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1965 Aston Martin DB5

Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin began the Aston Martin Company as a means to build racing cars. They started their business in 1913 and built their vehicles atop an Isotta-Fraschini chassis. The name was derived from the Aston Clinton Hillclimb race and Lionel Martin's surname. Their reputation for fast vehicles quickly grew and soon they were establishing speed records. By 1924, the company was taken over by the first of many ownership changes. Though the management and ownership seemed to be constantly changing, their goals were to produce cars capable of establishing new records and winning races.

1965 Aston Martin DB5 photo
Volante Convertible Coupe by Touring
Chassis #: DB5C/1903/L
Engine #: 400/1805
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Post World War II production was slow and money was tight. Industrialist David Brown acquired the Aston Martin Company in 1947 and the Lagonda automobile company. David Brown's initial would adorn the vehicles for many years and his contributions to the company were more than just financial, they were legendary. The first of the DB series, the DB1, was introduced in 1948 of which only 14 were built. The DB2 followed in 1950, outfitted with a Lagonda engine and styling by a Lagonda designer. In total, there were more than 400 DB2s created. Only 10 of the DB3's were created, which were more of a race car than they were a street machine.

The DB4 was a very powerful and competitive car and was a strong contender again Ferrari's and Maserati's. Carrozzeria Touring of Italy was responsible for the 'superleggera', meaning superlight, light-weight bodies. The cars continued to evolve in technology, capability, and design. By 1963, Aston Martin introduced their DB5. It was described as an evolution of the DB4, continuing the design established by its predecessor. Under the hood lurked a more powerful and potent engine. It played a starring role with James Bond in the 'Goldfinger' movie.

Aston Martin DB5
The DB5 continued in production until 1966 when it was replaced by the slightly larger DB6. With the extra room, the rear passengers gained a little extra legroom.

1965 Aston Martin DB5 photo
Coupe by Touring
Chassis #: DB52054L
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The DB5 debuted in the autumn of 163 and was a highly refined update of the DB4 (which itself was one of the most elegant and powerful GT cars of its era) with over 170 detail modifications. It continued to rest upon the 98-inch wheelbase chassis of the DB4. Installed in the Harold Beech-designed pressed-steel platform chassis was a dual overhead camshaft (DOHC) inline six-cylinder engine designed by Tadek Marek. The bore increased by four millimeters bringing displacement from 3,670 cc to 3,995 cc, and in standard form with triple SU carburetors, the engine delivered 282 horsepower. Coachwork choices were either four-seat coupe or convertible magnesium-alloy bodies employing Carrozzeria Touring's patented Superleggera (super light) construction principles. Design cues included faired-in, covered headlamps inspired by the competition-oriented DB4GT. Early examples used a four-speed David Brown manual gearbox with overdrive or a three-speed BorgWarner automatic unit. After mid-1964, an all-synchromesh ZF five-speed manual gearbox replaced the four-speed as a standard DB5 feature, in which the fifth gear was effectively an overdrive.

Zero-to-sixty mph was accomplished in 8 seconds and the top speed was achieved at 141 mph.

The list of standard equipment included a full leather interior, wool-pile carpeting, reclining seats, electric window lifts, twin fuel tanks, chrome wire wheels, and an oil cooler.

1965 Aston Martin DB5 photo
Volante Convertible Coupe by Touring
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Aston Martin built 1,021 examples of the DB5 including 123 convertibles (Volante), along with 12 special-order 'shooting brakes' produced by outside coachbuilders.

In September of 1964, Aston Martin introduced the high-performance, Vantage-specification version of the DB5. The prototype, DP 217, bore the chassis number DB5/1451/R and came equipped with three Weber twin-choke, side-draft carburetors, and a five-speed gearbox. Modifications to the engine included flow-tuned intake manifolds proving a 'ram' effect, the cylinder head featured extra-large ports, valve timing was modified, and ignition timing. These upgrades brought power output to 325 bhp at 5,750 RPM, which was around 40 horsepower more than the standard engine. To cope with the increase in power, a vacuum reservoir was also added to the power-assisted brake system. Zero-to-sixty mph was now accomplished in 6.5 seconds. 95 cars were fitted with the triple-Weber Vantage engine.


by Daniel Vaughan | May 2006

Related Reading : Aston Martin DB5 History

The DB5s were built from 1964 through 1965 during which 1021 examples were produced. They followed the success of the DB4s and featured similar body work as the 2 door, 4 seater Saloon. The DB name was derived from David Brown, an individual who had purchased the Aston Martin Company. The six cylinder engine was still standard. However, this Tadek Mereck designed straight six was now displacing....
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Related Reading : Aston Martin DB5 History

The DB series was named after the head of Aston Martin from 1947 until 1972, David Brown. Debuted in 1963, the Aston Martin DB5 was the spicy replacement of the earlier DB4 model. The DB5 was available as a convertible or a sports saloon and was slightly heavier and longer than the DB4. Standard equipment on the DB5 included pile carpets, recling seats, a fire extinguisher and electric windows. All....
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