Aston Martin DB5
| Aston Martin | |
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| DB5 | |
| Production period: | 1963–1965, since 2020 |
| Class : | Sports car |
| Body versions : | Coupé , convertible |
| Engines: |
Petrol engines : 4.0 liters (210–234 kW) |
| Length: | 4570 mm |
| Width: | 1676 mm |
| Height: | 1320 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2489 mm |
| Empty weight : | 1468 kg |
| Previous model | Aston Martin DB4 |
| successor | Aston Martin DB6 |
The 1963 presented sports car Aston Martin DB5 by the British manufacturer Aston Martin was a revised version of the predecessor type DB4 . The DB5 received special attention through its numerous appearances in James Bond films . The model is probably the best-known Bond car and became popular in the mid-1960s through the films Goldfinger and Fireball . After a break of thirty years, the Aston Martin is regularly used again in the Bond films as an iconographic element in this film series.
The DB5 differs from DB4 by from 3.8 to 4 liters capacity enlarged engine and the ZF -Fünfgang transmission . The base engine in the DB5 with three SU equal pressure carburetors developed 210 kW (286 hp). The chassis with the rigid rear axle remained essentially the same.
The abbreviation DB stands for David Brown , the longtime owner of Aston Martin.
Technical specifications
- Weight: 1468 kg
- Six cylinder in - line engine with 3995 cm³ displacement
- Power: 210 kW (286 hp DIN) at 5500 min -1
- Torque: 390 Nm at 3850 min -1
- Top speed: 142 mph (229 km / h)
- Acceleration 0-60 mph (0-97 km / h): 7.1 seconds
- List Price 1963: £ 4,175 ( pounds sterling - equivalent adjusted for inflation today £ 88,000).
Model variants
In addition to the DB5 Saloon, Aston Martin also delivered other versions of the vehicle.
DB5 Vantage
The DB5 Vantage , the most powerful version traditionally called Vantage by Aston Martin , had three Weber carburettors and an output of 234 kW (318 hp). In total, only 65 DB5 Vantage Coupés were built.
DB5 Convertible
Only 123 convertibles (Cabriolets) were produced in the two-year construction period. However, they never had the traditional addition of volante . Only 19 of them were left-hand drive.
DB5 Shooting Brake
A very unusual DB5 was the version called Shooting Brake , of which only 12 vehicles were built by the independent coachbuilder Harold Radford Coachbuilders . One problem with these station wagons, however, was the unchanged rear axle, which resulted in critical driving behavior when loaded.
James Bonds DB5
history
The Aston Martin DB5 is probably the best-known Bond car and, with its appearance in Goldfinger (1964), made a significant contribution to the importance of the film hero's company car. Although Ian Fleming described an Aston Martin DB Mark III in his book for the film James Bond , the then current model, the DB5, was used in the film. Of the two original movie cars, one was stolen in Florida in the summer of 1997 and has been missing ever since. The other car was auctioned in 2010.
The responsible film production company Eon Productions then recognized the enormous attractiveness and the potential marketing opportunities of the car and ordered and converted two more vehicles in preparation for the publication of Feuerball (1965) (chassis numbers: DB5 / 2007 / R and DB5 / 2008 / R ) .
In addition to Goldfinger , the Aston Martin DB5 was also used as a bond car in later films. However, the original prototype was only used again for Feuerball .
A vehicle that was then used for PR purposes is now in the Louwman Museum in The Hague .
A limited number of 25 DB5s will be produced in 2020.
Film inserts
An Aston Martin DB5 was used in the following bond films:
- Goldfinger (1964)
- Fireball (1965)
- Goldeneye (1995)
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
- The World Is Not Enough (1999)
- Casino Royale (2006)
- Skyfall (2012)
- Specter (2015)
- No Time To Die (2020)
Gadgets
In Goldfinger some "optional extras" were built into DB5 by " Q " :
- 2 Browning machine guns , .30 caliber, behind the front indicators
- Extendable blades in the central locks
- Retractable bulletproof rear wall
- Radiotelephone
- Radar system with tracking screen ("HOMER" signal transmitter)
- Ejection seat on the passenger side
- Oil spray behind the taillight units
- Crow's feet that can be thrown out of the taillight unit
- Wall of smoke from the tailpipes of the exhaust system
- Change number plate front and back with "BMT 216A" (UK) "4711-EA-62" (F) and "LU 6789" (CH)
- Ramming attachments front and rear
- Lockable weapon compartment under the passenger seat
- bulletproof glazing
In fireball also a water cannon was back installed.
In Skyfall , for the first time since Fireball , the car's weapons are used again. Bond threatens M to activate the ejection seat, and the front-line machine guns are used. In one of the last shots of the film, the Aston Martin is used as a distraction and then destroyed by the attackers. However, it is being restored in Specter by Q and driven by Bond at the end of the film. In No Time To Die , the old machine guns under the turn signal lights were replaced by Gatlings in the headlights.
Auctions
The vehicle with the chassis number DB5 / 1486 / R , which was used at Goldfinger , was auctioned in 2010 by the auction house RM Auctions (now RM Sotheby’s ) in London for 2.6 million pounds (≈ 2.93 million euros).
In 1969 Sir Anthony Bamford acquired the vehicles with the chassis numbers DB5 / 2007 / R and DB5 / 2008 / R from Eon Productions. The vehicle with serial number DB5 / 2008 / R was launched in 1970 for a price of £ 5,000 (equivalent to £ 78,000 today, adjusted for inflation). sold to the Smoky Mountain Car Museum in Tennessee . This vehicle was first auctioned off in 2006 by RM Sotheby’s auction house for $ 2.1 million. In 2019 the vehicle was auctioned again and achieved a total of 6.4 million dollars (≈ 5.75 million euros) at an auction by RM Sotheby’s in Monterey, California .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d astonmartin.com/heritage-cars/db5 (Engl.)
- ↑ a b The figure was based on the template: Inflation was determined, rounded to the nearest thousand and relates to last January.
- ↑ Jürgen Pander: Aston Martin DB5 - Legendary James Bond car is auctioned. In: Spiegel.de. June 3, 2010, accessed August 18, 2019 .
- ↑ a b 1965 Aston Martin DB5 "Bond Car". In: RMSothebys.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Aston Martin DB5 James Bond. In: LouwmanMuseum.nl. Retrieved August 18, 2019 .
- ↑ ASTON MARTIN DB5 PRODUCTION RESUMES. May 28, 2020, accessed June 24, 2020 .
- ↑ James Bond should stop driving the Aston Martin DB5 - Thank Frankel its Friday. December 6, 2019, accessed June 24, 2020 .
- ↑ James Bond's original 1964 Aston Martin DB5 up for sale. In: JamesBondLifestyle.com. June 2, 2010, accessed August 18, 2019 .
- ↑ James Bond's Aston Martin auctioned for £ 2.6 million. In: Zeit Online. October 28, 2010, accessed August 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Original James Bond Aston Martin DB5 auctioned for $ 2.1 million. In: JamesBondLifestyle.com. January 23, 2006, accessed August 18, 2019 .
- ↑ James Bond's favorite car sold for $ 6.4 million. In: Spiegel.de. August 16, 2019, accessed August 18, 2019 .
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