Stella & Rose's Books

Front cover

Contents

• Foreword by R.G. Sutherland
• Acknowledgements
• 1. 1913-1919 An interuppted beginning; 'Coal Scuttle'
• 2. 1920 First financial crisis; two more cars. just
• 3. 1921 Serious competitions; no cars for sale
• 4. 1922 Still 'nothing but racing cars'
• 5. 1923 Eight new cars built - and sold
• 6. 1924 'With regard to performance...' J.R. Benson
• 7. 1925 Receivership and recrimination
• 8. 1926 A new company; enter Renwick and two Bertellis
• 9. 1927 New start at Feltham; a 'concept' at Olympia
• 10. 1928 'The True Pleasure Car'
• 11. 1929 The International; and another new company
• 12. 1930 Happy workforce, unhappy balance sheet
• 13. 1931 Friends ensure survival
• 14. 1932 The paradox confronted: the 'Second Series' launched
• 15. 1933 Saved by the Sutherlands; the Le Mans
• 16. 1934 Mark II, Ulster, and a good T.T.
• 17. 1935 Excelling at Le Mans; farewell to the 1.5 litre
• 18. 1936 A new engine, and new models
• 19. 1937 'Bert' Bertelli leaves
• 20. 1938 Production stopsl 'Jock' Horsfall triumphs
• 21. 1939 Aircraft work returns to Feltham
• 22. The 'Atom'
• 23. Another 2-litre engine
• 24. 'Long life and reliability' - post-war plans
• 25. 1946-1947 For Sale: enter 'DB', Sir David Brown
• 26. 1948-1949 The Overlap; victory at Spa
• 27. Epilogue
• Appendix 1: Aston-Martins in the 24 Hour Race, Le Mans, 1928-1949
• Appendix 2: Changes in the purchasing power of £ Sterling
• Appendix 3: Those who provided the greater part of the capital
• Appendix 4: Annual production
• Index