5 facts about Aston Martin
The British brand Aston Martin has now become one of the most valuable British exports. The brand has its origins in racing and owes its fame to the television hero James Bond. Aston Martin achieved great successes in driving technology and design. The key to that success? Passion. This passion is also evident in the following 5 facts you probably didn’t know.
5: 2,700 man hours
It takes a whopping 2,700 man hours to build an Aston Martin One-77. By comparison, building a normal passenger car takes an average of 36 hours.
4: Striking appearance
Aston Martin produced a DB2 finished in polished aluminum in 1954. A surely striking appearance of the world’s first hot hatch.
3: The DBS made the most rollovers
Doing the over-familiar rollover stunt in Casino Royale with the Aston Martin DBS was no easy task. The car has such good handling that driving it over a ramp was not enough to make the DBS roll over. So the underside was fitted with an air cannon to get it over the top.
2: ‘Simple’ brand
Lionel Martin is the creator and founder of the Aston Martin brand. He built a car, raced it up the Aston Hill and the brand was born. Simple right?
1: Ancient Egypt
Aston Martin’s logo is inspired by the wings of a dung beetle. This beetle (Scarab) was considered a sacred animal in ancient Egypt. Indeed, the Egyptians believed that these critters spontaneously emerged from dung, and so the dung beetle became the symbol of death and resurrection. That resurrection, characterized Aston Martin over the years, see also the history of Aston Martin.
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