It’s the most famous movie car on the planet, an icon of masculine cool, and one of the most stylish set of wheels ever assembled – and it’s been sitting in some clown’s garage in Philadelphia for the past 41 years. James Bond’s Aston Martin, the exact 1964 DB5 used in Goldfinger and Thunderball, fitted out with all the coolest Q Branch gadgets, is being put up for sale for the first time in history. And if you’ve got at least $5 million burning a hole in your pocket you might have a shot at it during RM Auctions’ Automobiles of London sale in October, but we would not be surprised to see it bring in double that amount.
One of only two cars made for the 007 movies, this is the only surviving model. Collector Jerry Lee acquired it from Aston Martin in 1969. In case it’s been a while since you’ve seen the Sean Connery classics, here’s a refresher on the gadgetry ordered up by Oscar-award-winning special effects expert John Stears: machine guns, bullet-proof shield, revolving number plates, tracking device, removable roof panel, oil slick sprayer, nail spreader and smoke screen, all controlled from factory installed toggles and switches hidden in the center arm-rest.
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