12 cars were originally fitted with a factory Vantage engine, and at least one further convertible was subsequently factory-fitted with a DB6 specification Vantage engine. Originally only 19 of the 123 DB5 Convertibles made were left-hand drive.
The convertible model was offered from 1963 to 1965. ġ23 convertible DB5s were produced (also with bodies by Touring), though they did not use the 'Volante' name until 1965. The automatic option was changed to the Borg-Warner Model 8 shortly before the DB6 replaced the DB5. A three-speed Borg-Warner DG automatic transmission was also available.
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At the beginning, the original four-speed manual gearbox (with optional overdrive) was standard fitment, but it was soon dropped in favour of the ZF five-speed box. Like the DB4, the DB5 had a live rear axle. The boot lids differed slightly between the DB4 mark 5 and the DB5. All models had two doors and 2+2 seating configuration.
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Standard equipment on the DB5 included reclining seats, wool pile carpets, electric windows, twin fuel tanks, chrome wire wheels, oil cooler, magnesium-alloy body built to Superleggera patent technique, full leather trim in the cabin and a fire extinguisher. It became the standard Aston Martin power unit with the launch in September 1963 of the DB5. This engine, producing 282 bhp (210 kW), which propelled the car to 145 mph (233 km/h), was available in the Vantage (high powered) version of the DB4 from March 1962. The principal differences between the DB4 Series V and the DB5 are the all-aluminium engine, enlarged from 3.7 litres to 4.0 litres a new ZF five-speed transmission which was more robust than the earlier David Brown unit (except for some of the very first DB5s) and three SU carburettors. In 2013, the car featured on a "British Auto Legends" postage stamp issued by the Royal Mail. It was first driven by the fictional spy in the film Goldfinger (1964). The DB5 is best-known for its role in the James Bond films. The "DB" designation is from the initials of David Brown who built up the company from 1947 onwards. Originally produced from 1963 to 1965, the DB5 was an evolution of the final series of DB4. The Aston Martin DB5 is a British grand tourer (GT) produced by Aston Martin and designed by Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera.
1963–1965 (1,059 units), 2020- (25 units) įederico Formenti at Carrozzeria Touring Superleggeraĥ-speed ZF box or optional BorgWarner 3-speed automatic
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