1964 Aston Martin DB5
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Year of manufacture1964
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Car typeCoupé
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Electric windowsYes
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DriveRHD
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ConditionUsed
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Exterior brand colourSilver
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Interior colourOther
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Location
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Exterior colourOther
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GearboxAutomatic
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Drivetrain2wd
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Fuel typePetrol
Description
Coys Auction - The Festival Auction
Brands Hatch Motor Racing Circuit
Fawkham, Longfield
Kent, DA3 8NG
Sunday 24th May 2009
Registration Number: DAP 45B Chassis Number: DB5/1402/R
To many observers the Aston Martin DB5 is the epitome of-the company‘s models during the David Brown era, boasting both beauty and refined high performance. It is also perhaps the best known Aston Martin in the world, having starred in the James Bond films Goldfinger and Thunderball, complete with machine guns and other gadgetry. In evolution terms the DB5 is a Series V DB4 but with a 4.0 rather than 3.7 litre engine, its coachwork embodying detail changes; it thus featured similar stunning styling from Touring of Milan, incorporating DB4 GT-style faired-in headlamps, with aluminium panels attached to a lightweight steel frame using Touring‘s Superleggera method of construction. Underneath the platform chassis used independent coil spring wishbone front suspension with a live rear axle located by
