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From October 1965 to October 1966, Aston Martin used the last 37 of the Aston Martin DB5 chassis to make another convertible model. These 37 cars were known as "Short Chassis" Volantes and were the first Aston Martins to carry the 'Volante' name. The "short" came from comparison with the subsequent DB6 which had a longer chassis, although when ...
Aston Martin DB5: James Bond The right-hand drive gadget-filled Aston Martin DB5 inexplicably returned in 2012's Skyfall. Two gadgets are shown on this vehicle, the ejector seat and two front-firing machine guns. This is the first time machine guns have been used in action since 1964's Goldfinger. This car is destroyed in the climactic battle ...
The car is the same model that Connery used in the 1964 James Bond hit "Goldfinger." Sean Connery's 1964 Aston Martin up for auction [Video] Skip to main content
Also in July, a Lego version of James Bond's DB5 car was put on sale, [206] and an Aston Martin-branded watch was released in collaboration with TAG Heuer. [207] In October 2018, Aston Martin announced it was opening a design and brand studio in Shanghai. [208]
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1962 Aston Martin DB4 Convertible. A convertible was introduced in October 1961. [7] It featured in-house styling similar to the Touring saloon, and an extremely rare factory hardtop was also available. In total, 70 DB4 convertibles were made from a total DB4 production run of 1,110 cars.
The car is a cross between the DB5 (same chassis) and DB6 (bumpers, rear church/TR4 lights, oil cooler, leather stitching), but is closer to being a DB5. Only 37 cars were ever built, being constructed on the last DB5 chassis', between October 1965 and October 1966. Calling it a "Short Chassis" is a bit of a misnomer; it is a unique Aston model.
Based on the Aston Martin DB4, it was David Brown's attempt to revive the Lagonda marque which he had purchased in 1948 and not used since the 3.0 litre cars of the 1950s stopped production in 1958. It marked a revival of the Rapide model name which had been used by Lagonda during the 1930s.