Aston Martin is the Great British survivor amongcar manufacturers. Createdas Bamford & Martin in 1913, Aston Martin’s subsequent century-longexistence has seen the company go bust seven times,win the Le Mans 24 Hours and become indispensable transport for a certain moviespy. This comprehensive and timely two-volume study by Russell Hayes coversAston Martin’s adventure from the very beginning, setting the cars in contextwith the changing automotive world and rivals, and adding insights from contemporaryroad tests and first-hand accounts from recent company personalities. Fourteenchapters make sense of every Aston Martin for both the cognoscenti and theuninitiated, supported by a lavish array of photographs. This major book is thelast word on Aston Martin.
