Top 40 James Bond Vehicles Of All Time

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1. Aston Martin DB5 /

#1- 1963 Aston Martin DB5

Appeared in: Goldfinger

Number one needs no introduction. Oftentimes ranked as the most popular movie car of all time, even more so than Doc Brown’s DeLorean, the Aston Martin DB5 certainly had the power, class and gadgetry thanks to Q-Branch to cement it as the iconic movie car of our modern era. And with only a little over 1,000 DB5’s ever produced, it’s already a rare car on its own right.

1. Aston Martin DB5 2 /

Initially, the DB5 was only supposed to be outfitted with a smokescreen but crew members added their suggestions that simply couldn’t be ignored. Director Guy Hamilton himself added the revolving license plate as he had been getting lots of parking tickets and his grandson suggested the ejector seat. A nail dispenser was initially going to be added, but since that would be too easy to emulate in real life. An oil slick was subbed ala SpyHunter. The list of gadgets are as follows.

Rotating plates
(2) short barrelled machine guns
Smoke screen
Oil ejecting device
Two Water cannons
Bullet proof steel plate covering the rear window
Radar
Extendable rams up front
Tire cutters
Ejector Seat
Radio Phone
and Champagne Refrigerator

Although the DB5 might’ve been crashed by Bond in Goldfinger, it was fixed right up by Q and used again in Thunderball (and Goldeneye…and Skyfall.)

In Goldfinger, the actual DB5 prototype was used with another standard car employed for stunts.

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