Wednesday, October 27, 2010

My Bid Was Slightly Under the Winner's

James Bond's DB5 Sells for 2.9 Million Pounds: "An Aston Martin driven by Sean Connery in the James Bond movie 'Goldfinger' sold for 2.9 million pounds ($4.6 million) at a London auction today.

The 1964 silver DB5, also used in 'Thunderball,' is the most famous of 007's vehicles and has twin machine guns, revolving number plates, a bullet-proof shield and an ejector seat. Its sale price included 12 percent auction fees. The price was below the car's presale minimum estimate of 3.5 million pounds at hammer price. Its top estimate was $10 million. The buyer was identified by dealers as an Ohio-based collector, Harry Yeaggy."

2 comments:

iasa said...

How much just to sit in it? I got a dollar.

Benjie said...

I saw the announcement before the auction, and lamented that I didn't have time to get in on the bid.