Aston Martin
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Hot Wheels Speed Machines Aston Martin V8 Vantage US $5.00 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Monday Sep-06-2010 21:48:50 PDT | Watch this Item |
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1961 topps sports car trading card #16 Aston-Martin US $3.75 (3 Bids) Auction Ends: Monday Sep-06-2010 22:13:12 PDT | Watch this Item |
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Aston Martin DB2 Chrysler V8 Motor Trend 2/1952 US $16.25 Auction Ends: Monday Sep-06-2010 22:34:36 PDT | Watch this Item |
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company’s founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire
From 1994 until 2007 Aston Martin was part of the Ford Motor Company, becoming part of the company’s Premier Automotive Group in 2000. On 12 March 2007, it was purchased by Investment Dar and Adeem Investment of Kuwait and English businessman John Sinders. Ford retained a US$77 million stake in Aston Martin, valuing the company at US$925 million.