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Often billed as the “most famous car in the world”, James Bond’s gadget laden Silver Birch DB5 in Goldfinger became many a schoolboy’s dream. Regarded by many as the most beautiful Aston Martin produced, DB5 appears in 007 James Bond movies: Goldfinger, Thunderball, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, Casino Royale, Skyfall, Spectre, No Time To Die.
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Aston Martin, founded in 1913 by Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin, is a British manufacturer of luxurious, high-performance cars. The marque is one of the most iconic automotive brands in the world and is well-known for the luxury and sophistication offered by its cars.
Aston Martin launched the DB5 at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show and the classic coupé was displayed at the Earl’s Court show on 6 November with an impressive marketing spiel that outlined its 4.0-litre engine, developed by Tadek Marek, giving 282bhp at 5,5000 rpm (and 314 bhp at 5,750 rpm in GT form). It featured the David Brown 4-speed gearbox though the ZF 5-speed unit was said to be available.
The engine capacity was enlarged to 4 litres by increasing the bore to 96mm. The car had three SU carburettors, as fitted to the outgoing DB4 Vantage, and also shared the latter’s fared in headlamps. Significant too was the introduction of a full synchromesh ZF 5 speed gearbox. Compared to DB4, chassis changes included the adoption of the Girling disc brakes that had only been used on DB4GT, along with 15” wheels. Many other improvements were incorporated including electric windows and twin hydraulic brake servos.
The Aston Martin DB5 became widely known after special effects expert John Stears modified a DB5 for use by James Bond in the 1964 film Goldfinger. Author Ian Fleming had placed Bond in a DB Mark III in the novel, but Stears persuaded the company to make its DB5 prototype available.
Appears in the movies: Goldfinger, Thunderball, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, Casino Royale, Skyfall, Spectre, No Time To Die.
This car has covered 168 km.
