DB delight at Beaulieu's Simply Aston Martin

Every generation of the DB model lineup was on show at one of the biggest gatherings of Aston Martins in South U.K. at Beaulieu's Simply Aston Martin. Ranging from the DB1 of the late 1940s right up to the latest DB11, the jaw-dropping display included 319 Astons of every age and variety driving into the sun-drenched Beaulieu parkland for the day on Sunday, 2^nd April.

At the heart of Simply Aston Martin was a real-life timeline, charting the history of the DB models with a special display of the cars, which took their name from Sir David Brown, the entrepreneur who was at the helm of the iconic company for a quarter of a century from 1947 until 1972. The lineup included the 1950s DB2/4 and followed the timeline with the DB4 Vantage, DB6, DBS, DBS Volante, DB7, DB7 V12 Vantage, DB7 GT, DB9, DB9 Volante and several examples of the latest DB11 to be admired.

A highlight was a DB1 tourer, which has been owned by the Southward family since 1968. Other eye-catching models on display included a 1939 15/98, examples of the V8 Volante, the one-off GMR Supercharged GT8, the N340 and even the short-lived economy Cygnet. A true head-turner was a bright red 1988 Aston Martin Lagonda, the four-door grand cruiser with incredible wedge-shaped styling, which pre-empted the latest Rapide model.