James Bond tribute Aston Martin features working spy gadgetry
Production of 25 DB5s, like the one Sean Connery drove in Goldfinger, is aimed at diehard 007 fans with very deep pockets
While actor Rami Malek is rubbing his villainous hands together, promising to give Daniel Craig hell in his fifth and last James Bond film, there’s news out of England on the 25 cars Aston Martin is making for the most die-hard, deep-pocketed 007 fans. Announced in August, the $3.5m continuation DB5s, like the kind Sean Connery drove in Goldfinger, are not only actual running cars based on the 1964 model, but they were teased as having working spy gadgetry as well. And now we know what that spycraft will be. Developed with Chris Corbould, the Oscar- and OBE-winning special effects supervisor for eight Bond films, the gadgets will include rotating number plates, rear smoke screens and oil slicks, and retractable bullet-resistant rear shields. Most likely to appeal to your inner hyped-up 10-year-old: “simulated” twin machine guns planted on the front of the car.
“The guns appearing from the front lights were a particular challenge as, in the film world, we are able to use flamma...
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