The Aston Martin DB5 driven by Sean Connery in James Bond movies �Goldfinger� and �Thunderball� is ready to go on sale this month. It will be auctioned in London at an expected price of USD four to five million. The car has a truck load of features not found in any other cars including revolving number plates, ejector seats, nail spreader, etc. The car is also equipped with machine guns, bullet-proof shield, tracking device, removable roof panel, oil slick sprayer and smoke screen, all controlled by "toggles and switches hidden in the centre arm-rest.
�This authentic Bond movie car is factory-fitted with the full complement of operational 'Q-Branch' gadgets," said RM Auctions ahead of the sale in London. The model is currently owned by Jerry Lee, resident of Pennsylvania, US who purchased it in 1969 at a price of USD 12,000. He intends to sell the car now to raise money for his charitable trust.
The successful bidder will also be entitled to a stay at the GoldenEye resort in Jamaica, the original Caribbean estate of Fleming, worth some 40,000 pounds, and a custom-made suit woven with gold thread made by the tailors who dressed Connery as Bond.
Source: CarTradeIndia.com
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