James Bond’s car sells for $3.5 million

Aston Martin featured in franchise’s latest instalment ‘Spectre’ has been sold at an auction

LONDON: An Aston Martin DB10, designed especially for the last James Bond installment Spectre, has sold for some $3.5 million at an auction, exceeding its reserve price greatly. The world-class motor brand has long been associated with the Bond movies, which saw actor Daniel Craig reprised the legendary role for a fourth time in his career.

The Aston Martin was one of the 10 manufactured for the movie. Most of the cars were modified for filming with two, including the one that was sold, being kept as show cars. Bidding for the ‘Spectre Silver’ DB10 — on offer as part of the ‘James Bond Spectre: The Auction’ sale — lasted just under five minutes, according to auction house Christie’s. With a reserve price of £1,000,000 to £1,500,000, the car was sold for £2,434,500, which roughly amounts to $3.48 million.



Other memorabilia from Spectre was also up for grabs, including a ‘Day of the Dead’ costume worn by Craig in the film’s opening scene, which sold for £98,500. Singer Sam Smith’s autographed Writings on the Wall music sheet and vinyl single — Spectre’s official soundtrack — also sold for £9,375. In total, 10 lots were sold, raising about £2.8 million with the proceedings going to charity. An online auction for another 14 lots remains open for bidding, until February 23.

As the 24th film in the Bond films franchise, Spectre has grossed close to $879 million at the box office worldwide, ever since its release in October last year. 

Published in The Express Tribune, February 21^st, 2016.

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