James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 for $4.1 Million "Auction"

An American businessman bought James Bond's 1964 Aston Martin DB5 was bought at a London auction on Wednesday by American Businessman Yeaggy for 2.9 million pounds ($4.59 million) reports say.

The 1964 Aston Martin DB5 which was driven by Sean Connery as secret agent 007 in Bond Movies "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball" was sold to the American businessman by auctioneers.

The final sale price fell short of the expected five million USD (three million pounds).

Car enthusiast Yeaggy, who works in real estate in the U.S. state of Ohio outbid his sole opponent, a British man, who was also on hand at the auction.

"It's in original condition so that's probably one of the best things about it. It's just like it was when it was in the movie," Yeaggy said.
When asked how he would celebrate the night after now owning a piece of cinema history, Yeaggy said: "We're going to take it out and drive it tonight. We're going to take it on the streets. We got to find somewhere where we can drive it on the right side of the road though."

He added that he plans to put the car in a garage along with his other fleet in a 10000 ft square hangar in central Ohio.

Wednesday's auction marks the first time the silver-coloured car was available to the public to buy.

The car became a sensation following its appearances in the 1960s Bond films.

Previous owner U.S. radio station broadcaster Jerry Lee said his reasons for parting with the iconic car were to fund research into crime prevention at the University of Pennsylvania.

"Every dollar that comes out of this I can do more good in the world. That's what I'm all about. I'm a very passionate person. I'm very passionate about James Bond but also I'm extremely passionate about doing good in the world," he said.

Lee bought the car from the Aston Martin Factory in 1969 for just 12,000 USD, equivalent to 80,000 USD today. He said the car was always the centerpiece at parties and the star attraction amongst his James Bond collectibles but he never drove the Aston Martin two blocks.

Some of the car's unusual features include a passenger ejection, oil slick spray, smoke screen, machine guns hidden behind sidelights and tyre shredders.

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