Sir Paul McCartney’s 1960s Aston Martin DB5 made famous in Goldfinger sells for £1.35MILLION
The 1964 model was bought by Sir Paul the same year that it shot to fame as James Bond's car in the legendary movie
A LEGENDARY Aston Martin DB5 made famous by James Bond and owned by Sir Paul McCartney has sold at auction for £1.35million.
The iconic, stunning model was owned by Sir Paul at the height of Beatlemania just after he finished filming A Hard Day's Night.
And it was delivered to McCartney's drive just a few days after the premiere of Goldfinger where Sean Connery had immortalised the DB5.
Considered one of the most beautiful cars of all time, Sir Paul's 1964 model has a built-in Philips record player so you can play The Beatles' hits on your road trip.
It also has the registration '64 MAC' after its famous former owner and boasts a Motorola radio player.
McCartney kept the Aston Martin for six years, racking up more than 40,000 miles during this period.
It was last sold publicly in 2012 when a collector bought it for £344,000.
But it sold for almost five times as much at the Bonhams auction.
And the £1.35m price tag is 350 times more than the £3,800 McCartney paid for it 53 years ago.
The car has undergone an overhaul and is now silver, like James Bond's Aston, and the green interior has been replaced with red leather.
The engine has been replaced with a more powerful 4.2-litre unit which will give it a top speed of more than 150mph.
Tim Schofield, from the Bonhams motoring department, described the DB5 as a "Sixties icon for a Sixties icon".
The Fast and the Famous
He said: "The Aston Martin DB5 has to be one of the most recognisable British motor cars in the world, especially when finished in the beautiful Silver Birch/Red colour combination, made so popular by James Bond.
"This is a stunning example, beautifully restored, which also has the interesting history of having been owned by one of the most celebrated pop stars in history, Sir Paul McCartney."
Both Sean Connery and Daniel Craig have driven gadget-laden versions of British sports car in the 007 film franchise, with the Aston always having the same registration, BMT216A.
