Aston Martin Amazing Facts.
Aston Martin has been around for a long time while becoming a premium car, we all dream of driving.
Throughout this illustrious period, they have built these amazing driving machines but do we know everything about them? I doubt we all do so I went ahead and listed the 5 amazing facts I think we all need to know.
Fact 1 - Beetle Influenced Logo?
The logo was created by S.C.F Davis and he was an enthusiastic Egyptologist. The Egyptians admired the beetle that's how Aston Martain got there which is the wings of the beetle.
Fact 2 - Aston Martins Big Break In Cinema.
After its first appearance in Goldfinger, they went on to appear in 12 of the 23 Bond movies.
Fact 3 - What does DB stand for?
DB stands for David Brown. David brown owned a tractor company although until 1994 the DBs were on a decline, the DB7 was created and shortly followed by the DB9. The company decided to skip the DB8 to avoid confusion if people thought it would be equipped with a V8.
Fact 4 - Where is the Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger?
In 1997 the DB5 was sold at auction in 1986 for the price of $250,000 but sadly it was stolen from the Florida airport in 1997.
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Fact 5 - Where did Aston Martin get its first nickname from.
1915 was the first year for Aston Martin having built their first car and was nicknamed Coal Scuttle.
Coal Scuttle was simply a metal container used to carry coal to the coal-powered ovens.