Many cars with ties to James Bond have been selling out at auctions since this year. The exciting part is that these cars go on to sell for higher prices than they are expected. The reason? Because they contain James Bond memorabilia, people are attracted to cars associated with James Bond.
That’s precisely what happened when the stunt car from James Bond’s No Time To Die was featured at a recent charity auction in London.
The vehicle is an Aston Martin DB5, and at the charity auction, it raised $3.5 million for The Prince’s Trust and was one of the eight stunt cars for the No Time To Die movie.
In the movie, the Aston Martin DB5 stunt car features in an exciting opening chase sequence, driven by James Bond (Daniel Craig), with Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux) at his side, through Matera, Italy.
The DB5 stunt car demonstrates its incredible dynamic capabilities as the pair drive high speed through the town to shake off their pursuers.
The Matera chase sequence features heavily in No Time To Die, with James Bond deploying the gadget-laden motor’s hidden machine guns.
The James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 Stunt Car
This Aston Martin replica DB5 stunt car is presented in Silver Birch with a modern (non-Aston Martin) 3.2-liter straight-six and six-speed manual transmission.
The body panels are all carbon fibre, as is the handcrafted interior, which also features cut-down sport Tillett stunt seats.
The dash was created through an innovative 3D printing technique, featuring an original DB5-type steering wheel and chronograph dials which were ethically sympathetic to an original DB5.
Aston Martin’s Special Projects division engineered the suspension and braking system for the DB5 stunt car.
Like all other DB5 stunt cars, this one serves a unique purpose in the film. This car, in particular, is one of the few to include the bespoke No Time To Die gadgets and mocked-up side panel damage.
It also has a rotating number plate, retractable headlights, pop-out machine guns, and can even fire prop bomblets.
Other James Bond’s Aston Martin Stunt Cars
The Aston Martin DB5 wasn’t the only model that also sold during the auction. The auction lot also featured a 1981 V8 that was also driven by Daniel Craig in No Time To Die.
That particular 007 car raised $761,254 in support of the UN Refugee Agency.
An Aston Martin DBS Superleggera DBS 007 Edition also sold at the auction, raising $487,202 in support of the Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
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