THE CAR MADE FAMOUS BY JAMES BOND The James Bond Novels made use of Martinis (shaken not stirred) sexy ladies and fast cars in creating Ian Fleming’s larger than life hero. None more famous was the Aston Martin DB5 that was featured in Eon Production’s “Goldfinger” in 1964. The movie made use of the original […]
In ten days time the Bonhams “Aston Martin” Auction takes place (19th May 2019). You can fly to the UK to see the collection before making your bid or you can register and bid on line. There’s a whole list of items up for auction including autographed pics of “James Bond” with his Aston Martin. […]
MADE FAMOUS BY BOND, JAMES BOND Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. These two gentlemen had been selling Singer Motorcars before deciding to build their own car. Their first car was built from a four-cylinder Coventry-Simplex engine to the chassis of a 1908 Isotta Fraschini. Over the years two […]