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[Geoffrey]

James Bond’s 1964 Aston Martin DB5 sells for $4.6 million
Posted: Oct 27, 2010
Filed under: Aston Martin, Industry News

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1964 Aston Martin DB5

A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 sold for $4.6 million at a London auction on Wednesday. Normally such a car doesn’t fetch such a high price, but this one is unique; it was driven on screen by Sir Sean Connery as he portrayed British super-spy James Bond in the movies Goldfinger and Thunderball. Having the history that it does, this car came equipped with a ton of unconventional options for the new owner including; guns that poke out through the taillights, a license plate that rotates to show different sets of numbers and a removable roof panel to allow easy egress for a passenger in the ejector seat.

By today’s standards, a 282-horsepower engine in a car that reaches 60 mph in 7.1 seconds with a top speed of 145 miles is far from impressive. Back in 1964 however, those were decent specs. The car was purchased in 1964 by Philadelphia radio executive Jerry Lee who has owned the car since. The car has spent most of it’s life in storage, and has about 30,000 miles on it. Many mechanical components have been restored by RM Auctions.

One other 1964 DB5 was used in filming, but it was stolen in 1997 and is believed to have been destroyed.

- By: Stephen Calogera

Source: CNNMoney
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[aikiman44]

I saw one of the Bond DB5's, which was on display at the '64 NY World's Fair.
And here's one that was on display 2 years ago at a Chuck Barris/Hollywood Car show.




And I flipped the Omega.

[hazmatman]

That is a pretty sweet ride even if it is a bit of a slug by today's standards.

Of course, if you've got scads of cash you can make it better...I mean LOTS of money. Remember just buying an original vintage sports car in running condition can be VERY expensive. And having been the victim of attempting to drive a vintage car daily, you will be very unhappy AND poor AND stranded on the side of the road.

I wish I had pictures of my disappointed face as I sat on the side of the highway with one of my old Corvettes, or my Triumph, MG, the list goes on & on, or even my old FJ40 which once ate itself when the oil pump failed on the way to work in DC and I went from around 60-70psi to ZERO while driving at 65mph...which is screaming for the old FJ...and with the top down, all that road/wind/engine noise is the reason why I didn't notice the pressure loss until the power started coming off. I immediately took her out of gear but the damage was done. $$$$$$ dingdingdingding

Cool ride that DB. Will look good sitting somewhere in a temp-controlled environment being wiped down by people dressed in silk covered hermetically sealed suits to prevent scratching the paint or allowing their breath to age the leather interior.

[TLgdeL]

Here's the washpost article with some pics.



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