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James Bond is inextricably linked with British motoring, especially
Aston Martin, but the spy with a license to kill is missing one of his most famous cars. The original
DB5 packed with gadgets for the movie
Goldfinger has been lost for the last 17 years with no leads as to its whereabouts.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the original release of
Goldfinger - the third film that came out in the James Bond series. The movie was a smashing success in its day and forged the connection between the super spy and Aston Martin. After all, the car was every little boy's dream with machine guns in the front fenders, tire cutters in the wheels, an ejector seat and other amazing gadgets.
After it's life on the big screen, the original gadget car eventually ended up in Boca Raton, FL, at least until 1997. That's when a real-life Auric Goldfinger heisted the DB5, and it hasn't been seen since. A recent report from WPTV from West Palm Beach, FL,
talked to people from the area familiar with the caper and its status today.
Assuming the car is still intact, Bond's Aston Martin would likely be worth several million dollars on the open market these days. For example, a DB5 that appeared in
Goldfinger and
Thunderball sold in 2010 at auction for $4.6 million. Check out the video for the full story on this long lost movie star.
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