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aboVe, the 1964 aston<br />
Martin db5 Used by jaMes<br />
BonD in seVeral FilMs.<br />
only two were eVer Made<br />
with extras For a trUe<br />
seCret agent: MaChine<br />
gUns, bUlletprooF<br />
windsCreen, rotating<br />
liCense plate, oil and nails<br />
spreader and sMoke<br />
sCreen with the hidden<br />
Control switChes<br />
in the Central arM.<br />
206<br />
aston Martin’s 100th<br />
By roMano torre Bianca<br />
two numbers on everything: 100 and 0<strong>07</strong>. the<br />
first, is the birthday aston Martin is celebrating<br />
this summer in kensington gardens in london<br />
- just a short distance away from william and<br />
kate’s house - and the second is the number of<br />
the famous secret agent with whom this motorcar<br />
producer has always made an unbeatable<br />
twosome. From the 550 cars which came from all<br />
over the world, prime position went to the 1964<br />
aston Martin db5, the star together with james<br />
bond, of films such as goldfinger and thunderball<br />
and the more recent skyfall. only two models<br />
were made one which was sold at an auction<br />
during this event with a starting price of 4.7 million<br />
dollars and equipped with all the 0<strong>07</strong> extras:<br />
machine guns, bullet proof windscreen, rotating<br />
license plate, oil and nails spreader, smoke screen<br />
and hidden control switches in the central arm.<br />
the history of modern aston Martin began in<br />
1913 with the combined skills and know how of<br />
mechanic robert bamford and pilot lionel Martin.<br />
First they opened a car dealer called bamford<br />
and Martin and then they built their first racing car<br />
which won the london-aston Clinton race which<br />
gave them their final name aston Martin. world<br />
war one brought the project to a halt and it then<br />
passed into the hands of various men whose skills<br />
and luck were of fundamental importance in creating<br />
- both on the race track and the road - the<br />
modern day legend. the oldest surviving model is<br />
an a3 from 1921. and these were present at the<br />
london event alongside Vanquish Volante, the<br />
zagato and bertone concepts and everything in<br />
between representing the around 65 thousand<br />
cars built over aston Martin’s 100 year history.<br />
www.astonmartin.com<br />
on these pages,<br />
a Few iMages oF aston<br />
Martin’s 100th birthday<br />
Celebrations at lonDon’s<br />
KensinGton GarDens<br />
and centenary eDition<br />
vanquish.<br />
all Models to date<br />
were there FroM<br />
the 1921 a3 onwards.<br />
2<strong>07</strong>
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