One of Britain’s most storied and best-loved sports car manufacturers, after tremendous racing success in the years before WWII, Aston slumped in the post-war period. Enter David Brown who would rescue the company financially and lend his initials, “DB”, to Aston’s most famous sports cars. Beginning with DB2, Aston unleashed a string of cars including the DB4, DB5 (James Bond’s ride), DB6 and DBS.