What was this person famous for?

[detective]

David Bown, initially as it were, gave his name to models of which famous make of motor car?

[sarnieken]

Aston Martin, the DB series of cars.

[gsr600]

Hi
yes, but its david BROWN

[Trussell]

David Brown is well-known as a manufacturer of Tractors.

The firm is in Huddersfield, West Yorks and the tractors are a distinctive bright red colour.

[Grunty]

It's the same David Brown, who died in 1993. He had already bwwn successful in making tractors when he was approached by Aston-Martin.

http://www.designmuseum.org/design/aston-marti n