AstonMetro - Aston Martin cars

As it is often happens in the history of firs appearance of sports cars, racers become company founders. The history of Aston Martin, the legendary English company which now specializes in production of ultraexpensive sports supercars, began with an initiative of racers, Lionel Martin, and Robert Bamford, who constructed a light sports car with a 1.4-liter engine Coventry-Simples on the chassis of the Italian personal automobile Isotta Fraschini.

The car was named Aston Martin, and since 1919 till today this name is a synonym of sports and and speeds. Constant participation in races allowed for the company to gain sports and technical experience and to create a series of sports cars. And in 1939, the history of cars of the DB series with fine sports results has started. Besides that, Aston Martin DB5 participated in several films about James Bond.

More powerful models are DBS and DBS Vantage with 6-cylinder engines. Cars with an aluminum motor, V8, with the power of 340 to 450 h.p., appeared at the end of the 60s. On the wave of financial failures of the company, nevertheless, the company managed to produce small series of sports cars, such as Aston Martin Vantage coupet and Aston Martin Volante cabriolet. As soon as Aston Martin became a division of the American Ford Motor Company concern, the economic situation in Aston Martin improved, and the production of new DB sports cars was continued.

Aston Martin V12 Vanquish with a powerful engine and an easy hull, owing to which the car began to possess tremendous running characteristics, finally conquered auto amateurs. Being a prestigious car, the prices for Aston Martin are extremely high. Buying an Aston Martin car, the future owner should be prepared in advance to the fact that repairs of Aston Martin are not so cheap.

The purpose of existence of this site is not at all telling the history of the development of the brand, and provision of rather detailed information about the models which brought glory to Aston Martin. We will try to get you acquainted with the basic characteristics of the cars produced by the company, and to convince you that sports cars from Aston Martin are really reputable among admirers of speed and reliability.