Birthplace of the Aston Martin car

In the garage of this house, January 15. 1913 at Henniker Mews in Chelsea, Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford founded the Aston Martin car by making the first of their car, the Aston Martin Coal Scuttle. It took two years to complete their work and the car was presented in 1915. The first name of the brand was Bamford & Martin but Bramford was later changed to Aston to honor the Aston Clinton Hillclimb race success by Robert Bamford.

Today the house is residential was currently for sale for 2,5 Mio. Pound.