David Brown: Cars

1914. Valveless car. Exhibit at the Tolson Museum, Huddersfield.

'Valveless' engine at the Tolson Museum, Huddersfield

October 1951.

October 1951.

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1952.

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February 1952.

1957. Lagonda.

Note: This is a sub-section of David Brown and Sons

In 1947, David Brown saw a classified advertisement in The Times, offering for sale a High Class Motor Business. Brown acquired Aston Martin for £20,500 and, in the following year, Lagonda for £52,500, followed by the coachbuilder Tickford in 1955. He subsequently concentrated all the Aston Martin manufacturing at the Tickford premises in Newport Pagnell.

The 'DB' series of Aston Martin cars, including the Atom, the DB2, the DB3, the DB4, the DB5, the DB6, the DB7, DB9 and the DBS were named after Brown using his initials. Ironically, while at the helm of Aston Martin, he actually used a rival product, a Jaguar XJ Series I, as personal transport.

Aston Martin was sold off in the 1970s when the company was in financial difficulties.

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