If you were to ask any James Bond fan what type of car he drives, the obvious answer would be an Aston Martin. While this legendary luxury sports car is not the only car the illustrious Mr. Bond has driven in the movies, it is the most memorable. James Bond movies have always been known for the amazing array of gadgets he has access to, along with a bevvy of the most beautiful women in the world.
But no matter how you look at it, there has only ever been one car for which James Bond has always been known, the British made Aston Martin. Never one to break with tradition, Sam Mendes, the director of the new James Bond movie Spectre, which is the 24th movie in the series, will see James behind the wheel of the all- new Aston Martin DB10.
From the Very Beginning
The first time Mr. Bond slid behind the wheel of an Aston Martin was in the 1964 movie Goldfinger. Here he was seen driving the Silver Birch DB5. This amazing car truly established the basis from which all future Bond cars would be designed. This DB5 came equipped with oil slick dispenser, twin machine guns, built in radar, a smoke screen dispenser, and of course the unforgettable passenger side ejector seat. Proof that MI6 had created a winner could be seen in the fact the same car was featured as Mr. Bond’s getaway vehicle at the beginning of 1965’s Thunderball.
The DB5 albeit left in bone stock condition and in green livery, found its way into two more James Bond movies in 1969 and 1971. These were On His Majesty’s Secret Service and Diamonds Are Forever respectively. After a 16 year break Bond fans were treated to a Gun Metal Silver Aston Martin V8 Volante in the 1987 hit movie The Living Daylights. Unlike the previous DB5 that was left stock, the new Volante was once again equipped with a vast array of MI6 gadgetry. This included lasers built into the hubcaps, skis, a rocket booster, a self-destruct system, and of course a guided missile system.
While fans loved the new V8 Volante, they went crazy when the franchise revived the DB5 in GoldenEye released in 1995. After racing against Xenia Onatopp in her Ferrari 355, Bond poured champagne kept in the glove box chiller. This same 1964 DB5 found its way into yet another Bond movie, Tomorrow Never Dies in 1997 on a limited basis. After another short break, Q insisted on modifying yet another Aston Martin in the 2002 movie Die Another Day. The Aston Martin Vanquish featured machine guns hiding under the hood, cannons under the chassis, and rockets behind the radiator grille.
The Most Recent Players
In 2006 the Bond franchise released a remake of Casino Royale that features a relatively stock Aston Martin DBS. This same car found its way into Quantum of Solace in 2008, a movie more famous for the filming accident that cause the loss of the original DBS, requiring a second car being brought in. In 2012 the famous 1964 DB5 once again found its way onto the silver screen in Skyfall. It seems only fitting that in the 50th year of the relationship between Aston Martin and 007 that a new model, the Aston Martin DB10, would be the car of choice for the latest Bond hit movie Spectre.
The DB10 seen in the movie will be one of only ten of these incredible cars to be built at the Aston Martin headquarters in Graydon, England. The all-new DB10 has been created out of a close relationship between film director Sam Mendes and the company’s design team in an effort to create the ultimate car for the world’s most famous spy. Production models are expected to be released for sale to discerning buyers in November of 2015.
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