Aston Martin: Who founded the company that produces handmade cars that do not use plastic?
It was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford in a small workshop in London. They launched their first cars in 1914. Aston Martin cars are completely handmade and have the name of the worker who installed the last part on them.
Aston Martin is considered one of the leading brands in the British automobile industry. The brand has a history of more than a hundred years. Aston Martin, which is accepted as the equivalent of magnificence and ostentation, was founded in 1913 by Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin under the name Bamford and Martin LTD. The founders, who united on the idea of producing technological vehicles after its establishment, decided that the company would produce vehicles under the name of Aston Martin. This brand idea was created in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom in 1914 and still exists today. After the studies carried out in the first year following the establishment, the brand succeeded in producing its first vehicle. By 1920, the company headquarters were moved from Buckinghamshire to another UK city, Kensington. After this move in 1920, the company produced two vehicles for the French Grand Prix two years later. The most important feature of these racing vehicles produced under the name of Aston Martin is that the vehicles are made by hand. Two racing vehicles produced by this brand, where the handicrafts of its employees are at the forefront, showed up successfully in the French Grand Prix and managed to complete the race without any accident.
However, despite this glorious start, the company entered a period of serious depression in 1925 and eventually financial problems caused the company to terminate its operations. Although it was in financial trouble, the company that was saved in 1926 became a new company and changed its name to Aston Martin Motor LTD. Gaining a serious momentum after this change, Aston Martin made a breakthrough in 3 years and dedicated itself to producing racing-based vehicles. In addition to the vehicles produced in this period, developments were also recorded in the field of engineering and design. By 1928, the company started to produce cars for the world-famous Le Mans 24 Hour races in France by taking a serious job. In this organization, the vehicles competing under the Aston Martin brand showed a very successful performance.
By 1937, II. Before World War II, the company produced a total of 140 Aston Martins and successfully released them to the market. After this very successful period, Aston Martin did not produce vehicles for about 10 years. This period II. It passed under the shadow of World War II. Aston Martin production continued rapidly after the war ended. The company, which accelerated the production of racing cars with this period, achieved very serious degrees in the 24 Hours of Le Mans races. In the following years, Aston Martin vehicles began to be seen on the market more frequently and now the brand's sports cars are also on the roads of America and Europe, especially the UK.
Over time, Aston Martin changed hands and was acquired by Ford. In 2007, it was sold for $924 million to an investment group led by motorsport entrepreneur David Richards.
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