If the marque were  named Bamford Martin, would it have the same panache? How about if it were called plainly Ford Martin?  Would the automotive cognoscenti find it similarly appealing?  Truth be told, either name would be as apropos as the fabled Aston Martin moniker, just as the DB initials signify Aston Martin’s significant debt to David Brown, the man who gave a more distinctive stamp on the marque than even its founders. Read more . . .