Rightly considered a supercar in its day, Aston Martin’s DB5 is arguably the first vehicle to attain superstar status as well, thanks to playing the sidekick of covert operative James Bond in the 1964 film Goldfinger. It’s a model that, in automotive terms, refines the stylistic conventions of the 1950s while perfectly complementing Britain’s edgier Mod ethos of the subsequent decade.
Unlike the actors from that era, however, the DB5 has defied age and maintained its…

