A Grand Touring heavyweight: 60 years of the Aston Martin DB4
Thanks to its association with an infamous secret agent, the name ‘Aston Martin’ and the initials ‘DB’ conjure up all sorts of British spy movie connotations. But while the DB5 may well be popular culture’s most famous David Brown creation, its numerically-named predecessor is just as significant. The DB5 may be James Bond, but the […]
Driving an ASM R1: Aston Martin DBR1 replica
A thunderstorm is looming. Lightning zigzags beneath threatening clouds, and the sea of barley heads ripples a little more urgently in the gathering breeze. I’m about to get wet. Very wet. But a short, sharp soaking is a small price to pay for the chance to drive a car as beautiful and evocative as the […]
The legendary Aston Martin DBR1: reborn in Norfolk
At first glance, there is nothing unusual about Poplar Farm in south Norfolk. Approached by winding country lanes, a traditional farmhouse nestles behind a row of trees, assorted outbuildings and sheds stretch away and fields of wheat and barley await harvest. The only clue that something special is happening inside those outbuildings, that one of […]
5 Creative Cars Made In Britain
the death of the British car industry has been greatly exaggerated
David Brown: A Very British Coachbuilder
British Coachbuilding has some new players: meet David Brown.
Aston Martin DB5 Shooting Brake
No estate was ever as stylish