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Exclusive: The classic Aston
Martin DB5 will be making an appearance in Casino
Royale as James Bond 007's personal car in the Bahamas... |
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Aston Martin DB5 Returns
23rd January 2006
Following Aston
Martin's official press release last week confirming that
James Bond will drive their latest DBS model in Casino Royale,
MI6 can exclusively reveal that 007 will also return to an old
friend in the new film.
The classic Aston Martin
DB5, which first appeared in Goldfinger
(1964) and then Thunderball (1965),
will be making a brief return in Casino Royale. Devoid of its
original Q-Branch gadgetry, the DB5 will be used as Bond's personal
car, much like it's appearance in GoldenEye
(1995) and Tomorrow Never Dies
(1997).
MI6 can reveal that two original DB5's are being shipped to the
Bahamas where location shooting with Daniel Craig is expected
to commence in one month's time.
Above: Aston Martin DB5 |
Aston Martin DB5 Specs
Silver Aston Martin DB5 sports car, with spoked rims, and many
gadgets and refinements as follows:
- Tire shredders which could be extended from the wheel hubs
- Bullet proof windshields
- Retractable bullet shield, which raised up from inside the
boot area
- Revolving number plates, which made the DB5 legal and valid
in all countries
- Passenger ejector seat, for dispensing unwanted visitors
- Oil slick dispensers
- Smoke screen dispensers
- Retractable duel machine guns mounted below the headlights
The following additions were made for the Thunderball mission:
- Rear mounted duel water cannons, for blasting away pursuers
Additions for the Goldeneye mission:
- Cellular fax machine, disguised as a car stereo console
- Cellular voice mail system
- Refrigerated glove box for storing a bottle of Bollinger,
and two glasses
The DB5 subsequently appeared in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) when
Bond drove to his Danish lesson at Oxford University, and as a
satellite thermal image when M was searching for 007 at the end
of The World Is Not Enough
(1999).
