Race car designer Ted Cutting visits RS Williams

We were extremely honoured to have had a personal visit from Ted Cutting, esteemed race car designer who put pen to paper in the early 1950s to create arguably the most beautiful of racing Aston Martins. With a string of successes in the hands of Tony Brooks, Stirling Moss, Carroll Shelby and Jack Fairman, Aston Martin went on to win Le Mans in 1959 and the 1959 World Sportscar Championship with the DBR1. » » » Read more

Only remaining Goldfinger DB5 car returns to The UK

When EON Productions turned Ian Fleming’s famed Goldfinger novel into a film, they commissioned Aston Martin to create two DB5s in Silver Birch for lead character James Bond to drive. DB5 prototype DP216/1 was fitted with the gadgetry and weapons and can be seen when ‘Q’ introduces Bond (Sean Connery) to his new car while DB5/1486/R was used for the road scenes in Goldfinger and later Thunderball, again with Connery at the wheel. » » » Read more