Read the full story of Great Britain’s best-loved sports car manufacturer with Aston Martin DB
an exquisitely produced photo-loaded history by Aston Martin expert Andrew Noakes. The
name David Brown is synonymous with the glory days of Aston Martin when a tiny British sports
car company was rescued from near-extinction and turned into a marque that could compete with
Ferrari--and win . 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. 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. Aston Martin DB 70 Years is a fitting celebration of one of the
world' s most enduring sports cars . 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 James Bond with his most famous transport: the ejector-seat equipped
DB5 that won acclaim in Goldfinger. 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. ‘DB’ means as much to
Aston Martin now as ever .
