Aston Martin has completed the assembly of
the first DB5 Goldfinger Continuation, as car #1 rolled off the assembly line
last week. Dubbed the ‘Job 1’, it’s part of a limited-production run that
includes only 25 units, each one priced at a steep £ 2.75 million (US$ 3.43
million) in the United Kingdom. Staying
true to the original DB5 seen on screen in the hands of James Bond in the 1964
movie ‘Goldfinger’, the model is only available in a Silver Birch paint finish
over the aluminum exterior body panels.
Built on a mild-steel chassis, the
continuation car is powered by a 4.0-liter naturally aspirated inline-six, with
three carburetors, that pumps out 290 brake horsepower. The mill is mated to a
ZF-supplied five-speed manual transmission with a mechanical limited-slip
differential. All cars feature steel disc brakes, rack and pinion steering,
coil-over springs, and dampers with anti-roll bar at the front and live axle
rear suspension with radius arms and Watt’s linkage.
Besides the timeless looks, the DB5
Goldfinger Continuation boasts several Bond-inspired gadgets, including the
front and rear battering rams, rear smoke screen delivery system, simulated oil
slick delivery system, triple license plates, front machine gun replicas,
simulated tire slasher and bullet-resistant rear shield.
Inside, owners will enjoy the gear knob
actuator buttons, remote control for gadget activation, under-seat hidden
weapon/storage tray, simulated radar screen and telephone installed in the
driver’s door, as well as a removable passenger seat roof panel, which is
optional.
Production of the rest of the batch will
continue throughout the second half of the year, and deliveries have already
commenced. We will remind you that each of the 25 examples takes 4,500 hours to
come to life, or 187.5 continuous days.
