James Bond 1965 Aston Martin DB5 movie car up for auction

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This Goldfinger movies car's original gadgetry is functional

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Aston Martin ‘Goldfinger’ DB5 continuation cars’ gadgets revealed

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Even the 'non-functioning' gadgets are cool.

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Aston Martin building 28 Goldfinger DB5 reproductions — complete with gadgets

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The gadgets include the revolving license plate "and more."

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‘Goldfinger’ Aston Martin DB5 Lego kit has fully functioning gadgets

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Yes, even the ejector seat.

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Gold-plated Aston Martin DB5 model sells for $90k

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Gold-plated Aston Martin DB5 model with Sir ken Adam

Classic Aston Martins sell for big bucks at auction. So this news of a DB5 selling for a princely sum hardly comes as a surprise. But the model in question wasn't an actual DB5. It was a scale model.

Created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary James Bond film Goldfinger, this 1:3 scale replica of the DB5 that Sean Connery drove in the movie was plated in 24-karat gold and signed by Sir Ken Adam, who designed the modified movie prop. Created by Propshop at Pinewood Studios, the model comes complete with radio-controlled machine guns, bulletproof shield and rotating license plate - just like the one in the movie.

After registering interest from some 19,000 viewers from 129 countries, the model sold online for £55,000 ($90k) to one Mr. Robert Tyrrell, an English farmer and Bond fan. Proceeds benefit the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

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Giving this ’67 Aston DB6 the James Bond treatment only required drilling one hole

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Screencap from video profiling Paul, an Aston Martin owner who fitted his DB6 with the gadgets from James Bond's DB5.

Paul is a Brit living in Southern California and still connected to his native land by, among other things, being a collector of all things James Bond. That led to him buying a 1967 Aston Martin DB6, having lusted after a DB-series car since he was nine, and fitting it with every "accoutrement" from James Bond's 1964 DB5 in Goldfinger and Thunderball.

Getting features like the slicer wheel caps, console-activated oil slicks, blast shield and radar screen fitted required Paul to find his own Q-Branch director, this one named Brian Uiga, a gent who had done the same with his BMW 7 Series.

As for what it took, Paul said, "We got together and planned the project and set a budget, and... the plan didn't work and the budget was toast." Still, they got it done - including the ejector seat - and it only required drilling one hole. You can see the result in the video below.

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