The 1965 Aston Martin DB5 created to promote the James Bond film Thunderball sold for $6.4 million (about P300 million) at auction.
Though the model was originally created to promote the 1965 James Bond film “Thunderball”, the 1965 Aston Martin DB5, equipped with tools fit for a spy including tire slashers, fake guns and a “bulletproof” screen, never actually appeared on-screen. Despite that, no. 007 vehicle has ever sold for more than this particular DB5. The winning bid totaled $6.4 million (about P300 million).
The 1965 car was up for sale yesterday at a classic car auction in Monterey, California. Not only was this winning bid the highest price ever paid for a “James Bond” car, but also it was the most paid at auction ever, for an Aston Martin DB5.
Of the spy gadgets integrated into the vehicle, all of which are completely operational, the new owner has a tire slasher, rotating license plates, nail spreaders, a “smoke” screen, an oil-slick maker, a pop-up “bulletproof” screen and a pair of fake guns set below the front turn signals that sound realistic gunshots.
The model actually used in “Thunderball” went to auction back in 2010 and only sold for $4.6 million (about P200 million), and that DB5 did not have integrated spy gear until after the fact. HM/JB
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