Aston Martinone of the British brands par excellence, it is said to have had two major clients in history from the second half of the 20th century, and both premium: one is King Charles IIIa true fan of their cars. And the other is none other than James Bond, the character who from the cinema has become the most famous spy in the world. Agent 007 drove his models for nearly six decades, one of which was particularly identified: the DB5.
It is the car he accompanied James Bond since his appearance in 1964, for the film Goldfinger, protagonist Sean Connery. Even then it was filled with gadgets and weapons that the spy used to fight her enemies. The DB5 is such a great emblem of the saga that its presence has persisted over the years, despite being a model of only two years of production and just over a thousand units produced.
A) Yes, one of the replicas of the Aston Martin DB5 which were used in the filming of the last chapter of the James Bond saga, “No time to die” (2021), was the protagonist of the auction that was held on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of agent 007 at the cinema: reached 2.9 million pounds, a figure that is equivalent to about 3.3 million dollars, which will be used for charity.
The competition, organized by the auction house Christie’s and EON, the historic film production house behind the Bond films, was won by an anonymous telephone buyer who reached a figure that surprised even the most optimistic, enthusiastic for the car which reached 2 million pounds (almost 2.5 million dollars).
The car was driven by Daniel Craig in the film that marked his farewell to the sagaafter participating in five 007 films. Aston Martin was part of a batch of 60 collectibles available to the highest bidder between September 15 and October 5, both in person and online. This sale corresponds, specifically, to the 25 auctioned in London on 28 September: on that occasion a total of 6,103,500 pounds was raised, that is about 6,631,453 dollars.
is approx one of eight copies specially prepared by Aston Martin for “No Time to Die”“, And this can be seen in the state of its bodywork, full of bumps, marks and scratches typical of intense shooting, but also by its accessories and peculiarities: the most surprising, the retractable machine guns that hide behind the headlights.
Each of the copies was specially prepared for the role it should have covered, this is the one that starred in the film’s initial chase, in Matera, southern Italy. It ran full throttle through its narrow streets thanks to a modern 3.2-liter 6-cylinder engine paired with a sixth-speed manual gearbox.
And while it was the most expensive, it wasn’t the only Aston Martin to be auctioned at this event: so did, for example, a 1981 V8 Vantage modified to be like the one Timothy Dalton’s Bond drove in ” His Name Is Danger “. (1987). It reached 630,000 pounds, today just over 700,000 dollars.
The third Aston Martin to be present at the meeting was a DB Superleggera 007 Edition, a supercar similar to the 25 that was on sale at the time of the release of the latest Bond film but with the difference that it has the engraved signature of the producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and the actress who drives the car in the film, Lashana Lynch. The hammer fell by 403,200 pounds, about 450 thousand dollars.
James Bond’s Aston Martin: from spy to other spies
Sean Connery had his Aston Martin DB5: it was just sold in August for 2.4 million dollars, a figure lower than that achieved by this replica. Both EON and Christie’s decided to donate 100% of their income from all lots of this auction, and for this they chose around 45 charitable causes that were distributed in the event catalog.
Just as the V8 Vantage will be used to allocate funds to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the fact is that what is collected on time by DB5 will have a particular purpose and almost thematic, because it will be divided into a total of five destinations, some of which are closely linked to the story of James Bond itself.
Part of that money will be donated to The trust of the princethe charity that works with young people and was created today king charles iii of the UK when he was a prince, but another will join the Prince of Wales Charitable Fund (PWCF), which has the same responsibility and supports organizations that help current and former members of UK intelligence agencies.
But that’s not all: in a similar direction, they complete the list three charities that support service members and former members of the British special forces.
“Aston Martin is incredibly proud as a company to be part of the James Bond DNA and we are delighted to celebrate its 60th anniversary with the sale of a truly unique model we created for ‘No Time To Die’,” he said in a Statement by Aston Martin Executive Vice President and Creative Director Marek Reichman.
“It’s great that the sale of this very special machine can now benefit so many good causes we care about, playing our part in the long-standing tradition of the James Bond franchise to support charitable causes.”
Source: Clarin
