1965 Aston Martin DB5 – the "James Bond Car"
1. The DB5 pictured at the top of the page is the third of four cars Aston Martin built according to Goldfinger production specifications.
2. This DB5 is also one of only two purchased for use in the follow-up film, Thunderball.
3. In one of the most memorable scenes in the entire the Bond franchise, Q introduces 007 to the innumerable gadgets and spyware devices that have been added to the DB5. The car’s complete refurbishment ensured that all thirteen of the original special-effects modifications were fully functional.
4. The special-effects expert who served on both Goldfinger and Thunderbal
5. Among the features Stears equipped Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 with:
Bonus fact! In August, 2019, Sotheby’s auctioned “The Most Famous Car in the World” for a cool $6.3 million. Clearly, the new owner was someone who really wanted a beautiful car with a .30-caliber machine gun. But then, who wouldn’t?
Photos: Sotheby’s.