The ejector seat is one of the most remembered gadgets from the James Bond series, and definitely a fan favourite from Goldfinger. But it was only a quick scene, and not overly impressive by itself. The real key was the anticipation. The audience was shown early on, back in Q's lab, that the DB5 had an ejector seat, so everybody knew it was
Actor Sean Connery, the original James Bond, is pictured here on the set of Goldfinger with one of the fictional spy's cars, a 1964 Aston Martin DB5. Ca. 1966: Waist-up portrait of Sean Connery, as James Bond, leaning against a bar and looking out across the room.
While the DB series had established Aston Martin as an iconic marque, it was the introduction of the Aston Martin DB5 that would forever change the brand’s association with popular culture. In 1964, the DB5 made its silver screen debut in the James Bond film “Goldfinger.” 007 – the suave secret agent, played by Sean Connery, instantly
The 1963 Aston Martin DB4 Series V may be one of the most beautiful cars in the world. The exhaust note may convince you if the body doesn't. Let's take a ri
Pre-Goldfingering, the original contraption-covered star car (see sidebar) began life in 1962 as a fifth-series DB4. Aston Martin reengineered it as the DB5 prototype and used it as a test mule.
One of the most recognisable cars in film history, the original gadget-laden Aston Martin DB5 from the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger famously vanished without trace from a private aircraft
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