It’s going to be a while until the next James Bond movie comes out—and who knows if he’ll still be in an Aston Martin when it does? After the corporate shuffle between 1989’s “License to Kill” and 1995’s “Goldeneye,” 007 was a BMW driver until 1999’s “The World is Not Enough.” The good news is that you can get an eyeful of these British performance cars at the Petersen Automotive Museum’s newest exhibit, Performance & Prestige: A History of Aston Martin starting October 30.
If you attend the opening night of the exhibit, you’ll experience “a refined evening featuring complimentary wine, curated selection of craft beer, and elegant light fare. As you explore the gallery, you’ll be among the very first to view an extraordinary collection of legendary Aston Martin vehicles, each representing a chapter in the brand’s storied legacy.”
One of those vehicles will be the 1961 DB4 GT Zagato. As for the others, it’s unclear, but there may be clues about what they’ll be. On the main page for the exhibit, the Petersen mentions models such as the DB4GT, DB3S, Vulcan, DB5, and Valkyrie. One picture shows the One-77, which had a 7.3-liter V12 and a top speed of 220 mph, making it the fastest-ever Aston up to that point (2009). Perhaps that, a Valhalla, or the recently announced DB12 S will be part of the exhibit.
Tickets for Performance & Prestige: A History of Aston Martin are $50, but members of the Petersen Automotive Museum pay only $29. We’d gladly pay those prices to see a new James Bond movie with an Aston right now.
