Aston Martin

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Goldfinger, the most iconic Bond film and still often used as a benchmark for the series. To celebrate the film’s half centenary The James Bond Dossier is dedicating September to a series of articles about the third 007 adventure. The third 007 outing premiered in at the Odeon Leicester Square […]

Mattel is to launch a number of premium Hot Wheels cars and has revealed plans at prior to the launch at Comic Con next month. Everyone remembers playing with these cars with the bright orange track as a kid, but these new cars seem to be aimed firmly at collectors; the Aston Martin DB5 from […]

After a successful two year run at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu March saw the “Bond In Motion” exhibition move to the London Film Museum at Covent Garden. Here we take a look at what to expect. The official launch party for “Bond In Motion” was attended by various luminaries of the Bond world including stunt director […]

Speaking at the launch of the Bond In Motion exhibition in London yesterday, Michael G Wilson told reporters from ITN that Bond 24 would feature a new Aston Martin: “The next film, by the way, we’re going to have a new Aston – people haven’t seen.” Presumably that means a new, as yet unreleased model […]

Last year I wrote a post in which I proposed seven ideal gift ideas for James Bond fans, and with Christmas once again approaching I’ve decided to revisit the idea. While last year’s post focused on gifts costing less than £80, this year’s ideas are not capped and centred upon lifestyle and experiences. Breakfast at the […]

Six gold coloured Corgi Aston Martins that were recently unearthed in their original packing were sold at auction for £5,500. The cars should have been sold in the 1960s following the release of Goldfinger, but instead the salesman hung into them. The are wrapped together in cellophane, the fact of them being in an unopened […]

The Telegraph visited the display of 100 Aston Martin cars in an exhibition celebrating the centenary of the company at Kensington Gardens in London recently. The opinions expressed in the article are those of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the website owner.

Daniel Craig made a surprise appearance at the Nurburgring at the weekend where he drove the Skyfall Aston Martin DB5 on a lap to celebrate Aston Martin’s centenary. Craig reportedly climbed into the DB5, with licence plate BMT 216A, after arriving by helicopter and joined a parade of 100 Aston Martins for a lap of […]

An Aston Martin DB5 equipped with hidden machine guns, revolving number plates and a rear bullet reflector among it additional extras went on sale recently for £3 million. The car was supplied to the film makers to promote Thunderball (and equipped with some of the Goldfinger gadgets) but was never seen on screen. The price […]

Bond fans heading for the LA Auto Show are in for a treat as a replica of the Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger that includes all the gadgets will be on display. According to Crave Online, the replica is actually a reverse engineered DB6 created by Los Angeles-based dealer Galpin Aston Martin. The Crave Online article […]