This is a new one on me: a fiberglass kit car – in pieces – for an Aston Martin DB5. When you come across a replica of a sought-after sports or classic car that you don’t see every day, something happens: namely, you assume it must be pretty decent since it’s not nearly the same as seeing yet another replica of a Ferrari F40 or a Lamborghini Countach get rolled out by some backwater outfit that let loose with a Beetle chassis and some fiberglass fumes. This Aston kit was supposedly made using the molds from movie car production, at least according to the listing here on Facebook Marketplace.
There’s shockingly little information out there about which company builds a replica of the Aston Martin DB5 using original molds from the movies. That detail from the listing intrigued me, as one of Daniel Craig’s more memorable scenes with the classic DB5 is in the movie, No Time To Die which featured a replica of the classic Aston that was powered by BMW’s impressive S54 engine. However, those cars were actually built by Aston itself, representing a truly impressive commitment on the filmmaker’s part to getting the details right. This car shown above is yet another example of a replica, which was bid to over $175,000 on Bring A Trailer.
Obviously, since the seller is asking $25,000, the car on BaT was not the same as what’s shown here on Facebook. I did find a reference to a kit on the website Kitcarik.com, which provided these photos. This looks a bit dodgy, but it could be a result of the Porsche 996 twist-style wheels in the top two photos. There’s really no useful information on this website, either, or any easy way to discern if that car is the same as what our Facebook seller in Wyoming, PA has up for grabs.
This is the only other photo the seller includes, which is obviously a property finished DB5. The listing notes that the fiberglass kit rides on a BMW Z3 or Z8 chassis, and one of those is far easier to get a hold of than the other. The seller has had this pile of fiberglass for sale for some time, and if it’s a truly sound kit, then it’s a shame no one has snatched it up. DB5s aren’t cheap to buy, and as one of the most beautiful and recognized Astons of all time, it’d be fine with me to see more replicas running around. Does anyone know who makes this fiberglass DB5 kit?
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Interesting start!! You are still going to need deep, deep pockets to try to build anything around it! Good luck! I am not in the DB monetary class so I don’t have the interest in delving into a project like this although I have built a few kit cars………