All’asta l’Aston Martin DB5 di Sean Connery (e James Bond)

L’Aston Martin from James Bond goes to auction. Or better than Sean Connery. It is a 1964 DB5, the historic car driven by the most famous secret agent of all time, owned by his most famous interpreter, which will be put up for sale by his heirs in August for the Broad Arrow Auction, at the Monterey Jet Center. in California. The figure is certainly staggering: it starts at over one and a half million dollars.

A significant portion of the sale will go to charity to a foundation that bears the name of the Scottish actor, who passed away two years ago at the age of 90. The future buyer will also win a lap in the legendary car with award-winning Formula 1 driver and Connery’s longtime friend, Sir. Jackie Stewart. “In addition to representing something unique in his life, driving this car without gadgets was a joy for him – said his son, Jason, in an interview – He told me about the difficulties of carrying it during the shoot, being full of gadgets, in particular the machine guns in the front, which made it heavy “.

It was reported that the car was bought by Connery through RS Williams, a well-known Aston Martin specialist. It was originally black, and was later painted with Snow Shadow Gray, the historic car color from the film, with a red Connelly leather interior. “To sit behind the wheel of Sir Sean’s personal DB5 is to put on the shoes of a legend. For an enthusiast of the actor and the film franchise, like me, there is nothing comparable,” he commented. Barney Ruprechtcar expert and family friend.

The Aston Martin has long been the quintessential car in the 007 film saga, right up to the last film, “No Time To Die”, in which it appears with three different models. Unforgettable the opening scene in Matera, with the DB5, in which Craig / Bond activates the machine guns hidden in the headlights during a 360 ° drift.