What may be the one and last true James Bond 1964 Aston Martin DB5 has sold at auction. After being taken in from Jerry Lee and given a mild restoration, this Aston was one of two cars actually used in filming Goldfinger and Thunderball.
This is the real deal and it's gone.
We originally alerted Spies to the ultimate spy machine hitting the auction block in late August. Although some estimates were as high as $10 million smackers, the DB5 came up with $4.6 million buckaroos.
A 1964 Aston Martin used in early James Bond films sold for 4.6 million dollars at a London auction Wednesday.
This car was one of only two fully-equipped 1964 Aston Martin DB5s actually used in the early Bond films.
In this case, "fully equipped" includes features you don't see on most cars. Among the options included on this model: 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...
[Source: CNN Money]
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