1. Aston Martin is a British luxury car manufacturer founded in 1914 known for racing success and cars featured in James Bond films. 2. The summary provides pictures and discusses past models from the 1950s-1990s like the DB3 and DB4, current models like the DB9 and Vantage, and future models like the 2012 Virage. 3. The most famous Aston Martin model is the DB5, known for its role driving James Bond in the 1964 film Goldfinger.