail about the car, the people behind the car, and the people who bought the car. There is some information on nearly every car made. With 253 pages and over 785 photos, including photos of almost 400 of the 645 cars produced, this book is a must-have for all enthusiasts.
Author: Richard Loveys Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1784420743 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 65
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Aston Martin is now more than a century old – and what a century it has been. Since its birth in London on the eve of the First World War, the company has experienced the highs of racing triumph – most famously in the 1959 Le Mans 24-hour race – and the lows of bankruptcy, yet throughout it all has been in the first rank of British marques. Published in association with the Aston Martin Heritage Trust and written by enthusiast Richard Loveys, Aston Martin is a fully illustrated history of the company that has created some of the the world's best loved and most widely respected cars, including James Bond's iconic DB5. It covers the cars themselves, the personalities and talents who have shaped Aston Martin from owners to engineers, the drivers who have shared with the company in racing glory, and the centenary celebrations of 2013.
Author: Ulrich Bez Publisher: Te Neues Publishing Company ISBN: 9783832795429 Category : Aston Martin automobile Languages : en Pages : 0
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During his ten years at the helm, Aston Martin CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez turned a niche British car maker into a profitable global business. Not your normal corporate "how I did it," this is a unique, lavishly illustrated blend of business case and personal memoir. The plot zooms along like a thriller--no business platitudes and all the insider details. We're with Dr. Bez as he sleeplessly awaits Bill Ford's verdict on buying out Aston Martin. We get up-close with the intense challenges of running an exclusive car manufacturer and see just how a global luxury brand is developed. A car enthusiast and engineer with a vision, Bez also shares his thoughts on the future of the automobile--and his plans for Aston Martin. Text in English and German SELLING POINTS: *An essential volume for any serious library on automotive design and history 200 colour and b/w photographs
Author: Ben Collins Publisher: ISBN: 9781529410785 Category : Aston Martin automobile Languages : en Pages : 304
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From bestselling author, racer and stunt driver Ben Collins - the man who was The Stig - comes a story of spies, speed and hard-driving genius: a driver's love letter to one of the world's best-loved machines.Aston Martin's first, wickedly fast models were forged at a time when Ferrari's premises at Maranello was nothing but a ploughed field. This book celebrates a century of innovators who kept the fire burning brightly for over a century, from the visionary pioneers Martin and Bamford to modern-day design guru Adrian Newey; from a glamorous web of pre- and post-war spies and racing drivers, to David Brown and the achingly beautiful DB models beloved of Bonds past and present.Ben Collins explores the car with the double-o prefix from a unique perspective behind the wheel, carving through country lanes in his father's V8 Vantage, driving Aston Martins in four James Bond movies and competing against them in the legendary Le Mans 24-hour race.Ultimately, this is a very British success story: of a triumph of engineering that has burned brightly from the Roaring 20s to the 2020s, and an iconic car that never says die.
Author: Andrew Noakes Publisher: Motorbooks ISBN: 9780760355633 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 0
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Read the full story of Great Britain’s best-loved sports car manufacturer with Aston Martin DB, an exquisitely produced, photo-loaded, history by Aston Martin expert, Andrew Noakes. The name David Brown is synonymous with the glory days of Aston Martin, when a tiny British sports car company was rescued from near-extinction and turned into a marque that could compete with Ferrari--and win. Stylish design, lavish illustration from the Aston Martin Heritage Trust and meticulously researched text come together in this large-format, 224-page book to create a superb celebration of the 70th anniversary of DB Aston Martins in 2017. There’s a wealth of detail on the Aston Martin DB road and race cars, both from the David Brown era of 1947-1972 and the modern DB era from 1993 onwards, together high quality images and specification tables for all the key models. Aston Martin DB 70 Years is a fitting celebration of one of the world's most enduring sports cars. The fast, beautiful sports cars that Aston Martin built under Brown’s ownership won the Le Mans 24-hour race and the World Sports Car Championship, and provided James Bond with his most famous transport: the ejector-seat equipped DB5 that won acclaim in Goldfinger. Though the DB era ended when Brown sold the company in 1972, its influence continued to be felt. James Bond’s most recent car, the specially-made DB10, and Aston Martin has just launched its most complete car ever, the DB11. ‘DB’ means as much to Aston Martin now as ever.
Author: Ben Collins Publisher: ISBN: 9781529410815 Category : Languages : en Pages : 304
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From bestselling author, racer and stunt driver Ben Collins - the man who was The Stig - comes a story of spies, speed and hard-driving genius: a driver's love letter to one of the world's best-loved machines.Aston Martin's first, wickedly fast models were forged at a time when Ferrari's premises at Maranello was nothing but a ploughed field. This book celebrates a century of innovators who kept the fire burning brightly for over a century, from the visionary pioneers Martin and Bamford to modern-day design guru Adrian Newey; from a glamorous web of pre- and post-war spies and racing drivers, to David Brown and the achingly beautiful DB models beloved of Bonds past and present.Ben Collins explores the car with the double-o prefix from a unique perspective behind the wheel, carving through country lanes in his father's V8 Vantage, driving Aston Martins in four James Bond movies and competing against them in the legendary Le Mans 24-hour race.Ultimately, this is a very British success story: of a triumph of engineering that has burned brightly from the Roaring 20s to the 2020s, and an iconic car that never says die.
Author: Stephen Archer Publisher: Porter Press ISBN: 9781907085321 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 0
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CMC 614 is the registration number of an historic Aston Martin Ulster which has, without doubt, competed in more races than any other Aston. Built in 1935 to the same specification as the factory team cars, it took part in the Le Mans 24 Hour race, the Mille Miglia, and the Tourist Trophy in 1935. Eddie Hall and Count Johnny Lurani were among the celebrated drivers who raced it in its first season. The 1.5 litre Ulster model marked the peak of Aston's pre-war achievements and marque enthusiasts recognize CMC 614 as one of the finest examples of the 28 made – as well as the most raced Aston of all time.
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