10 things you may not know about Aston Martin

With the announcement that car maker Aston Martin is to open a factory in the Vale of Glamorgan, here's 10 things you probably didn't know about the famous company.

• Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford and the firm gained much popularity in 1964 after the DB5 model was used in the James Bond movie Goldfinger.

• The company has had a chequered financial history, including bankruptcy in the 1970s and great success in the late 1940s and mid 1990s.

• In 1922, Bamford and and Martin designed a number of models to compete in the French Grand Prix which went on to set a number of land speed and endurance records.

• Aston Martins are not the cheapest cars on the market but you could buy yourself a 1961 DB4 GT Bertone Jet if you have a spare £4 million lying around.

• One the fastest speeds recorded by an Aston Martin was achieved by 1980 Aston Martin Bulldog at 237 mph.

• The British brand is so popular that the cars are a huge hit with celebrities. Actress Halle Berry, footballer David Beckham and even former Mr James Bond himself Pierce Brosnan own one.

• The Aston Martin Owners Club celebrated its 80th year in 2015. There are 20 divisions of the club worldwide and it regularly puts on events for its members and even has a shop with bespoke Aston Martin items for fans.

• The Aston Martin DBS has set a Guinness Book of World. During the film Casino Royale in the scene where Bond crashes the car after swerving to avoid a tied-up Vesper Lind, the car rolled 7 times. It was confirmed as a record for most cannon rolls by a car on 5 November 2006.

• The new site to be built in Wales was selected over 20 other potential locations around the world.

• There are 10 versions of the Aston Martin logo.