After two years and less than 900 units made, Aston Martin retired the DB5 in 1965. Now, the British automaker has resumed assembly of a limited series dubbed the DB5 Goldfinger Continuation.
Made in collaboration with the producers of the James Bond films, each one takes around 4,500 hours to come to life and starts at £2.75 million ($3.37 million), excluding taxes. Production is limited to only 25 cars, which makes it one of the rarest and most exciting toys for the upper crust.
The DB5 Goldfinger Continuation evokes the car driven by James Bond in the 1964 film ‘Goldfinger’, featuring gadgets such as the rear smoke screen and oil slick delivery systems, triple license plates, twin front machine guns, battering rams at both ends, bullet resistant rear shield, and tire slasher. All of these are, of course, simulations of the real deals.
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The removable passenger seat roof panel is an option, and inside, the DB5 Goldfinger Continuation also features a gear knob actuator button, under-seat hidden weapons tray, telephone in the driver’s door, simulated radar screen tracker map, switchgear mounted on the center console and armrest, as well as some other gizmos.
All cars are painted in Silver Birch, like the original, and pack a 4.0-liter naturally aspirated inline-six with three SU carburetors, oil cooler and six-plug head, making around 290 HP. The engine is paired to a five-speed ZF manual transmission that channels the output to the rear wheels. Also part of the build are a mechanical limited-slip differential, servo-assisted steel disc brakes, rack and pinion steering without assistance, as well as coil-over springs, dampers, front anti-roll bars and live rear axle.
Deliveries of the DB5 Goldfinger Continuation will commence in the second half of the year.
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