One of two 1964 Aston Martin DB5s used in early James Bond films sells for $4.6 million

[Amerigo Vespucci]

James Bond car sells for $4.6 million

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, senior writer

October 27, 2010: 6:09 PM ET

http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/27/autos/bond_car_sale/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin



NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- 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.

The car was used in two of the Bond movies. First for the fast-driving sequences in Goldfinger and later -- after it was equipped with James Bond's famous gadgets -- in Thunderball.

The car has not been substantially altered since then.

[Aristus]

1. Still a spectacular set of wheels after all these years...

:applause: