Aston Martin
DB5 DB5/1486/R "FMP 7B" (Goldfinger / Thunderball film car)

Why it matters

Chassis 1486/R is one of three surviving cars from the four DB5s built to Goldfinger specification. RM Sotheby's describes it as the car that was originally unmodified and used for the driving sequences, with gadgets added later, unlike the Eon promotional cars that were built with gadgetry from new.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

For Goldfinger, producers wanted two near-identical DB5s: one lightweight and fast for stunt and chase sequences, and one fitted with Q Branch modifications for interior shots and close-ups. Aston Martin loaned two cars for filming. The gadget car, the DB5 prototype DP/216/1, carried the Snow Shadow Grey paint and the gadgets.

RM Sotheby's catalogue for another surviving car, DB5/2008/R, states that 1486/R is the survivor that was originally unmodified for driving sequences, with its gadgets added later. The cached pages give no further detail on 1486/R itself, including its registration FMP 7B.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

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Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   1965 Aston Martin DB5 'Bond Car' (chassis DB5/2008/R), Monterey 2019, lot 50 Level C RM Sotheby's · 2019

   • narrowing the number of surviving examples to just three cars
   • one car (chassis no. 1486/R) was originally unmodified

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   RM Auctions to offer 1965 Aston Martin DB5 – the James Bond car used in Goldfinger and Thunderball Level D

   • DB5s used on screen in Goldfinger and Thunderball (this car and prototype DP/2161/1)

   Accessed 2026-11-12