View of the front of the Goldfinger Aston Martin DB5 Continuation Car, showing the front Machine Guns and Revolving Number Plate, at the 2020 London Classic Car Show
This year’s show treated customers to a brand-new curated feature – Car Stories. The Car Stories stage celebrated nine of the world’s most iconic and interesting cars, all with an incredible story to tell and hosted by motoring expert Max Girardo. Throughout the weekend, the Car Stories Stage welcomed personalities from the industry, including designers, racing drivers and owners, delving into the rich history of these special vehicles with the help of those that know them best. The Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger Continuation with Paul Spires Paul Spires, from Aston Works is the man behind the ‘Continuation’ phenomenon, and he joined us on the Car Stories stage, to share the passion and drive that lead to the creation of two breath-taking Aston Martin to a unqiue collaboration between Aston Martin and EON Productions – the company behind the James Bond film phenomenon – the iconic Aston Martin DB5 made famous in Goldfinger is back. Just 25 Goldfinger DB5 Continuation cars will be built this year, based on James Bond’s legendary car from 1964. Spires delved into the car’s past and revealed how some of the new car’s functioning gadgets, including revolving number plates, were developed alongside Chris Corbould OBE, special effects supervisor from the James Bond films.
Size: 4604px × 3744px
Location: Olympia Exhibition Centre, West Kensington, London, W1
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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