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1963 Aston Martin DB5 [DP216/1]

1963 Aston Martin DB5 [DP216/1] in Thunderball, Movie, 1965

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

1963 Aston Martin DB5 [DP216/1]

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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G-MANN ◊ 2008-09-03 00:18	After its starring role in Goldfinger, James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 returns in Thunderball. It doesn't play quite as a big role this time but it is used in the pre-credits action sequence. After Bond lands his jetpack ("No well-dressed man should be without one") he finds that the thugs are still after him... So he gets into the Aston and raises the bulletproof shield (seen in previously in Goldfinger)... And activates a new gadget, water cannons in the exhaust pipes spray powerful jets of water, mowing the bad guys down! It appears again in a later scene when Bond finds himself being pursued by a Ford Fairlane, but before he needs to use any more gadgets, a mysterious motorcyclist destroys the car with rockets. The instrument panel built into the front armrest (looks slightly different to the way it looked in Goldfinger): -- Last edit: 2008-09-03 01:55:17
MartinBond ◊ 2009-11-08 02:03	Model:
dsl ◊ 2011-06-12 00:58	Same cars used as in Goldfinger /vehicle.php?id=1820 - details at http://www.astonmartins.com/db4_5_6_s/db5_007_goldfinger_thunderball.htm .
fleetwood75 ◊ 2011-07-12 00:53	Aston Martin also made a custom 2 door station wagon version of the DB5 For David Brown who was president of Aston Martin in the mid '60s, Hence the "DB" initials, He was a dog owner (don't know what kind he had, I think he had 2 male German Shepherds) and he used to take them on hunting trips with him, To see what this custom DB5 wagon looks like, Just go to: www.en.wikipedia.org and type in Aston Martin DB5 and there's a picture of it in the article, There's also a picture of the DB5 Volante convertible as well.
lobo ◊ 2012-12-09 11:49	The “James Bond Car Collection magazine” said for Thunderball they used only the “road car” for Goldfinger(DB5/1486/R, FMP 7B) but now with gadgets. Because the original gadget car(DP216/1, BMT 216A) was making a word tour and they didn’t want to interrupt the tour. Maybe that explains the different instrument panel?
lobo ◊ 2013-09-15 11:41	The license plate BMT216A Aston is curiously hidden under black tape strips. In the book 'The most famous car in the world', Dave Worrall explains why: Before shooting, the track circuit Silverstone was disguised as a stretch of road with fake trees and false barriers. Due to atmospheric conditions and the position of the sun at the time of filming, it was essential that the cars drive on the right side of the runway, ie the wrong side of the British currency. To overcome this drawback, we decided to reverse the negative so that the car can be found on the right side of the roadway. To prevent registrations of cars appear reversed, we had removed the plate that covered the Ford and the Aston Martin of black tape. But someone realized that reversing the negative drivers would find themselves on the wrong side of the car! So the scene was finally mounted as it was turned, without reversing the negative. -- Last edit: 2013-09-15 11:41:29
robi ◊ 2014-03-21 17:39	-- Last edit: 2016-07-11 15:17:22

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