Aston Martin · 1963–1965
DB5
Manual · RWD · United Kingdom
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£700,000
Half of the 6 sales The Classic Valuer recorded in the last 12 months were between £455,000 and £945,000.
Checked against recent sales on 4 November 2026. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£420,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£700,000
Good usable example
Concours
£1.05m
Show standard
Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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At auction
Results we have recorded from the auction houses’ published results
1964 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible
RM Sotheby's, The London Auction 2026, lot 123 · 31 October 2026 · estimate £375,000–£575,000
Not like for like: coupé value; lot is a convertible.
£522,500
What the sale says about values · How results feed our values
Buyer’s notes
About the Aston Martin DB5
The DB5 replaced the DB4 in 1963 with the all-aluminium six enlarged to 4.0 litres and a ZF five-speed gearbox (some of the first cars kept the David Brown box), with a Borg-Warner automatic as an option. 1,059 were built to 1965. A DB5 was James Bond’s car in Goldfinger in 1964.
What moves the price
- Version: the Vantage-engined cars and the convertibles are separate markets from the standard saloon.
- Structure: the condition of the Superleggera framework and the chassis beneath it.
- History: matching numbers and a documented record of specialist care.
Before you buy, check
- The Superleggera tubing at both ends, the frame behind the bonnet, the sills around the jacking points and the door bottoms.
- Warm oil pressure, blue smoke under acceleration and any sign of oil and water mixing; ask when the timing chain was last replaced.
- Gear selection when warm, which can point to worn synchromesh, and the car’s numbers against the records.
Facts checked against: Wikipedia · dkeng.co.uk · autocade.net · classicandsportscar.com · magnetomagazine.com
Vehicle data
Specifications
1963–1965
Performance
Production
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Aston Martin DB5: value questions answered
- How much is a Aston Martin DB5 worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Aston Martin DB5 is worth around £700,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £420,000, and a concours-quality example around £1.05m. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one DB5 worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
- Is the DB5 I'm looking at fairly priced?
- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
- How many DB5 cars were built?
- Around 1,059 were built, by our production records.
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