Prestigious Past Bright Future

Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford’s coming together—our origins as a company—was an expression of the love of beautiful cars. Both gentlemen had a passion and a talent for machines, propulsion, engines and racing. They shared a love for the motor car because it provided them with the exhilarating, memorable experiences. Moments that they craved to recreate, repeat and share. That love of beauty drove them to hand-build automobiles that were ever faster, more powerful, thrilling to drive, more comfortable and beautiful than the previous.

Little wonder then that they named Aston Martin after one singular event. The moment of pure driving beauty, when Lionel Martin took on the Aston Clinton Hill Climb race in their creation… and won.

There was nothing conventional about Wilbur Gunn, the British-American opera-singing engineer who founded Lagonda. He built the fastest steam yacht on the Thames, the motorcycle that represented Great Britain in the International Cup as well as the innovative car that caught the eye of the Tsar in the Moscow to St Petersburg race of 1910.

Aston Martin and Lagonda came together in 1947 when both were purchased by the late Sir David Brown. More recently under the leadership of Dr Andy Palmer and a new team, the Company launched its Second Century Plan that revived Aston Martin and will reintroduce Lagonda as the world’s first 100% emissions free high luxury auto brand.

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Aston Martin is looking firmly forward to its next century of “Power, Beauty and Soul.”

Aston Martin is a modern, exclusive sports car brand with an unique heritage instantly recognized around the world. Founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford, Aston Martin is acknowledged as an iconic global brand synonymous with style, luxury, performance and exclusivity. The British marque fuses the latest technology, time honored craftsmanship and graceful styling to produce a range of critically acclaimed sports cars. After celebrating its 100th birthday in 2013, Aston Martin is looking firmly forward to its next century of “Power, Beauty and Soul.” Over the past century, the marque has stayed true to the original values of Lionel Martin, who believed that an Aston Martin must be “a quality car of good performance and appearance. A car for the discerning owner driver with fast touring in mind, designed, developed, engineered and built as an individual.”