Tickfords were a coachbuilding firm that was based in Newport Pagnell, formally known as Salmons. Tickford built the bodies for the DB 2/4 Mark II and Mark III after David Brown bought the company in 1954. Subsequently, AML moved to the Tickford Works, Newport Pagnell during the late 1950’s. An engineering company, Aston Martin Tickford was then formed in 1981, based in nearby Milton Keynes and was responsible for the Tickford Lagonda, engines for the Nimrod racing car and both the Tickford Capri and Metro. Tickford finally split from AML in 1984.  Nowadays, Tickfords are most well known for high performance Fords for the Australian market although this operation is now called Performance Vehicles following sale to Ford. Tickford had been owned by Prodrive but is no longer following a management buy-out in December 2006 becoming Tickford Test Technology – who were then acquired by Intertek Automotive Testing, Validation & Certification.

The former AML factory in Newport Pagnell still straddles ‘Tickford Street’, and is close to Tickford Bridge and the site of the former Tickford Abbey.