Aston Martin has conjured exotic images of the the fast lifestyle led by 007 ever since the DB5 first appeared in a bond movie back in 1956

Starting in 1965 with the DB5 in “Goldfinger,” Aston Martin has been linked at the tuxedoed hip with James Bond; gadget-packed Astons have been driven by Connery, Lazenby, Dalton, Brosnan and Craig.

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Mr Dunn, who is an Aston Martin engineer and not a stuntman, suffered only minor injuries and was able to kick his way out of the car and swim to the surface when the £134,000 Aston Martin DBS when it skidded off the road and plunged into the icy waters at high speed.

The DBS is the car which made a fleeting but record-breaking appearance in the past 007 film, Casino Royale in 2006. The production version made its global debut at the famed Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach in California last year.