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1964' Aston Martin DB5
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£350,000Publicado 24 octubre 2026ID: m9P6d6
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- Cheshire
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Information from the owner
Carrocería: Coche deportivo
Edad: 62 años
Combustible: Gasolina
Transmisión: Manual
Color exterior: Rojo
Comentarios del vendedor sobre 1964' Aston Martin DB5
Sandown Park | Esher, Surrey Viewing: Wed 9th December from 12pm Auction Thursday, December 10th: From 12:00pm (Noon) Location: Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey KT10 9AJ UK Registration No: EKX 775B Chassis No: DB5/ 1798/ R MOT: Exempt 1 of just 898 DB5 Sports Saloons produced First owned by the former British Intelligence Officer P. H. Manners Wood Esq Matching numbers example, featuring the preferred ZF five-speed (S5/ 325) manual gearbox Acquired by the vendor in 1970, and just two previous keepers Notably original, retaining all its factory coachwork and original interior, and 94, 000 miles from new Accompanied to sale by the original green logbook, factory build sheet, and Heritage Certificate Arguably the greatest piece of product placement in cinematic history, the DB5’s starring role in Goldfinger did more for Aston Martin’s profile than winning the 1959 Le Mans 24-hours or securing that year’s World Sportscar Championship! Unfortunately, the marque’s products were too expensive for its newfound James Bond ‘007’ kudos to translate into a significant sales jump. A case of evolution rather than revolution, the DB5 was still deemed a significant step forward when it took to the stage in 1963. Enlarged to 4-litres and fed via triple SU carburettors, the newcomer’s Tadek Merak designed DOHC straight-six engine was quoted as developing 282bhp / 288lbft. Initially allied to four-speed manual plus overdrive transmission, a slicker ZF five-speed manual gearbox soon became standard fitment (though, automatic transmission was an option). Found capable of almost 150mph and 0-60mph in little more than seven seconds, the Fixed Head was faster and more luxurious than its predecessor. A such, it boasted an alternator (rather than a dynamo), reclining seats, pile carpets, electric windows, tinted glass and a four silencer exhaust system. Bodied in aluminium over a latticework of steel tubes attached to a platform chassis, the nominal four-seater was handbuilt. A total of just 898 DB5s are understood to have been produced at Newport Pagnell before the model was replaced by the altogether larger, Kamm-tailed DB6 in late 1965. James Bond ‘007’ was not the only British Intelligence Officer to take delivery of an Aston Martin DB5 during 1964 (the year that Goldfinger came out). The first owner of chassis DB5/ 1798/ R was Peter Hugh Manners Wood Esq who had served in Section 3A of Hut 3 at Bletchley Park during World War Two. Responsible for interpreting decoded Enigma messages relating to the Luftwaffe, the so-called ‘Air Ultra Intelligence’ packages that he and his colleagues produced were credited by General Dwight D. Eisenhower with “saving thousands of British and American lives and, in no small way, contributing to the speed with which the enemy was routed and eventually forced to surrender”. Coincidentally, the Manners Wood family also hosted numerous evacuees during the conflict at their Coombe End estate as part of ‘Operation Pied Piper’. Finished in Autumn Gold with Beige leather upholstery, the Aston Martin was completed on November 19th 1964 and dispatched to the Eton Motor Group Limited of Slough six days later. First registered as ‘EKX 775B’ on December 3rd 1964, the DB5 pleasingly retains its original green logbook which records Felix Gerhard Braun Esq becoming its second keeper on May 31st 1968. A car importer based in Whyteleafe, Surrey, Mr Braun owned the Coupe for a little over eighteen months. Serving with the British Army’s Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) prior to becoming a motor trader, the vendor was in the habit of scouring the Manchester Evening News for stock when he spotted an advertisement for chassis DB5/ 1798/ R. An invoice on file from Wellington Garage of Oldham shows that he part-exchanged a 1966 Jaguar S-Type 3. 4 Litre to become only the third custodian of ‘EKX 775B’ on January 21st 1970. Aged just thirty-seven at the time, the seller repainted the four-seater Red and pressed it into everyday service over the next four years. Stored off the road from 1974 – 2000, the DB5 was initially displayed in the vendor’s showroom before relocating to a heated garage at his home. Treated to a bare metal repaint in 2000 which reportedly revealed no structural corrosion whatsoever, with the Coupe still understood to have never seen a welder in its life! During this time, the Aston also underwent a thorough recommissioning ahead of its return to the road. Attention was paid to the suspension, brakes, clutch, ignition system, carburettors, coolant system and heater control valve. The engine and exhaust mounts were replaced too as were the wire wheels and tyres. Impressivley, the Aston Martin’s interior is understood to be original down to the factory fitted carpets and underfelt! A corollary of such careful, long-term ownership, the Beige leather upholstery has a delightful patina. Warranted to have covered a very modest 94, 000 miles from new with circa 10, 000 of those being accumulated since it...
