Cars
Brown beats Bond
This article discusses the 1965 and 1966 Aston Martin DB5 and DB6 Shooting Brakes, which were modified versions of the classic DB5 and DB6 cars created by the owner of Aston Martin, David Brown, to accommodate his polo equipment and hunting dogs.
Who could possibly do more than James Bond in an Aston Martin DB5, other than David Brown himself who, at the time, was the owner of the famous English marque? Realizing that he couldn't carry his polo equipment or his hunting dogs, during a board meeting one day he instructed his engineers to create a version that could meet those very needs.
Who doesn't recognize it? James Bond taught us that behind the wheel of this car you can get out of any situation. But... not in this one.
The result was a shooting brake, which, with its slightly truck-like but very aristocratic air, wasn't actually all that creative, despite being developed on the chassis of the DB5, modified from the windshield backwards through a difficult and expensive process.
