Saturday, October 24, 2009

Aston Martin

Aston Martin Lagonda Limited

Founded
1913
Headquarters
Gaydon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
2007 V8 Vantage
2006 Aston Martin DB9 Volante (convertible)
2003 DB7 Zagato (coupé) and (roadster)


Aston Martin V12 Vanquish


DB AR1 roadster


2004 Aston Martin DB9 coupé

2001 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage


1967 - 1989 DBS and later V8s


Part of Aston Martin's current racing program, Charouz Racing System competes with sports prototype powered by an Aston Martin V12

A Group C Nimrod NRA/C2 which used Aston Martin's V8 engines in the 1980s.


Aston Martin's 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans winning DBR1.

Aston Martin V8 Vantage from The Living Daylights


1958 Aston Martin DB Mark III

Aston Martin 2-Litre 2/4-Seater Sports 1937


Aston Martin Mk II 1935


2009 - Return to Le Mans
In January 2009 it was announced that the company was entering the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours race as a factory team in the prestigious LMP1 division. After competing throughout the 2008 season with a Lola B08/60 LMP1 Coupe under the Charouz Racing banner, Aston Martin will use a slightly modified Lola LMP1 design for their programme. Three Lola-Aston Martins have been entered in the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours by Aston Martin but only two have been confirmed with sponsorship. Aston Martin will also compete in the complete Le Mans series with the Lola-Aston Martin LMP cars, starting at Barcelona in early April. The programme got off to an unfortunate start at the pre season Paul Ricard test on March 8 when Tomas Enge destroyed the 007 car in an accident. Aston Martin Racing have subsequently taken delivery of a new Lola to replace the written off chassis.

1 comment:

  1. Very interesting post... I can see that you put a lot of hard work on your blog. I'm sure I'd visit here more often. George from wanted cars.

    ReplyDelete