The collection is a treasure trove of items that tell the story of Aston Martin’s rich history. While there is of course much that is representative of Aston Martin models, there is also much that captures Aston Martin’s social history and the people who are woven into it.
For this month’s Collections Corner, I thought I would share some photographs to mark the recent passing of two people who were a passionate part of this story; Robin Hamilton and Jean Moss.
Robin Hamilton was a stalwart of Aston Martin, and for those who know of the Aston-engined Nimrod racing cars that he created, his name will be familiar.
When they changed the Group C racing regulations for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the early 1980s, Robin approached Victor Gauntlett, CEO of AML at the time, with a request to collaborate – the result being the Aston-engined Nimrods.
The Trust is very fortunate that Robin donated his archive of Nimrod-related material to us, including these photographs, enabling us to share them.
We are also lucky to have one of the cars on display in the museum if you wanted to see one up close!
Jean Moss was a long-standing member of the Aston Martin Owners Club and could be found at most racing events speeding round the track. We have some wonderful photographs of Jean in action and a trophy that features her name, multiple times!
We were lucky to know and spend time with both of these amazing people, and are privileged to count their stories amongst the ones we are able to tell.
