What would you do if you are blessed with fair amounts of car racing talent, a genuine passion for automobiles and your enthusiasm is so large that when converted into electricity, a small town could get power? You simply start your own car production and sales company, and this is the basis of the story of the Aston Martin brand. Robert and Bamford Martin were as successful as Kurt Cobain’s Nirvana. However, Robert and Martin’s version of Nirvana was created from scratch through various partnerships that ultimately gave birth to the luxury car brand.

The genesis of Aston Martin can be traced back to 1913, just after Martin became the winner of the famous Aston Hill race. The two produced their first car two years later when they fitted a four-cylinder Coventry simplex engine into a 1908 Isotta-Fraschini chassis. But their plans to start production had to hold on for a while following the outbreak of the First World War when the two joined the army.

After the war was over, Aston Martin would prevail after the company was refunded to resume its operations. However, Bamford did not stick around for a long time and left Aston Martin in 1920. But a wealthy investor saw the potential of the brand and pumped in money for its rejuvenation. The investment by Count Louis Zborowski brought results almost overnight and the benefits of the delicious technological improvements were further complemented by more wins on the racing trucks.

In 1922, the company produced vehicles for the French Grand Prix competitions. In addition to gaining fame by participating in some of the most competitive races during that time, Aston Martin cars also collected lots of acclaims by posting new spends and enduring records. The chassis types used back then became to be known as the winning trio, with chassis number 1915 at the top and being supported by chassis number 1914 and 1916 on the sides.

However, the wave of success that catapulted Aston Martin to new heights hit a solid wall due to bankruptcy in 1924. However, it managed to survive after being purchased by Lady Charnwood who appointed her son as part of the management. Charnwood’s son was however unable to face the challenges of the management roles bestowed on him and the company failed again, for yet another year. By 1926, the doors were closed and Lionel Martin followed in the footsteps of his former business associate.

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