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Aston Martin: Power, Beauty and Soul

Aston Martin sport sedans and coupes remain eye-turners. Perhaps that's because they have managed to stay distinctive in the face of a world changing around them. This isn't to say they haven't adapted--in fact new Aston Martins are as luxurious and as fast as almost any car on the market. Rather their sterling reputation is due to their almost century-long dedication to style, engineering, and performance.

Lionel Martin, the founder, termed it 'fast touring.' He was a fan of motor racing in the 1910s, back when automobiles were still a novelty for most of the world. He envisioned a market for other like-minded drivers, and set out to create cars that consumers could push to the limit safely. That mindset remains today in every sport car they make.Of all their vehicles, those with the highest resale values include the Aston Martin DB9, DB7, Aston Martin V8, and Aston Martin Vanquish. The DB7 and DB9 are the most famous, on account of their unmistakable power and feel. The V8 increases the engine size with impressive results. The Vanquish is available in a V12, which takes performance to a whole new level.There's something about the British engineering that makes them irresistible to the eye (and the right foot).

Because of voluntary limits placed on production, Aston Martins would be considered rare by today's mass-production standards. This has only increased resale values and made used Aston Martin vehicles even more desirable.

Aston Martin DBS

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Aston Martin: Power, Beauty and Soul

by: David Dowsey

Amazon Price: $95.34 (as of 05/28/2012)

This book chronicles all models produced from about 1986 to 2006, with the greatest focus on the hand crafted V-series cars of 1990-2000 (Virage and all its decedents). In many ways the book shows how the company has made the transition from a ultra-low volume maker of coach built cars into a maker of expensive semi-mass produced sports cars (like an English Ferrari). Personally I have mixed feelings about this transformation, but the book does a magnificent job paying homage to both eras.

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Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire. It also designs and engineers cars which are manufactured by Magna Steyr in Austria.

From 1994 until 2007 Aston Martin was part of the Ford Motor Company, becoming part of the company's Premier Automotive Group in 2000. On 12 March 2007, it was purchased for £479 million by a joint venture company, headed by David Richards and co-owned by Investment Dar and Adeem Investment of Kuwait and American businessman John Sinders. Ford retained a US$77 million stake in Aston Martin, valuing the company at US$925 million.Ford sells Aston Martin for $925 million at egm CarTech, 12 March 2007

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Aston Martin Rapide

A film we did while attending the Aston Martin Rapide Launch in Valencia. Great architecture by Santiago Calatrava. Great car by Aston Martin. What else do you need

Aston Martin DB4, DB5 and DB6

by: Jonathan Wood

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Aston Martin V8 Vantage

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James Bond Ultimate Collector's Set

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Aston Martins in film and culture

Author Ian Fleming gave his James Bond hero a DB III in the seventh novel, Goldfinger. A long association between 007 and the marque began on screen with the silver DB5 that appears in Goldfinger (1964) and Thunderball (1965). This was James Bond's company car, and in GoldenEye (1995) and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) appeared to have become his private car. In On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) a metallic-green DBS appears at the beginning and end of the movie. After an interlude with Lotus, Aston Martins were again used: a charcoal-grey V8 Volante and Vantage in The Living Daylights (1987). After switching to BMW for several films, the Vanquish appeared in Die Another Day (2002). In Casino Royale (2006), James Bond drives both the classic DB5 which becomes his personal vehicle after winning a poker game, and the new DBS which is revealed to be his new company car in Quantum of Solace (2008).

Tippi Hedren's character in the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds drove a silver Aston Martin DB2/4 drophead coupe (convertible).[29]

A silver/grey convertible DB4 was driven by Michael Caine's character in the original 1969 version of The Italian Job.

A Bahama Yellow Aston Martin DBS is driven by Sir Roger Moore in the 1971 TV series The Persuaders!. A DBS V8 was to be used in the series, however no V8 car was ready, so a six-cylinder DBS was modified to look like a V8 for use in the show.

A DBS and V8 Vantage Roadster is featured in the Aston Martin Music (2010) music video, which was produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. The song was recorded by rapper Rick Ross and featured rapper Drake and singer Chrisette Michele.