Featured primarily in Goldfinger. The most famous Bond car of all, it came with all the usual Q refinements that have been copied from film to film including bulletproof panels, oil slick, smoke screen, machine guns, rotating licence plates (valid in all countries), telescoping tire slashers, Homer screen, radar receiver in reaview mirror, bumper basher, and most famously, the passenger ejector seat. The Aston Martin was actually used to promote and sell Aston Martin’s cars by capitalizing on the Bond hype and mystique.
While being the most recognised Bond car, it’s actually only been featured in five films (Goldfinger, Thunderball, GoldenEye, a small appearance in Tomorrow Never Dies, and Casino Royale – to this list can be added The World Is Not Enough, though shots of the DB5 being driven to MI6’s Scottish HQ were edited out.
License Plate: BMT 216 A
Features: Bulletproof armoured front and rear panels, oil slick, smoke screen, retractable .30 Caliber Browning machine guns behind front foglights, rotating licence plates, telescoping tire slashers, tracer receiving console, passenger ejector seat, in-car telephone, and a personal weapons rack under the driver’s seat. In Goldeneye, the Aston was stripped of all its gadgets and installed with a built-in drinks cooler in the armrest.
