James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 Hardcover – September 28, 2021 by Simon Hugo , Will Lawrence

Description

Author: Hugo Simon

Brand: Hero Collector

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Media tie-in

Package Dimensions: 29x320x2330

Number Of Pages: 264

Release Date: 28-09-2021

Details: Product Description

Daniel Craig contributed the foreword to this deluxe book that – in words and stunning photos – tells the history of 007’s Aston Martin DB5.

James Bond first took the wheel of the DB5 in
Goldfinger (1963), redefining the action movie forever, and setting a standard for everything that followed. Over the ensuing decades, the Bond-Aston Martin association has only grown stronger. They’re the perfect match: understated, stylish, powerful, and not to be underestimated. This book spans that… bond, starting in 1963, when the DB5 was brand-new, to the upcoming 25th Bond film,
No Time to Die, with the DB5 again taking center stage. EON and Aston Martin provided author Simon Hugo unprecedented access to their official archives, enabling Hugo to present the DB5’s inside story and complement it with original production artwork, film storyboards, and exclusive photography.

This deluxe coffee-table book measures 11”x12 ½” and is packed with full-page, high-quality photographs, including multiple shots illustrating the DB5’s appearance in
No Time to Die, making it the ideal gift for James Bond fans.

Review

From the back cover:When 007 first took control of the DB5 in
Goldfinger it redefined the action movie forever, setting a standard for everything that came afterwards.

Over the decades that have followed, Bond’s association with Aston Martin has only grown stronger. Bond and the DB5 are the perfect match: understated, stylish, and powerful. This book is the official story of their relationship, from it beginning in 1963, when the DB5 was brand new, to the 25th Bond film
No Time to Die, in which the DB5 once again takes center stage.

This book draws on EON’s and Aston Martin’s official archives to present the inside story of the DB5, and includes original production artwork, film storyboards, and exclusive photography.

About the Author

Simon Hugo is a freelance writer and editor specializing in pop culture and top brands, in particular film and television on which he has written widely. Simon is also the author of several books about
LEGO.

Will Lawrence is a freelance writer and a contributing editor on the film magazine
Empire. He has written for many international newspapers, websites and magazines. He writes extensively on the Bond series, has worked closely with Eon Productions on all the Daniel Craig films, and authored the book
Blood, Sweat and Bond: Behind the Scenes of Spectre.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

ASTON MARTIN

ON THE ROAD TO BOND
JUST LIKE JAMES BOND HIMSELF, Aston Martin was born out of a spirit of adventure and a taste for the finer things in life. Its story began in 1912, when record-breaking cyclist and amateur racing driver Lionel Martin went into business selling cars with an engineer called Robert Bamford. By 1914, Martin had a plan to design and build quality sports cars for gentleman racers such as himself, and he formed the name Aston-Martin (with a hyphen) from his own moniker and that of Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire, where he had recently won a gruelling hill race.

By the 1920s, Martin and Bamford were producing small numbers of cars to order in London andAston-Martins were beginning to make their mark in competition, attracting attention at the Brooklands motor racing circuit in Surrey and at the French Grand Prix in Strasbourg. Despite good sales in 1924 and 1925, Bamford and Martin went into Receivership in 1926 and the company and brand name were purchased by engine manufacturers Renwick & Bertellito to form a new company called Aston Martin Motors.The successful racing driver and engineer Augustus Cesare Bertelli steered its designs in a new direction, and in 1927 the company launched the Aston-Martin 1.5 Litre, built in Feltham. Middlesex.

The new car and its follow-up International model quickly gained a reputation for quality and speed, but in the face of a global recession the company found itself in financial difficulty. Th