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In the world of grand touring cars, Aston Martin occupies a special place. The English firm has always distinguished itself by its restraint, by the elegance of its creations, by the discretion of its style, by a reserve rarely observed in a universe that willingly abandons itself to exuberance. This book is devoted to DB models. David Brown relaunched the brand with emblematic cars, including some models that later became legendary, like the famous DB5 of James Bond.
The history of Aston Martin over the past 70 years is organised around eight main designs. They are all strongly typed; directly associated with their creators, and with the nature of the successive owners of the company. Serge Bellu, a specialist in the history of the automobile, has produced a superbly illustrated book on the history of this typically British brand.
Contents
6 Preface
8 The DB Label
11 Aston Martin Before David Brown (1913-1947)
17 DB2: The Origins of the Myth
43 DB4, 5, 6: The Italian Firm
67 DBS: A New Era
85 Virage: A Decisive Turning Point
97 DB7: A Change of Direction
111 DB9: A Period of Rationalisation
131 DB11: A Gentle Revolution
151 DB + Z: A Eulogy to Exclusivity
170 Aston Martin Statistics: Every Model from 1940 to 2021
176 Acknowledgements
