James Bond's DB5
RM Auctions, in association with Sotherby’s, is marketing ‘the World’s Most Famous Car’ – James Bond’s DB5 fully loaded with all his fabulous gadgets.
This car is one of the two original 007 DB5s as featured on screen with Sean Connery, but it is the only one still in existence. The car will be going under the hammer at the annual ‘Automobiles of London’ event at the Battersea Evolution venue. It is the first time in its history that it has come onto the market.
Originally loaned to EON Productions for the filming of two Bond movies, the DB5 was returned to Aston Martin Lagonda before being sold to Mr. Jerry Lee in 1969 – for $12,000. It has remained in his sole possession until now and covered just 30,000 miles.
Complete with machine guns, bullet-proof shield, revolving number plates, tracking device, removable roof panel, oil-slick sprayer, nail-dropper and smokescreen – this car is surely every little (and big) boys dream car…
RM Auctions are anticipating this car to raise a great deal of interest and fully expect it to exceed their estimate. And what would that be? A cool $5m. I for one will be doing the Lotto this weekend.
London, 2nd December 2009
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