The Aston Martin DB5 will forever be synonymous with the 007 franchise
Aston Martin is celebrating 60 years since the debut of the DB5, arguably the most well-known model from the British sports car brand’s history.
Of the 1,022 original DB5s produced, there were 887 coupes built, along with 123 convertibles and 12 bespoke coach-built shooting brakes. It was the coupe that became synonymous as the ‘James Bond car’, following its appearance in the 1964 ‘007’ film Goldfinger.Since then, the iconic DB5, painted in Silver Birch, has starred in eight different James Bond films, including in the latest 2021 box office-hit No Time to Die.
In 1964, the DB5 cost £4,248, equivalent to £73,529 in today’s money. However, the DB5’s value far exceeds that, with some examples in the iconic James Bond-spec selling for up to a £1m.To mark the 60th anniversary of the DB5, Aston Martin has done a photo shoot with the classic model next to the firm’s latest DB12 sports car.
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