Aston Martin DB: 70 Years

Aston Martin DB: 70 Years

<DIV><B>Read the full story of Great Britain’s best-loved sports car manufacturer with <I>Aston Martin DB</I>, an exquisitely produced, photo-loaded, history by Aston Martin expert, Andrew Noakes.</B><BR /><BR /> The name<B> David Brown</B> is synonymous with the glory days of Aston Martin, when a tiny British sports car company was rescued from near-extinction and turned into <B>a marque that could compete with Ferrari--and win</B>. Stylish design, lavish illustration from the Aston Martin Heritage Trust and meticulously researched text come together in this large-format, 224-page book to create a superb celebration of the 70th anniversary of DB Aston Martins in 2017.<BR /><BR /> There’s a wealth of detail on the Aston Martin DB road and race cars, both from the David Brown era of 1947-1972 and the modern DB era from 1993 onwards, together high quality images and specification tables for all the key models.<I> Aston Martin DB 70 Years</I> is a fitting celebration of one of the<B> world's most enduring sports cars</B>.<BR /><BR /> The fast, beautiful sports cars that Aston Martin built under Brown’s ownership ­won the Le Mans 24-hour race and the World Sports Car Championship, and provided<B> James Bond </B>with his most famous transport: the ejector-seat equipped DB5 that won acclaim in Goldfinger.<BR /><BR /> Though the DB era ended when Brown sold the company in 1972, its influence continued to be felt. James Bond’s most recent car, the specially-made DB10, and Aston Martin has just launched its most complete car ever, the DB11. <B>‘DB’ means as much to Aston Martin now as ever</B>.<BR />  </DIV>