James Bond Wiki | by tommyt40 | Fri, Oct 30
Fri, Oct 30
The standard 2002 model Aston Martin Vanquish had a 6.0-Liter 460Bhp V12 engine, and it could accelerate from 0-100Km/h in 4.6 seconds and hit a top speed of 190Mph (306Km/h). Whereas the 2006 Vanquish S and the 40 2007-2008 Vanquish S Ultimate Editions (the latter 40 limited edition cars, e...
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source: James Bond Wiki
Aston Martin DB5No other model is more synonymous with 007, and has appeared in more Bond movies, than the DB5. Always a bit of a Bentley man before Goldfinger, author Ian Fleming thought the Aston Martin a good fit for the agent with his "taste for the good, the fast things of life".
Published Tue, Dec 1
source: tjbd.co.uk
The James Bond Aston Martin DB5 displayed at a car show Few cars get close to the style and class of an Aston Martin, but thanks to its appearance in Goldfinger the DB5 has been elevated to mythical status. The standard DB5 coupe came with a 3,995 cc straight-6 engine with a top speed of 145 [...]
Published Sun, Oct 25
source: tjbd.co.uk
Although the film series has inextricably linked 007 with Aston Martin, in Ian Fleming’s books James Bond’s personal car was always a Bentley, one of three mentioned in the book series. While a Bentley did make its way into the films – a 1939 4-litre Bentley Vanden Plas Tourer is seen at the b...
Published Mon, Oct 5
BBC REPORT FEATURES JAMES BOND COLLECTIBLES 
source: cinemaretro.com
The original gold plated James Bond Aston Martin produced by Corgi in 1965 after the world-wide success of Goldfinger. The car can sell for hundreds of dollars if in the original box. A BBC report sent James Bond toy collector Stuart McKell to a British memorabilia fair where plenty of Bond c...
Published Sun, Jul 26
James Bond inspires new street safe spy car 
source: boxwish.com blog articles
The car is inspired by Bond’s Aston Martin V12 Vanquish from Die Another Day and is equipped with a number of spy essentials. There are red rockets showing through the front grille, a rotating number plate and machine guns protruding from the hood. Naturally, the weaponry is fake, but there...
Published Tue, Mar 31
James Bond Gets Hip to Alt Fuels 
source: Wired News
Our favorite spy spends a fair amount of time in Quantum of Solace behind the wheel of a sexy Aston Martin DBS -- which, as the photo shows, takes a beating -- that produces 510 horsepower, tops out at 191 mph and gets 13 mpg. It continues a fine tradition for Astons that began with the awesome DB...
Published Mon, Nov 17
Bond Week: Official Quantum of Solace Review! 
source: First Showing
Quantum of Solace picks up right after the final scene of Casino Royale takes place, with James Bond (Daniel Craig) on the run (in a beautiful Aston Martin DBS) from henchman who started chasing him after he confronted Mr. White (Jesper Christensen) on the steps of his own home in Italy. From...
Published Tue, Nov 11
We Bond With Quantum of Solace Director Marc Forster 
source: Maxim Articles
The man behind the latest 007 describes his white-knuckle Aston Martin experience, and explains why no man really wants to be Bond. Casino Royale had some big action set pieces, but Quantum of Solace is just action scene after action scene. Was it hard to maintain that pace?No, it was what I w...
Published Thu, Oct 23
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