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As you're well aware, Aston Martin never had the financial security it rightfully deserved. The David Brown era came to an end in 1972 when William Willson of Company Developments entered the scene, followed by American businessmen Peter Sprague and British officer property developer Alan Curtis. In 1981, Sprague and Curtis sold the company to Victor Gauntlett of Pace Petroleum and Tim Hearley of CH Industrials.
The Oldsmobile Rocket 88 is rightfully considered the genesis point of the muscle car, whereas the Pontiac GTO firmly established the segment in the American public’s conscience. Meanwhile, across the blue pond known as the Atlantic Ocean, the peeps at Touring Superleggera were commissioned by Aston Martin in 1966 to design the long-due replacement for the DB6.