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The Aston Martin DB5, released in 1963, was a slight upgrade from the DB4 which preceded it. It is most famous for being the first and most recognised James Bond car, seen in '' Goldfinger '', '' Thunderball '', '' GoldenEye '', '' Tomorrow Never Dies '', and the next Bond film '' Casino Royale ''. The major difference between the DB4 and DB5 is the engine — the DB5's was boosted to 4.0 L (3995 cc/243 in³). Another addition was the 5-speed transmission option. The standard engine, with three SU Carburettor s, produced 282 hp (210 kW), propelling the car to 148 mph (238 km/h). A very unusual DB5 was the "shooting brake" Station Wagon , a dozen of which were produced by independent Coachbuilder , Harold Radford. SPECIFICATIONS
DB5 VANTAGE The high-performance DB5 Vantage 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. JAMES BOND'S DB5 The Aston Martin DB5 is the most famous Aston Martin car due to its use by James Bond in '' Goldfinger '' (1964). Although Ian Fleming had placed Bond in a DB Mark III in the novel, the DB5 was the company's newest model when the film was being made. The car used in the film was the original DB5 prototype, with another standard car used for stunts. Two more modified cars were built for publicity tours after the film's release. In January 2006, one of those cars was auctioned in Arizona for US$2,090,000. The same car was originally bought in 1970 for £5,000 from the owner, Sir Anthony Bamford, by a Tennessee museum owner. {Link without Title} Within the universe of James Bond, the same car was used again in the following film, '' Thunderball '' (registration BMT 216A). A different Aston Martin DB5 (registration BMT 214A) was used in the 1995 Bond film, '' GoldenEye '' in which three different DB5s were used for filming. The BMT 214A also returned in '' Tomorrow Never Dies '' (1997), and was set to make a cameo at Castle Thane in '' The World Is Not Enough '' (1999), but the scene was cut. For ''Goldfinger'', the car featured a number of "optional extras", as Q reveals to Bond:
A rear water cannon was added for ''Thunderball''. TRIVIA
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