Aston Martin was a high court decision about the registered trademark to James Bond.
=== 19471972: David Brown ===In 1947, old-established (1860) privately owned Huddersfield gear and machine tools manufacturer David Brown Limited bought Aston Martin putting it under control of its Tractor Group
 Aston Martin was rescued for a year by Lance Prideaux Brune before passing it on to Sir Arthur Sutherland

