Trivia: James Bond and Aston Martin

Many of the James Bond films featured an Aston Martin sharing the limelight with the suave British secret agent,

Question:

Was was Bond's first Aston Martin?

Answer:

Bamford & Martin





According to commanderbond.net:

"in SilverFin, the first Young Bond novel by Charlie Higson, we discover that 13-year-old James Bond learned to drive his uncle’s 1.5 Liter Bamford & Martin Sidevalue Short Chassis Tourer. Fans will be interested to learn that Bamford & Martin went on to become Aston Martin, the car company most associated with the cinematic James Bond."



sotsyndicate.com says:

"In 1959, Ian Fleming put his super spy James Bond in an Aston Martin DB Mark III. When it was made into a movie in 1964, Bond drove an updated, supersleek silver Aston Martin DB5 (complete with machine gun, passenger ejector seat, and revolving number plates!)."



Sean Connery (as James Bond) poses with his Aston Martin DB5 in Goldfinger




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