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Performance & Prestige: A History of Aston Martin
Over 112 years of Aston Martin excellence, from racing heritage to modern hypercars, including the DB5 of James Bond fame.
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The James Bond DB5 here is a stunt double. Aston Martin built it for No Time to Die in 2021 from scans of a period car, with hand-built carbon fibre bodywork on a spaceframe chassis so it could survive high-speed stunts. In a city full of stunt doubles, the most famous car in the room is one too.
This is the Petersen's first Aston Martin show: more than a dozen cars in the Meyers Gallery on the 2nd floor. You start with the 1949 DB2 Prototype, which took a class podium at Le Mans, and move past the Zagato-bodied DB4GT and the wedge-shaped Bulldog to the One-77, the Valkyrie Spider and a track-only motorcycle. The green AMR23 Formula One car sits in the middle of the room.
If Goldfinger is the draw, the DB5 is that 2021 stunt car, not a 1964 original. It's included with museum admission: $52 for adults and $25 for ages 4 to 11, both with the Vault. It closes on 27 February 2027.
Look for
The No Time to Die DB5
A working stunt car built from scans of a period DB5, with a hand-built carbon fibre body made light and tough enough for high-speed filming.
The 1979 Bulldog
Look for William Towns's one-off wedge with power gullwing doors and five hidden headlamps; it was meant to top 200 mph and managed 191.
The 1961 DB4GT Zagato
One of nineteen, with a lighter, more streamlined Italian body by Zagato that used aluminium in place of steel to save 100 pounds.
The AMB 001 motorcycle
The first motorcycle badged as an Aston Martin, built with Brough Superior: a track-only bike in carbon fibre with Brough's first turbocharged engine.
The AMR23 at the centre
The green 2023 Formula One car that Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll drove to eight podiums, its bodywork both matte and reflective under the gallery lights.
Good for
- Nerding Out
- Rainy Days
Skip if
You want the original Goldfinger DB5: the Bond car here is a 2021 stunt replica.
With kids
Tickets for ages 4 to 11 are $25 and include the Vault.
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- Performance & Prestige: A History of Aston MartinCourtesy of Petersen Automotive Museum
- Screenwriting: Takes on LA NoirCourtesy of Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
- Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood IconCourtesy of Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
- Studio Ghiblis PONYOCourtesy of Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
- Petersen Automotive MuseumDavid Zaitz / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Academy Museum of Motion PicturesDowntowngal / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)ArchEyes Magazine / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- Craft ContemporaryPaul Esposito / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain