Making history: The first new DB5 in more than 50 years goes out of line when the Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger Continuation maiden car is completed
· Customer car ‘Job 1’ is completed on schedule as DB5 Goldfinger Continuation production is in full swing at Aston Martin Works
· The first in a strictly limited series of 25 customer cars is completed after around 4,500 hours of meticulous construction.
· In association with EON Productions, the new car features a wide selection of familiar work gadgets from the classic James Bond movie Goldfinger
July 6, 2020, Newport Pagnell, UK: Many of the UK’s most talented craftsmen and engineers put the finishing touches on the first in a new but very familiar series of Aston Martin sports cars, as the first customer car in the DB5 Goldfinger Continuation program came out of production last week.
The DB5 ‘Job 1’ represents not only another significant design and engineering success, it also becomes the first new DB5 built by Aston Martin in over half a century, as the British sports car maker’s Continuation program of luxury makes history again.
Known as “the world’s most famous car” and recognized as one of the most sought-after and sought-after classic Aston Martin models, the DB5 has become synonymous with timeless styling and sports car desirability. Fewer than 900 examples of saloons were built between 1963 and 1965, and by far the most famous of the original owners was the world’s best-known secret agent, James Bond, who first drove the car that is inextricably linked with him today in the 1964 film., Golden Finger.
Now, 55 years after the last new DB5 elegantly rolled off the production line at Aston Martin’s global manufacturing base in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, a strictly limited number of new DB5 models are being worked there.
Created in association with Bond filmmaker EON Productions, and featuring a vast array of working gadgets first seen in the film, Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger Continuation cars truly are history in the making.
In addition to being very important as the new DB5s, the cars that will be built this year are also notable in that they have work devices similar to those previously seen only in cars used to film or promote James movies. Bond. The new cars include a variety of functional devices created by Bond movie special effects supervisor Chris Corbould OBE.
The Bond-inspired gadget list includes:
Exterior:
Rear smoke curtain delivery system
Rear Simulated Oil Stain Delivery System
Front and rear rotating license plates (triple plates)
Dual-front simulated machine guns
Bullet resistant back shield
Front and rear rams
Simulated tire cutter
Removable passenger seat roof panel (optional equipment)
Inside:
Simulated Radar Screen Tracker Map
Telephone at the driver’s door.
Gear Knob Actuator Button
Armrest and switchgear mounted on the center console
Hidden weapons under the seat / storage tray
Remote control for gadget activation.
Each of the 25 new cars are meticulously detailed authentic replicas of the DB5 seen on screen, with some comprehensive modifications and enhancements to ensure the highest levels of build quality and reliability. All Goldfinger Edition cars are being built to an exterior color specification: Silver Birch paint, just like the original.
The cars feature original DB5-style aluminum exterior body panels that enclose an authentic DB5 mild steel chassis frame. Beneath the hood is a naturally aspirated 4.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine with a six-plug head, three SU carburettors, and an oil cooler, capable of generating on the order of 290 bhp. This is paired with a five-speed ZF manual transmission in the rear-wheel drive DB5, which also features a mechanical limited-slip differential.
Servo-assisted hydraulic servo hydraulic steel disc brakes, rack and pinion steering, which is not supported, and a suspension setup comprising coil-over-spring units and shock absorber with stabilizer bar at the front and a live-axle rear suspension With radial arms and the Watt connection, complete the dynamic package.
Dozens of top-notch Aston Martin craftsmen, technicians, development engineers and designers have participated in the project, carefully working with a carefully selected set of suppliers from around the world and ensuring that each new DB5 matches not only your aspirations. owner. , but also the duty of the proud 107-year heritage of the brand.
Paul Spiers, President of Aston Martin Works, where the original DB5 was built and new cars are also being created, said: “To see the first finished customer car, and realize that this is the first new DB5 that we have built in more than half a century, it really is a moment.
“It is a rare and genuine privilege to participate in this latest Aston Martin continuation project and help support the creation of new versions of what is perhaps the most famous car in the world. I am absolutely sure that the 25 lucky owners who will receive these cars will be delighted with them. ”
The first DB5 Goldfinger Continuation deliveries to customers have started and will continue during the second half of 2020.
