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The 1963 Aston Martin DB5 was an improved DB4. The DB5 is famous for being the first and most recognised James Bond car, it has been featured in several films most notably: Goldfinger, Thunderball, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Casino Royale. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... 1965 Aston Martin DB5 coupe at an Aston Martin Owners Club event. ... Automakers, also known as carmakers, automobile manufacturers, motor manufacturers, or the automobile industry are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury performance cars, whose headquarters are at Gaydon, Warwickshire, England. ... The DB4 was a sports car sold by Aston Martin from 1958 through 1963. ... The Aston Martin DB6 was a sports car manufactured by Aston Martin from 1965 to 1970. ... Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories. ... 1963 Jaguar E-Type, a classic sports car 1963 Chevrolet Corvette was based upon European sports cars A sports car is an automobile designed for performance driving. ... Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. ... In automobile design, an FR, or front-engine, rear wheel drive means a layout where the engine is in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. ... 1995 Buick Riviera coupe A coupé (from the French for cut) or coupe is a two or four-seater car with a fixed roof and two doors. ... In automobile design, an FR, or front-engine, rear wheel drive means a layout where the engine is in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. ... Saab 900 Convertible 1962 Rambler American 1981 AMC Eagle 4-WD convertible Convertible can also refer to a convertible security A convertible (sometimes called cabriolet in British English) is a car body style with a folding or retracting roof (aka soft top or top in USA, hood in UK). ... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... The DB4 was a sports car sold by Aston Martin from 1958 through 1963. ... “007” redirects here. ... Throughout the James Bond series of films Q Branch has given Bond a wide variety of vehicles with which to battle his enemies. ... Goldfinger is the third film in the James Bond series, and the third to star Sean Connery as the MI6 agent. ... For other topics with this name, see Thunderball. ... For other uses, see Goldeneye (disambiguation). ... Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as MI6 agent James Bond. ... Casino Royale (2006) is the 21st film in the James Bond series and the first to star Daniel Craig as MI6 agent James Bond. ...

The principal differences between the DB4 and DB5 are (i) the engine — the DB5's was enlarged from 3.7 L to 4.0 L, (ii) the addition of a five-speed transmission, and (iii) three SU carburettors, producing 282 hp (210 kW), propelling the car to 141 mph (238 km/h). The carburetor (or carburettor, carb for short) is a device which mixes air and fuel for an internal_combustion engine. ...

Standard equipment on the DB5 included reclining seats, pile carpets, electric windows and a fire extinguisher. All models had 4 seats and 2 doors. The UK recommended list price of the sports saloon (coupe) in December 1963 was £4,248 including Purchase Tax, the convertible was £4,562.

A very unusual DB5 was the "shooting brake" station wagon, a dozen of which were produced by independent coachbuilder, Harold Radford. A design flaw with the station wagon was that there was no change to the rear suspension. Drivers of the shooting brake would find this out when the load in the rear shifted at high speed in a corner with a resultant loss of control. Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... A coachbuilder is a manufacturer of bodies for carriages or automobiles. ...

Specifications

• Weight: 1565 kg (3450 lb)
• Engine: 4.0 L (3995 cc/243 in³) straight-6
• Power: 282 hp (210 kW) at 5500 rpm
• Torque — 390 N·m (288 ft·lbf) at 3850 rpm
• Top Speed: 230 km/h (143 mph)
• 0-60 mph (97 km/h) Acceleration: 8.1 s

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DB5 Vantage

The high-performance DB5 Vantage was introduced in 1964 and featured three Weber carburettors. This engine produced 314 hp (234 kW). Only 65 DB5 Vantage coupes were built. However, more are production. 1961 Ferrari 250TR Spyder engine fitted with 6 Weber 2 barrel downdraft carburetors Weber carburetors were originally produced in Italy by Edoardo Weber as part of a conversion kit for 1920s Fiats. ...

DB5 Convertible

1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage Convertible

Just 123 convertible DB5s were produced, though they never used the typical "Volante" name. The convertible was offered from 1963 through to 1965. Only 19 of the 123 DB5 Convertibles made were LHD. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x667, 1002 KB) Other versions Originally from en. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x667, 1002 KB) Other versions Originally from en. ... Saab 900 Convertible 1962 Rambler American 1981 AMC Eagle 4-WD convertible Convertible can also refer to a convertible security A convertible (sometimes called cabriolet in British English) is a car body style with a folding or retracting roof (aka soft top or top in USA, hood in UK). ...

James Bond's DB5

The Aston Martin DB5 is the most famous Aston Martin car due to its use by James Bond in Goldfinger (1964). Although Ian Fleming had placed Bond in a DB Mark III in the novel, the DB5 was the company's newest model when the film was being made. The car used in the film was the original DB5 prototype, with another standard car used for stunts. Two more modified cars were built for publicity tours after the film's release. In January 2006, one of those cars was auctioned in Arizona for US$2,090,000. The same car was originally bought in 1970 for £5,000 from the owner, Sir Anthony Bamford, by a Tennessee museum owner. ^[1] The other car is located in the Netherlands in the Louwman Collection Museum. “007” redirects here. ... Goldfinger is the third film in the James Bond series, and the third to star Sean Connery as the MI6 agent. ... Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author, journalist and Second World War Navy Commander. ... See also Aston Martin DB3 for the racing car often confused with the Mark III The DB Mark III was a sports car sold by Aston Martin from 1957 through 1959. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ...

When the movie came out in Asia, especially India, the car's name was incorrectly communicated as "DB2E3". The wrong name was reinforced when the replica of the car from the movie went on tour. The DB5 was unintentionally thought of as a version of the earlier DB2 and hence was known by the moniker DB2E3. While many think that "E" refers to Edition, it actually refers to the chassis model as part of the chassis naming system that automakers once used. As time passed, DB2E3 became an established reference, at least in India and parts of Asia, as a synonym for a DB5. Today, most car enthusiasts will not recognize the model DB2E3, instead preferring the official name of DB5.

Within the universe of James Bond, the same car was used again in the following film, Thunderball (registration BMT 216A). A different Aston Martin DB5 (registration BMT 214A) was used in the 1995 Bond film, GoldenEye in which three different DB5s were used for filming. The BMT 214A also returned in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and was set to make a cameo at Castle Thane in The World Is Not Enough (1999), but the scene was cut. Yet another DB5 appeared in Casino Royale (2006), this one with the steering wheel on the left side versus the previous British versions. For other topics with this name, see Thunderball. ... For other uses, see Goldeneye (disambiguation). ... Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as MI6 agent James Bond. ... For other uses, see The World Is Not Enough (disambiguation). ... Casino Royale (2006) is the 21st film in the James Bond series and the first to star Daniel Craig as MI6 agent James Bond. ...

For Goldfinger, the car featured a number of "optional extras", as Q reveals to Bond:

• Front firing Browning .30 caliber machine guns behind the front indicators
• Retractable blades in the tire spinners
• Rising bullet-proof rear screen
• Radio telephone
• Radar scanner and tracking screen
• Passenger ejector seat
• Oil slick spray from rear light cluster
• Caltrops from rear light cluster
• Smoke screen from exhaust pipes
• Revolving number plates — "BMT 216A" UK, "4711-EA-62" France, and "LU 6789" Switzerland
• Front and rear extending rams
• Gun cabinet under driver's seat
• Bullet-proof windshield and rear windscreen

A rear water cannon was added for Thunderball. Caltrop used by the Office of Strategic Services. ...

The first DB5 prototype used in Goldfinger with the chassis number DP/216/1 was later stripped of its weaponry and gadgetry by Aston Martin and then resold. It was then retrofitted by subsequent owners with nonoriginal weaponry. The Chassis DP/216/1 DB5 was stolen in 1997 from its last owner in Florida and is currently still missing. ^[2] Goldfinger is the third film in the James Bond series, and the third to star Sean Connery as the MI6 agent. ...

Miscellanea

• The DB5 has the dubious honour of being the slowest car ever in the Top Gear Power Laps segment.
• Ian Fleming actually referred to the Aston Martin DB Mark III throughout the novel "Goldfinger" incorrectly as an Aston Martin DBIII
• There are a number of "Goldfinger" Aston Martin DB5s - one of them actually started life as a DB4 Vantage. A new production DB5 was used for close up shots whereas the gadgetery was added to a prototype DB5 which had originally started life as the DB4 Vantage. After the film was made there were also a number of publicity DB5s. These can be identified as they have the DB5 badge on the sides whereas the cars in the film did not.
• Famous owners include Jay Kay and James Martin.

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See also

• List of James Bond vehicles
• Aston Martin

Throughout the James Bond series of films Q Branch has given Bond a wide variety of vehicles with which to battle his enemies. ... Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury performance cars, whose headquarters are at Gaydon, Warwickshire, England. ...

References

• Aston Martin DB5 on Objectbook™ - Aston Martin DB5 resource
• Newport Pagnell 6 Cylinder Cars. AstonMartins.com. Retrieved on June 23, 2005.