ASTON Martin specialist company The Aston Workshop has launched its latest venture involving the classic car.

The firm, based in Beamish, County Durham, has created a website - www.astonart.com - offering a range of artwork of the cars.

The photographs are a joint initiative between The Aston Workshop and photographer Tim Wallace.

Plans are now under way to produce a calendar for 2008 based on the famous Pirelli calendars.

Bob Fountain, who set up the workshop in 1988, said it was another important aspect to the business.

"I think the photographs that Tim has taken have really captured the Aston Martin style," he said.

"We are really excited about adding another service to our range."