It’s perhaps the most coveted classic car of all time – immortalised forever on screen in the James Bond film franchise.
And now buyers with deep pockets will be able to get their hands on four rare examples of the Aston Martin DB5.
The vehicles go on sale with classic car specialist Hilton & Moss today, and unsurprisingly are all price on application, so it’ll require deep pockets to secure one.
Recent 007 DB5s have gone on sale for more than £1million, and it’s well documented that Bond film motors obliterate their usual values, so high-rollers only need enquire.
Hilton & Moss General Manager William Garrett says they are offering Aston Martin DB5 buyers ‘something rarely afforded in the rarefied world of Aston Martin DB5s: the luxury of choice’ with an extraordinary line up of four DB5s for sale at one time
Aston Martin DB5s don’t come cheap, with a recent Bond DB5 stunt car going for over £2million.
In what’s believed to be a world first, the DB5s – which vary from a perfectly restored iconic James Bond ‘Silver Birch’ car to a ‘shell’ car ready to be re-built from the ground up – are all available at the same time.
Interested buyers can view the beautiful vehicles at the Hilton & Moss Hertfordshire showroom. It’s an extremely rare chance for classic car collectors to have total choice when it comes to considering ‘the world’s most famous car’.
First launched in 1963, the DB5 made its Bond debut in 1964’s Goldfinger, with its most recent 007 appearance in 2021’s No Time to Die, charming legions of fans in the process.
The DB5 has an incredible legacy. It was an evolved version of the popular sporting DB4, which heralded the new era of Aston Martin.
As well as being on the most exquisite cars ever made, it’s also one of the rarest, as only 1,059 examples were hand-built over the span of two years. And just 65 high-performance Vantage models were made.
The DB5 features an aluminium body sculpted by Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera and a 4.0-litre Tadek Marek designed in-line six engine. The standard form version had 282 horsepower, increasing to 314hp in the high-performance Vantage specification.
Customers had the option of a modern 5-speed manual transmission (an improvement on the DB4’s 4-speed gearbox) and could expect a top speed of 150mph on the standard version.
William Garrett, general manager of Hilton & Moss, said: ‘We’re privileged to be offering this truly landmark selection of four Aston Martin DB5s for sale at once, something that no dealer has ever done before.
‘With this sale, Hilton and Moss is offering customers something rarely afforded in the rarefied world of Aston Martin DB5s: the luxury of choice.
‘As a world-leader in the sale and preparation of exceptional motor cars, we’re known for offering remarkable automotive opportunities, but even for us, this is something quite special.
‘Seeing the four examples of the DB5 – an icon that’s loved and coveted in equal measure – lined up together, really is a sight to behold.’
The DB5 has become the ‘world’s most famous car’ thanks to its legendary status as the car of 007 himself. It first appeared as the motor of choice for fictional MI6 agent James Bond in Goldfinger, driven by Sean Connery in the 1964 film
The DB5 has made many memorable Bond appearances, most recently in 2021’s No Time To Die. It also had a staring role in Daniel Craig’s Skyfall, where Bond drove M across the Scottish Highlands in the iconic classic
Before Bond fame, the DB5 had an almost unparalleled legacy. It was an evolved version of the popular sporting DB4, which heralded the new era of Aston Martin. Only 1,059 DB5 examples were hand-built over the span of two years. And just 65 high-performance Vantages were made
The jewel in the Hilton & Moss DB5 line up is the car finished in the iconic ‘James Bond’ specification with gleaming Silver Birch paint.
The interior is a rich Black Connolly leather interior, and the car’s been treated to a full body-off restoration in recent years.
Having been also treated to a fitment of a handful of carefully selected, discreet enhancements, including upgraded suspension, a Becker Mexico Retro in-car entertainment system, air-conditioning and selectable power steering, it’s in exceptional concourse condition.
The engine was recently rebuilt by Aston Martin Works to 4.2-litre factory Vantage specification, costing £57,000.
It was originally purchased new by actor and comedian Dick Emery in September 1965.
The ‘Silver Birch’ Bond spec DB5 is the crown jewel of the four-car line up, but beautifully flanked by a ‘Pacific Blue’ racing-ready DB5 and a light green ‘California Sage’ sympathetically restored 1964
For a racing collector and driver, the second DB5 – finished in Pacific Blue with a black interior – might be even more exciting. It’s been in long term enthusiast ownership, taking to the road, FIA sprints, hill climb and rallies across the classic car circuit.
Having been fastidiously maintained inside and out by marque specialists, its just undergone a no expenses spared interior revitalisation.
And thanks to a rebuild of the straight-six to ‘fast road’ 4.2-litre, the fitment of a transformative Harvey Bailey Handling Kit and a full rebuild of the 5-speed gearbox, it’s now one of the best driving DB5s around.
It was originally delivered new in 1965.
Third up is a light green ‘California Sage’ sympathetically restored example – a real head-turner. This 5-speed ZF equipped 1964 car was delivered by Brooklands of Bond Street in June of that year and has remained in the UK ever since.
The ‘Silver Birch’ DB5 interior is a rich Black Connolly leather interior, and the car’s been treated to a full body-off restoration in recent years. It’s in exceptional concourse condition. The engine was recently rebuilt by Aston Martin Works to 4.2-litre factory Vantage specification, costing £57,000 alone
The three restored DB5s have been worked on to the highest level in classic car craftmanship, with the interiors in absolute perfect condition – no expense spared is the level buyers can expect
For a collector who wants to make their DB5 dreams come true in an once in a lifetime individualistic way, the fourth DB5 is something of an Aston Martin blank canvas. It’s an unmatched opportunity for a well-off customer to spec their own, perfect DB5
The fourth DB5 is something of an Aston Martin blank canvas. It’s an unmatched opportunity for a well-off customer to spec their own, perfect DB5.
Hilton & Moss – world-class restorers and coachbuilders – can rebuild this model from ground up exactly to the wishes of the new owner. The restored chassis and shell has already been exactingly prepared at the Hilton & Moss body shop.
It was first delivered in July 1964, going on to the US before spending 30 years in dry storage.
Now it’s for a true Aston lover to make their own.
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