Aston Martin must be able to claim a record for the number of owners it has had since the company was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin. The first company was called "Bamford & Martin". In just a few years in the 1920s, building cars in a mews in Kensington, it managed to lose £50,000 - about £25,000,000 in today's money; not bad for a mews operation.
Not long ago it was said that had Aston Martin never made a car but instead given each customer £50 it would have lost less money!
A 1924 Bamford & Martin Aston Martin
Source: here
Whilst searching for information, I found this - cruel but amusing...
Not long ago it was said that had Aston Martin never made a car but instead given each customer £50 it would have lost less money!
Well once again, the company has changed hands. Acquired by the Ford Motor Co USA in 1987, the sale was confirmed on Monday - to a consortium headed by David Richards of Prodrive fame.
A 1924 Bamford & Martin Aston MartinSource: here
Whilst searching for information, I found this - cruel but amusing...
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