History Timeline

Bamford Martin. It doesnít have quite the right ring to it, yet if things had been just a little different, that is how we would know this most British of performance sports cars.

It was back before the Great War that Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin joined forces to sell Singer cars, and to prepare them for hill climbing and racing. Successfully too: it was Martinís performances with these cars at the hillclimb course in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire that was to provide the inspiration for a name when the pair started making their own car.

Our timeline takes you on a journey from these humble beginnings right up to the present day, documenting the significant milestones achieved in our 95 year history.