The car of the day is the 1964 DB5 Aston Martin coupe (GT). It was originally manufactured from 1963 to 1965 and was meant to be a sequel to the DB4(DB standing for Sir David Brown the man that bought the company Aston Martin in 1947.) The DB5 features include an all aluminium 4.0L engine, a 5 speed transmission and 3 SU Carburetor’s which propels the car to a top speed of 145 mph. Torque of 288 lb⋅ft (390 N⋅m) at 3,850 rpm and total rpm of 5,500 makes this car a 1960s powerhouse. The DB5 has a 0-60 time of 8 seconds.

There are several variants of the DB5. The DB5 Convertible was introduced in 1963 along side the base models. Only 123 were ever produced and of those, 35 were made with left hand drive(steering wheel on the left side.) The DB5 vantage was produced in 1964 and featured an engine that produced 325hp as opposed to the 288hp that the base model produced.

The company also produced a model exclusively for Sir David Brown called the Aston Martin shooting-break. It was custom built for Sir David Brown because he was an avid hunter and dog owner and needed the space. In 2019 an Aston Martin shooting-break was sold at an auction for $1.765 million dollars.

The DB5 became a wildly known, culturally iconic car because of the way that it was driven and the special affects seen in the Ian Fleming James Bond movies. It was first introduced in the 1964 film Goldfinger. Ian Fleming wrote that Bond drove a DB mark III but John Stears (the special effects expert) convinced Aston Martin to make the newest prototype available for use. 4 different DB5’s were used for the movie. 2 for the promotion and 2 for the actual film. The specialty versions of the vehicle were equipped with specialty features. They feature pop-out barrel guns coming out of the front lights, a smoke screen system, a bullet shield in the rear window, and a three way revolving plate changer. The car became intertwined with the Bond series and was used in the subsequent movies.

In the later years the James Bond films required more models to be built for the new adaptations of the movies. In 2020 it was announced by Aston Martin that 25 new Goldfinger themed replicas would be produced with as much of the original manufacturing materials and spy gadgets as possible.

This car is world renowned and culturally iconic to say the least. Any true Bond fan would love to take one of these for a spin or add to their collection. This beautiful car delights the senses with its complicated but delicate bodywork and smooth engine. Aston Martin created a masterpiece to say the least. On the low end, these typically sell for about $400,000 to $500,000. At auction, the most expensive DB5 to ever be sold was for a price of $6.9 million dollars. This car stands alone in pop culture as simply, one of the coolest cars in existence.