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James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 sold at auction for £3 million in London last night.
The winning bid came from American businessman Harry Yeaggy, who now becomes only the second private owner of the 1964 Aston, the first being Philadelphia radio broadcaster Jerry Lee.
Lee originally bought the 1964 Aston for $12,000 in 1969, and last night made quite a lot more as the final bid ratcheted up to £2,912,000.
Mr Yeaggy plans to display the precious Aston in his private car museum in Ohio, while Lee will plough the proceeds of the sale into his charity, the Jerry Lee Foundation.
Don't forget Top Gear fans, this car features the full complement of Q gadgets and is a star of Goldfinger and Thunderball, having been hustled under the hairy digits of Sean Connery himself.
And if you think buying Bond's actual DB5 automatically grants you a golden suit, you're not far off. The winning bidder gets a bespoke Saville Row suit made from special 'Vanquish II' fabric with solid gold thread, along with a seven-night stay for ten guests at Bond creator Ian Fleming's GoldenEye resort in Jamaica; the very resort where the ex-WW2 intelligence officer created the world's most famous spy.
Lee and Yeaggy aren't the only ones to have piloted Connery's DB5 however. Oh no sir, Top Gear splashed on some Old Spice and sunk into the Aston's Very Old Leather to take it for a spin. Click here to find out what happened.
Gutted you missed out on a world-famous Aston? Well, you could have another, erm, quite famous Aston, for a lot less. The last ever Aston Martin Vanquish 'Ultimate' - 50 of 50 - is being sold on behalf of Aston Martin by dealer JCT600 for £199,995. Sell that kidney. Sell it...
Bond’s DB5 sells for £3 million
The world’s most famous film car - the one Sean Connery actually drove - has sold at a London auction
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Jake1-77 commented on this article
at 11:18 am on 28 October 2010
A lot of money... but probably worth it!
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InnerGearHead commented on this article
at 11:41 am on 28 October 2010
Drat! Somehow I knew my bid of £2,911,999 was not quite enough... :-)
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Enzo3185 commented on this article
at 04:14 pm on 28 October 2010
astonishing, and it worths it, sorry that my offer of $2,911,000 was only the third best... hahahaha
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davethestig commented on this article
at 08:29 pm on 28 October 2010
whoever you are matey boy... you now own a piece of automotive history..it dont get much better....you lucky , jammy sod....i thought it would go for much more than that....i was thinking more than 10 million... a bargain, a snip, if only i had the money.....ahh ,just have to look at my corgi model....c ya
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magpie4 commented on this article
at 06:28 pm on 03 November 2010
when they were using this car, What were they thinking! the number plate is basically telling enemys to blow this thing up...
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