My Hot Wheels Stories: Aston Martin 1963 DB5

Up next, we'll talk about a British car. It's a metalflake red Aston Martin 1963 DB5, which is a part of 2015 HW Workshop. I bought it at a toy store. There is a lot of it. It seems like that HW collectors just not into it. But, i couldn't resist a James Bond Car. :D

The Aston Martin 1963 DB5 debuted as a part of 2014 HW Workshop - All Stars. It came on dark green color.

Origin & Real Life

The Aston Martin DB5 is a luxury grand tourer that was made by Aston Martin and designed by the Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera. Released in 1963, it was an evolution of the final series of DB4. The DB series was named honouring Sir David Brown (the head of Aston Martin from 1947–1972). DB5 is famous for being the most recognised cinematic James Bond car, first appeared at Goldfinger (1964). Although Ian Fleming had placed Bond in a DB Mark III in the novel, the DB5 was the company's latest model when the film was being made.

James Bond's personal Aston Martin DB5 included a lot of gadgets from Q, like:

Revolving Number Plates for the countries United Kingdom (BMT216A), France (4711-EA-62) and Switzerland (LU6789);
GPS Dashboard;
Oil Slick from the taillights;
Smoke Screen from the exhaust pipe;
Front Wing Machine Guns, hidden behind the headlights;
Rear Bullet-Proof Screen;
Tire Slashers;
Front Extending Over-Riding Rams in the front bumper to protect the car in case of an collision;
Ejector Seat