Heritage Lottery Funding has been awarded to the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust to showcase the history of luxury car brand Aston Martin, which celebrates its centenary this year.

The £71,000 grant allows the display of original build records, photographs, design and engineering drawings, company accounts and contracts, correspondence and documents relating to the car's appearance in television and film, including the James Bond franchise.

The collection, amassed by Aston Martin historian Roger Stowers, will be displayed for two years at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon - where the BMIHT is based - and in an online virtual exhibition.

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