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Written by Vijay Pattni
The Aston Martin DB5 used in the promotion of 007 film Thunderball has sold at auction for $6,385,000. Not a bad price for a car that"s never actually been up on the silver screen. But it was officially bought by the company that produces all the James Bond movies, and is indeed equipped with a plethora of functioning Bond-spec gadgets that are still in working order today (they were recommissioned in the last decade). It was sold at RM Sotheby"s Monterey sale, and the lucky new owner will get a proper bit of Bond history. This car started out as a press" car, but was actually equipped by Aston Martin no less with things like tyre slashers, a retractable bulletproof screen, oil-slicks, smoke screen dispensers and a revolving licence plate.
Date written: 16 Aug 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16624
The Aston Martin DB5 used in the promotion of 007 film Thunderball has sold at auction for $6,385,000. Not a bad price for a car that"s never actually been up on the silver screen. But it was officially bought by the company that produces all the James Bond movies, and is indeed equipped with a plethora of functioning Bond-spec gadgets that are still in working order today (they were recommissioned in the last decade). It was sold at RM Sotheby"s Monterey sale, and the lucky new owner will get a proper bit of Bond history. This car started out as a press" car, but was actually equipped by Aston Martin no less with things like tyre slashers, a retractable bulletproof screen, oil-slicks, smoke screen dispensers and a revolving licence plate.
Date written: 16 Aug 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16624
