1964 Aston Martin DB5 Coupe

This 1964 Aston Martin DB5 was owned by Sir Sean Connery, the actor who first played James Bond, agent 007. In the 1964 Bond film, Goldfinger, an Aston martin DB5 played a starring role.

Sir Sean's Aston Martin DB5 is devoid of the Q branch gadgets but has a five-speed manual transmission, Dunlop RS5 tires, a 3.77:1 Power Lok rear axle, and a Motorola radio with power-operated aerial. After leaving the factory, the DB5 was dispatched to Cyril Williams Motors of Wolverhampton to their local customer, Arthur White. The car was registered to Williams on July 8th of 1964, nearly a year after its arrival at Cyril Williams Motors, so it may have been used as a demonstrator. In May of 1966, the car was sold to Alan Simpson of Sutton Oldfield, then in 1969 to Lord Cranworth at Cotswold Park in Cirencester. MrLord Cranworth may have subsequently sold the Aston Martin to the Banham International Motor Museum of Norfolk. When the museum's collection was dispersed in 1982, the car was acquired by another British caretaker who retained it for over twenty years.

The Aston Martin DB5 later found its way to marque specialists, RS Williams, before being acquired by Sir Sean in early 2018. After entering Sir Sean's care, the car was refinished to Snow Shadow Grey (not SIlver Birch) - the same color as the prototype DB5 (essentially a modified DB4 Series V with covered headlights) used in the Goldfinger movie.

The car remained with Sir Sean's estate following his passing in 2020. This DB5, chassis number 1681/R, is the only example to have been owned by Sir Sean.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2022