A sports racing car of the early to mid 1980s powered by the Aston Martin V8 engine. Built by Nimrod Racing Automobiles, these are technically not true Aston Martins as defined by the Aston Martin Register yet are regarded most highly in Aston Martin circles.
Factory in Tickford Street, formally Salmons and then Tickfords coachbuilders. Home to Aston Martin from 1958 with the DB4 until 2007 when production of the V12 Vanquish S ended. Still home to Works Service.
UK weekly car magazine, now incorporated with Autocar.
Birmingham coachbuilders who built the bodies for the early DB2/4 and the unique DB2/4 fixed head coupe. As David Brown added, in 1955, the coach building form of Tickfords to Aston Martin and Lagonda, no more Aston Martins received Mulliner coachwork and with the loss of other work, 1960, Mulliners closed down.
Manufacturing Project – like DP. An example is the MP230, the 4 door Lagonda prototype.
Manufacturers of sports racing cars. A prototype V8 engine was fitted to two Lola T70’s for the 1967 Le Mans 24 hour race. Another Lola was fitted with an AM V12 in 2008. Lola were also involved in supplying the LMP1 Aston Martin prototype race car (also known as the DBR1-2) as used in the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
Prefix to the chassis numbers of Pre-war team cars during the time that A.C. Bertelli controlled Aston Martin (LM1 to LM23). LM was also used on the limited edition DB9 LM in 2008, with permission from the Automobile Club Ouest, who have rights to the ‘LM’ name is association with the famous 24 hour endurance race at Le Mans.
Scene of the famous 24 hour race held each year in the middle of June. Aston Martin scored its only outright victory in 1959. Also the name of a pre-war model and special editions of the supercharged Vantage and the DB9.
The Lagonda Company was formed by Wilbur Gunn in 1899, merged with Aston Martin after being purchased by David Brown in 1948. Now inseparable from Aston Martin relaunched in 2014 with the Project Comet. Significant Lagonda models have included the Rapide and the futuristic Aston Martin Lagonda from the mid 1970’s.
The first Aston Martin factory was situated in Henniker Mews, Kensington, London. Kensington Palace was also the venue for the Aston Martin Centennial Celebration in 2013.
