Production chronology1955–1961
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia infobox ↗7 years
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DB / Model record
DBHBR 5
Production1955–1961
Recorded originFrance
Classpassenger car
Background
The HBR 5 model (1954–1959) was Deutsch and Bonnet's (DB) most successful project, with several hundred of the cars produced until 1959. Another small series of lowered and lightened cars called "Super Rallye" occurred in 1960 and 1961. Around 660 of the Mille Miles, Coach, and HBR 4/5s were built in total. Other sources account for 950 DB coupés, of which nearly all would be HBRs and their Frua-designed predecessors.
Text adapted from “DB HBR 5” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1960
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗1 year