Aston Martin DB5

Aston Martin DB5
Aston Martin
aka	Type aka here, not up there
Production	1963–1965 1024 produced
Class	Grand Tourer Sports Car
Body Style	2-door FR layout coupe 2-door FR layout convertible
Length	179.9 in
Width	66.1 in
Height	Height - type here
Wheelbase	wheelbase - type here
Weight	3450 lb (1565 kg)
Transmission	transmission + drive
Engine	4.0 litre (3995 cc/243 in³) Tadek Marek Inline-6
Power	282 hp (210 kW) @ 5500 rpm 288 lb-ft (390 Nm) of torque @ 3850 rpm
Similar	similar (competition)
Designer	Designer (lead designer if it was a team effort)

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.

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).

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.

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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.

DB5 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.

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Design quirks and oddities

• The DB5 has the dubious honour of being the slowest car ever in the Top Gear Power Laps segment with a time of 1 minute 46 seconds exactly.
• 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.
• Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin use a DB5 in the first-ever MB comic strip La Machine, published in 1963, and therefore pre-dating Bond's use of the car.

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