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aston martin - Aston Martin, which is the only genuine James Bond car, has been bought by Harry Yeaggy , an American classic cars collector, who has a private museum in Ohio, for a whopping $4.1 million. Its unique features include ejector seats, machine guns, swiveling license plates and other spy devices. It was initially expected to fetch $5.5 million. The proud owner said he intended to drive it around London that night.

Mr. Yeaggy feels that the fact that this car has never appeared for sale on the market, is its main attraction. He opines that this classic might become the centerpiece of a posh official complex at New York or Moscow. Bond’s creator, Ian Fleming, had preferred a Bentley for Bond initially, but film makers opted for an Aston Martin.

This silves Aston Martin is a fusion of Italian design and British engineering, and was driven by Connery in his highly successful films “Goldfinger” and “Thunderball”. Connery era Bond films were preferred by movie buffs to Bond films by George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and the present 007. This showpiece car has a rear bulletproof shield which could be activated by az dashboard button and was a triumph for its British maker, though its handmade version was exorbitant.


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