Aston Martin

Aston Martin
Appearance	Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Industry	Automotive
Founded	15 January 1913
Founders	Lionel Martin Robert Bamford
Fate	Active
HQ	Gaydon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Key People	Lawrence Stroll (Executive Chairman) Amedeo Felisa (Chief Executive Officer) Marek Reichman (Chief Creative Officer)
Areas Served	Worldwide
Products	Luxury Cars Sports Cars Grand Tourers
Website	astonmartinlagonda.com

Aston Martin (officially known as Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC) is an British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers that appears in Midnight Club: Los Angeles. It was founded in 1913 as "Bamford & Martin" by Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin. Headed by David Brown from 1947 onwards, Aston Martin became associated with expensive GT cars in the 1950s and 1960s. They also became associated with fictional spy "James Bond" with his Aston Martin DB5 used in the 1964 movie "Goldfinger." The company has held a "Royal Warrant" since 1982, supplying cars to Charles III in the Royal Family. Aston Martin has over 160 dealerships across 53 different countries, making them an international brand. They have also survived 7 different bankruptcies throughout its history.

Aston Martin has also been involved in motorsport as various different times through its history. They are mainly in sports car racing and in Formula One.

History

Aston Martin was founded as "Bramford & Martin" and they initially sold cars by Singer Motors Ltd, and serviced cars by GWK and Calthorpe.

However, Martin used to race "specials" at the "Aston Hill Climb" near the village of Aston Clinton. So Bramford and Martin decided to make their own vehicles. They managed to acquire new premesis at Henniker Mews, Kensington and produced their first car in March 1915. However, World War I broke out and both Bamford and Martin were drafted into the army.

After the war ended, they found new premises at Abingdon Road, Kensington and designed a new car. However, Robert Bamford left the company in 1920 and after two bankruptcies, Lionel Martin was forced to sell the company. The investors who bought "Bamford & Martin" renamed it to "Aston Martin Motors"

Vehicles

2007 Aston Martin DB9
(Rear Quarter View)
(Class B/Group 4)
(DLC; South Central Vehicle Pack 2)

2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster
(Rear Quarter View) (Roof Down View)
(Class B/Group 4)

Logo History

The Aston Martin logo has had 11 designs throughout its history with a concept logo in 2017, used only on branded fashion items. The iconic logo features a stylized wing-like badge, first introduced in 1927 and has been redesigned many times throughout the years. The current badge looks more elegant and chic as its wings drawn in a minimalistic style; black medium-thick lines over a white background. The first logo, however, was a simple circular badge featuring the letters "A" and "M" in classic typeface. The lines are a dark brown color which a large thickness and the background is golden. The "A" in the logo does not feature a horizontal line but rather relies on the lines of the "M" to substitute for that.

1921-1926

1927-1930

1930-1932

1932-1939

1939-1950

1950-1971

1971-1972

1972-1984

1984-2003

1987-2021

2021-Now

2017 Concept