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Aston Martin has been sold by Ford to a consortium led by Dave Richards, head of the performance car specialists Prodrive.
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The company got its name in 1914 when Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford had their first success in the Aston Hill Climb.
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The first Aston Martin car was registered in 1915.
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Aston Martin became an iconic British brand when the car was first driven by James Bond.
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This 1965 Aston Martin DB5 was driven by Sean Connery in the films Thunderball and Goldfinger. It was auctioned in 2006 in Arizona for $2,090,000 (£1,190,000).
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Famous Aston Martin owners have included Prince Charles, seen here getting out of his Aston Martin Volante before a tour of the company's headquarters in 2004.
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Aston Martin brought out a special model of its DBS for the latest Bond, Daniel Craig, to drive in Casino Royale.
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Rumours abounded at the Geneva motor show about who would end up owning the luxury marque.
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The consortium buying Aston Martin includes Dave Richards, the US investor John Sinders and the Kuwaiti firms Investment Dar and Adeem Investment.
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