Introduced during July 1963, Aston Martin’s DB5 was the ultimate British-built Grand Tourer of its day. Offered in Coupe and Convertible trim with a choice of manual or automatic transmission, the fixed…
Read MoreChassis DB5/2017/R was one of four DB5s built in period to Q-branch specification for Eon Productions. The first pair (DP/2161/1 and DB5/1486/R) were used in the making of the 1964 smash…
Read MoreSoon after Aston Martin had unveiled the DB5 at the London Motor Show in October 1963, movie producers Harry Saltzman and Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli approached the company about the loan of…
Read MoreAs its DP chassis moniker would suggest, DP/2161/1 began life as an Aston Martin Design Prototype. It initially emerged from the Newport Pagnell factory as a Fiesta Red DB4 Series 5 with black…
Read MoreThanks to an advanced specification and Rolls-Royce standard of luxury, the Aston Martin DB5 was already among the most expensive cars available during the mid 1960s. However, the list…
Read MoreChassis DB5C/1273/R was an early example of the 123 DB5s built to Convertible specification. It was ordered by the owner of Aston Martin Lagonda, David Brown. Brown began his career working for…
Read MoreChassis DB5/1896/R was among the first of around 20 high end motor cars purchased by lead guitarist of The Beatles, George Harrison. Harrison ordered the DB5 during the latter part of 1964.
Read MoreChassis DB5/2008/R was one of four DB5s built in period to Q-branch specification for Eon Productions. The first two examples (DP/2161/1 and DB5/1486/R) were used in the making of the 1964…
Read MoreChassis DB5C/1512/R was one of 85 right-hand drive DB5 Convertibles built between 1963 and 1965. It was commissioned by British actor and comedian, Peter Sellers, who specified Caribbean Pearl…
Read MoreBetween July 1963 and September 1965, Aston Martin built 123 DB5 Convertibles. Thanks to their handsome looks, outstanding performance and luxurious specification, they were regarded as the…
Read MoreAston Martin’s second all new production model released under David Brown’s ownership, the DB4, had proven a critical and commercial success. Introduced in 1958 and continually improved…
Read MoreReleased on December 22nd 1964, Goldfinger was the third movie in the James Bond franchise. It centred around gold-smuggler, Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) who sought to massively increase the…
Read MoreCombining the best elements of a coupe and estate, the Shooting-brake has been a configuration attempted by far too few manufacturers. Perhaps the most commercially successful examples…
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