Photo: Aston Martin
A few weeks ago, Aston Martin announced a unique auction that would be held by Christie’s auction house to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the James Bond movie, Goldfinger, which was the first Bond movie to feature an Aston Martin. The highlight of this auction was a 1:3 scale Aston Martin DB5 plated in 24-carat gold, which ended up selling for £55,000 (about $90,000 USD).
Like the prop version of the DB5 used in the most recent Bond movie, Skyfall, this one-off model was created using a 3D scan of a full-scale DB5. As if having a mammoth scale Aston Martin covered completely in gold isn’t unique enough, this car also has a remote control that can operate machine guns, shields and the revolving license plate.
This model was finished off with the signature of Sir Ken Adam (shown above), who was responsible for creating all of the Q modifications for the Bond car used by Sean Connery in 1964’s Goldfinger. Original estimates expected this gold DB5 model to fetch between £40,000 and £60,000 ($66,000 to $100,000 USD), and it didn’t disappoint.
Not surprisingly, the winning buyer is a car collector and a James Bond fan, and he was quoted as saying: "I saw it at Goodwood this weekend and said 'I'll be having that!'. I am a Bond man, the first movie I saw was Thunderball and I was more than happy to support this worthy cause."
The special auction consisted solely of Bond-related auction items including a Goldfinger Seamaster Aqua Terra wristwatch that sold for £70,000 (around $114,000 USD), which far exceed its pre-auction estimate of between £8,000 and £12,000 ($13,000 and $20,000 USD). In total, the auction house raised £136,800, which is just slightly less than $224,000. All of the auction proceeds benefited the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).
This model was finished off with the signature of Sir Ken Adam (shown above), who was responsible for creating all of the Q modifications for the Bond car used by Sean Connery in 1964’s Goldfinger. Original estimates expected this gold DB5 model to fetch between £40,000 and £60,000 ($66,000 to $100,000 USD), and it didn’t disappoint.
Not surprisingly, the winning buyer is a car collector and a James Bond fan, and he was quoted as saying: "I saw it at Goodwood this weekend and said 'I'll be having that!'. I am a Bond man, the first movie I saw was Thunderball and I was more than happy to support this worthy cause."
The special auction consisted solely of Bond-related auction items including a Goldfinger Seamaster Aqua Terra wristwatch that sold for £70,000 (around $114,000 USD), which far exceed its pre-auction estimate of between £8,000 and £12,000 ($13,000 and $20,000 USD). In total, the auction house raised £136,800, which is just slightly less than $224,000. All of the auction proceeds benefited the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).
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