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Manufacturer history

Aston Martin

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17published models

Origins

How the company began.

The founder story explains why the later cars took the form they did.

Manufacturer history

Aston Martin through time.

Read the company as a sequence of engineering, design and business decisions.

Museum catalogue

Every model gets a plaque.

An image on the right, a concise interpretation on the left and a clear statement of why the car belongs in the chronology. Missing images fall back gracefully until you upload the WebP.

1950s

2 models

1950–1953Passenger Car

DB2

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. Historical curatorial starter.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin DB2

1958–1963Passenger Car

DB4

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. Historical curatorial starter.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin DB4

1960s

3 models

1963–1965Passenger Car

DB5

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. Historical curatorial starter.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin DB5

1965–1971Passenger Car

DB6

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. Historical curatorial starter.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin DB6

1967–2022Passenger Car

DBS

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue + historical curatorial range.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin DBS

1970s

1 model

1976–1990Passenger Car

Lagonda

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. Historical curatorial starter.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin Lagonda

2000s

3 models

2005–2015Passenger Car

DB9

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin DB9

2005–2018Passenger Car

Vanquish S

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin Vanquish S

2006–2022Passenger Car

Vantage

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin Vantage

2010s

7 models

2010–2012Passenger Car

Rapide

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin Rapide

2012Passenger Car

Virage

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin Virage

2014–2017Passenger Car

Rapide S

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin Rapide S

2014–2017Passenger Car

Vanquish

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin Vanquish

2016Passenger Car

DB9 GT

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin DB9 GT

2017–2022Passenger Car

DB11

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin DB11

2019–2021Passenger Car

DBS Superleggera

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin DBS Superleggera

2020s

1 model

2021–2024Passenger Car

DBX

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Aston Martin DBX