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Overview ------------------------------------------------------------------------There were two. Now there’s only one. This is the one. The real James with Bond 007 DB5 Aston Martin, introduced in Goldfinger and equipped s lethal gadgets at no extra charge. Also known as “The Most Famou Car in the World,” this film icon (FMP 7B) was one of two DB5s which for appeared onscreen in Goldfinger and Thunderball. Intended at first use in the “fast driving scenes” in Goldfinger, it was retrofitted and . fully equipped to “007 specification” by Aston Martin for Thunderball

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Late 1960s On Tour Worldwide --------------------------------------------------------------rred in publicity tours Throughout the 60s both cars sta additional cars ordered by around the world, along with two ns, which were essentially the Bond film studio, Eon Productio eared on screen. After its “replicas� of FMP 7B and never app ed, FMP 7B languished in life promoting the Bond films end tin factory until it was a forgotten corner of the Aston Mar n owner Jerry Lee in 1969. purchased by American radio statio

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Once in th e U.S., the 007 DB5 w the mid-70 as exhibit s before b ed on a lim eing perm ited basis circuit. M a n e n through t l y r. Lee, how retired fr e o v m e the auto s r, kept the A purpose how car on per -built roo petual dis m was crea humidity p l t ay in his ed, with a control, w home. ppropriat here the D e t e m battery w p e B rature an 5 was surr as always d ounded by kept on a 007 memor gadgets mi charger, b a b i ght have t l ia. The ecause one o be demon never kne strated to w w h e n its appreciat ive guests ! -2-


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Whereabouts Unknown -----------------------------------------------------------------------ing its studio effects removed The other car, meanwhile, after hav sold in the late 60s as a ‘used by Aston Martin and discarded, was gadgets by a subsequent owner, it car.’ Later equipped with replica 7 from its storage in a Boca Raton was famously reported stolen in 199 n and rough international investigatio airplane hangar. Subject to a tho a settlement, its whereabouts remain a reported $4 million insurance y to have been destroyed. mystery and it is believed by man -3-


The Only One -----------------------------------------------------------------------s. aining DB5 of the two original car Thus FMP 7B is the only known rem er, , its first and only ex-factory own It is presented today just as Mr. Lee h only 30,000 miles on the clock and found it - in original condition wit lity. ch have been tested for functiona all its gadgets intact, most of whi was home in the Spring of 2010, FMP 7B Recently extracted from Mr. Lee’s . worthiness by RM Auto Restoration carefully recommissioned to road 4 ion engine purring again, the 196 With its factory Vantage specificat and is ready for new adventures. 007 Aston Martin DB5 runs strong

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October 2010 - At Your Service - Today -----------------------------------------------------------------------Now available for the first time sin ce 1969, and the first time ever to the public, the real James Bond 007 Aston Martin DB5 will headline, in association with Sotheby’s, the RM Auctions ‘Automobiles of London ’ annual sale at Battersea Evolution the evening of 27th October, 2010. Until then the car is on its final global tour, where it will be displa yed in the UK, Germany, New York, Hong Kong, and other locations until its return to the UK in October. Its the only one that remains See it for yourself...until it heads

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External Gadgets hine guns ---Front wing mac ht ig appeared - and R ft --- Le s mimic those that el rr ba n gu e bl ly retracta ch in the These electrical tivated by a swit Ac . s) ct fe ef l ia movie spec position. to fire (thanks to r moves them into ve le g in sh Pu l. ntrol pane centre armrest co estoration. nal by RM Auto R io at er op ed ifi rt *** Ce ion Rams --inches, the --- Front Extens extend almost 12 at th rs de ri er draulic ov ing rams. Equipped with hy be used as batter d ul co 5 DB e th mpers of front and rear bu Restoration. ional by RM Auto at er op ed ifi rt Ce ***


--- Rear Bullet Proof Shield --Raised and lowered by a standard window lift mechanism and activat by a centre armrest co ed ntrol panel switch, th is st ee l pl at e completely covers the rear window to repel enemy bullets. Se e it in action in Goldfinger and Thunderb all. *** Certified operationa l by RM Auto Restoratio n. --- Oil Slick Sprayer --One of many defense me chanisms on the DB5, th is sprayer resides insid the left side rear ligh e t cluster. Pushing a bu tt on in th e ce ntre armrest control panel turned a solenoid valve on, allo wi ng pr es su red oil to shoot out. Used by Bond in Goldfinger to memora bl y di sp at ch a truck load of pursuers. Very slick indeed. *** System is complete but remains untested. --- Nail Spreader (Calt hrop Chamber) --Inside the right rear li ght cluster, a hidden pip e could distribute four pronged spikes (calthro ps) onto the roadway be hi nd th e DB 5 to puncture the tyres of pursing ve hicles. Point well take n. Ne ve r de mo nstrated in any of the Bond films. *** System is complete with functioning cham ber. -7-


er Plates ----- Front and Rear Revolving Numb Goldfinger, and potentially very “Valid in all countries,” said Q in rest pursuers. Activated by a centre arm helpful in confusing 007’s many displayed three different license control panel switch, the rotation nd). Today, it features original UK plates (UK, France, and Switzerla variations of JB 007, naturally. registration plate FMP 7B and two o Restoration. *** Certified operational by RM Aut --- Smoke Screen --and tion gadget at open-air displays The most frequently used demonstra tre een was produced by pushing a cen promotional events, the smoke scr , is activated a small electric charge armrest control panel switch. Th near the DB5 tailpipes. causing smoke to exit a pipe placed o Restoration. *** Certified operational by RM Aut

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Internal Gadg ets --- Radar Rece iver --A radar receiv er hidden insi de the right fr signals” from ont wing mirro a homing devic r “transmitte e to th d e da disguised beh shboard receiv ind the slidin er , cl ev er ly g screen. Used by Auric Goldfin 007 in Goldfin ger through th ger to track e F u rk a Pa satellite ante ss in Switzerl nnas still mov and. Revolvin g e inside the m *** Operation irror. al with funct ioning lights --- Passenge r Ejection Se at --The most celebr ated of all th e DB5 modifica Goldfinger to tions, it was u send a henchm sed by 007 in en through the ro effects crew). of (t hanks to the sp Activated by pr ecial essing a button gear stick. No h id den under the t to be used to top of the expel female co *** Pressing a mpany. button in the centre armrest solenoids (bu control panel ried in the hea activates two dliner) to rais for removal. R e a se ct ion of the roof ed button unde panel r gear stick is for display on ly. --- Door-Mou nted Telephon e --Always ahead of his time, Q even equipped mobile teleph 007 with the w one. Never seen orld’s first in use in eith car appeared, er of th e films in whic it is cleverly h the mounted in th have been answ e dr iv er ’s door panel ered with, “Bon and would d, James Bond here.”


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To locate: ‘THE MOST FAMOUS CA R IN THE W THE REAL ORLD’ JAMES BON D CAR 1964 ASTO N MARTIN DB5 Chassis DB 5/1486/R UK Regist ration: FM P 7B The ultim ate “Q” ca r, this As by Sean Co ton Marti nnery, Br n DB5 was itish Secr used on sc timeless c e t reen A g ent 007, a lassic Jam s p e e s Bond mo r s o n i his relent fi ed in the vies Goldfi less battl nger and T e against h u was to bec n derball. I the forces ome his m n of evil, t ost famou h i s modificat a u s t o w m e o a b p ile on. With it ions,’ thi s ‘rather s particu road regi l i n a t r e m r o e t sting or car (kn stration a own by its s FMP 7B) utilised i i o s r t i h g i e n only rema al UK n these ic ining of t onic films original h e a n t w d o i s presente DB5s condition d here in , with its strikingl famous ga y dgets inta ct.

Large scal e Aston Ma rtin poste on the set r featurin of Thunde g FMP 7B r b a ll, framed This item a n is offered d glazed.as part of the auctio n lot.


“I NEVER JO KE ABOUT M Y WORK, 007 -----------!” ---------------------------------Way up ther -----------e, in league -----------with “Play -baby,” this it again, Sam” is one of th and “Hasta e m o st la vista, well-known Q-Branch w lines in the as known as h t is h e t o sp r y of cinema ecial arsen agents – th . al develope ose with th r s e fo l r ic t e h n e se to kill. O M I offered all 6 ‘0 0 ’ f course th the top gear, ese operativ and one item imaginatio e s w e re in particul n of genera ar has capt tions of fil u r e Martin DB5 d m t g h o e e rs around t automobile he world: th , with the in e 007 Aston much of whic st a llation of h h is meant t igh-tech ga o b e q uite lethal dgetry, screen for t . Two DB5s w he productio e r e n in o f fa t ct used onhe timeless and Thunde James Bond rball. classics Gol dfinger One of those two cars dis appeared wit in 1997 and hout a trac is believed e, was repor to have bee ted stolen represent t n d estroyed. R he second – M Auctions a n d o is n ly known re proud to movie car a maining – o t its Octobe r ig r, in 2 0 a 1 l 0 007 DB5 Automobile be the first s of London time the ca a u r c t h io a s n ev . This will er been offe stake its cl red for sale aim as The R , and it can eal James B indeed ond Car. - 16 -


D THE MOST FAMOUS CAR IN THE WORL -----------------------------------------------------------------------e Worrall, Solo Publishing, 1993) Such is the title of the book (by Dav o Aston Martin DB5 which roared int that chronicles the electrifying release of the James Bond epic the popular consciousness with the ment from the 007 series. Goldfinger in 1964, the third instal it and the purposefulness with which The celebrated Silver Birch DB5, the fect embodiment of the virtues of was deployed, represented the per 3: h the Ian Fleming novels from 195 Bond character first launched wit intrigue and the fluid command of stunning elegance, international visceral power. m the new Bond car – as chosen fro For Fleming’s novel Goldfinger, est on Martin DB MkIII, then the lat the MI6 motor pool – was the Ast lution of the DB2/4. In the book, Aston model and the foremost evo letproof glass, reinforced steel the ‘optional extras’ included bul t. in a tray beneath the driver’s sea bumpers and a pistol concealed an producers in 1964 (Henry Saltzm This is what inspired the film’s ch ductions) to seek a new DB5, whi and Cubby Broccoli, a/k/a Eon Pro at acclaim at the Earl’s Court had recently been displayed to gre Motor Show in London.

The Mo st Fam ous Ca by Dav r In Th e Worr e World all, So , lo Pub lishin g, 1993 .


id , Aston Martin Lagonda owner Dav Asked for the donation of such a car responding that he would be happy Brown at first turned them down, ce of around £4 500. Incensed, the to sell them one for the retail pri wer alternatives of upgrading the ‘Blo producers briefly considered the ia With Love, a Jensen, and even Bentley’ that appeared in From Russ minds were set on the DB5, so they a Chevrolet. But in the end their ks, this time bringing along their made yet another appeal to the Wor prising his modernist/fantastical brilliant set designer Ken Adam (re to special effects guru John Stears approach made famous in Dr. No) and make a star out of the car. explain their full intentions: to , with the Works supplying a car Eventually a compromise was struck sen one was a somewhat shop-worn ‘on loan’ to the film team. The cho or rted life as a fifth-series DB4 pri example, chassis no. DP216, that sta test mule. Originally liveried in to becoming the pre-production DB5 porary advertising and factory red, this car was featured in contem nthe DB5 (even then sporting the soo brochures heralding the launch of ion BMT 216A). to-become-familiar UK registrat 7


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John Stears, whose FX credits inc lude flying cars from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to Star Wars, went to wor k, re-engineering the DB5 to accommodate the plethora of hidden gadgetry for which the ‘Bond DB5’ has become so well-known. Revolvi ng number plates, Browning machin e guns, a smoke screen, an oil slick and nail spreaders, plus the infamo us Martin-Baker fighter jet ejector seat, are but some of the special features provided to the superspy by Q-Branch. Notably, Stears receiv ed two Oscars for Special Effects, one for his involvement in Thunderba ll and the second for his expertise on the blockbuster original Stars W ars. The result created a worldwide sen sation, for the 007 character, for the film series and for Aston Mar tin. The cultural impact of these early Bond films cannot be overst ated, as the franchise became the most successful in history, with the character very effectively revived now, well into the 21st cen tury. Indelibly ingrained into the minds of countless 14-year-o ld boys, the Bond DB5 image was memorialised on innumerable pos ters and in successive iterations of Corgi toy versions – their mos t successful car model ever, which remains in production today. Man y of those boys grew up dreaming about owning the real thing…

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-In 1963 Aston Martin was one of the world’s smallest and most obscure of automakers, producing only a cou ple hundred cars a year, with each example built by hand. Aston’s exc lusive client base included some of the most discerning connoisseurs of grand touring automobiles, man y of whom were attracted to the mar que by its long history of sports car racing success. Rare when new and with a price roughly double that of the exciting new E-Type Jaguar and commensurate with a Bentley, Ast on Martin was hardly a household nam e. But that was about to change. Soo n its new DB5 model came to rival Sea n Connery as the star of the hugely successful James Bond film franch ise, becoming an object of intense fascination to men of all ages.

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at predecessor, the DB4, was unveiled Rewind to 1958 when the DB5 series y had the makings of a star. A totall the Paris Salon, where it already ll significant achievement for a sma new design, its introduction was a steel cation included a completely new British manufacturer. The specifi all around and a freshly developed platform chassis with disc brakes er engine, all clothed in rakish, alloy twin-cam straight six cylind their led by Touring of Milan utilising fastback aluminium bodywork sty construction process. Overall, the patented Superleggera (super light) its time, a masterpiece of robust new Aston was state-of-the-art for ns. on with exquisite Italian proportio British engineering in combinati ly elopment, the DB4 had become slight In its fifth year of continuous dev exciting long distance grand longer and taller, evolving into an n upped the ante late in 1963 with touring machine. Aston Martin the ary DB5 model. Upgrades involved the introduction of the now legend ple SU carburettors as standard a larger, 4.0 litre engine and tri r 20 percent increase in horsepowe equipment, resulting in a nearly h car boasted many refinements suc (factory rated at 282 bhp). The new aust dows and a more highly tuned exh as twin fuel fillers, electric win ts, the ZF five-speed gearbox became system. Plus, after the first 50 uni ed ed longer legs for relaxed, high spe standard, providing the much-need motorway driving.


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FMP 7B (DB5/148 6/R) - THE REAL JA MES BOND CAR --------------------------------------------------------------------The DB5 on offer -here was the ‘sta nd -i n’ car used in Gold retrospectively be finger and came identified as the Road Car, as th Car’ proved to be e first ‘Effects cumbersome to ha ndle, laden with Interestingly, FM its heavy gadgets. P 7B was fitted wi th the more powe (400/1469/V, alth rful Vantage engi ough running on ne the standard trip setup, same as th le SU -c ar burettor e Effects Car). Th is is logical as th figure prominentl e R oa d Ca r was to y in the fast driv ing sequences. Ind given substantia ee d, FM P 7B was l screen time in Go ldfinger, notably at the Stoke Park fr om th e sc enes Golf Club and, ev en more recognis spying on Mr. Gold ab ly , wh en Bo nd is finger from the pi cturesque Furka (There are some su Pa ss in Sw itzerland. btle differences between the film the viewer to disc ca rs wh ic h enable ern which is whic h, scene by scene lack of side mark – mo st no ta bly the er lights on FMP 7B, just ahead of air vents.) the front wing si de As the Road Car in Goldfinger, FMP 7B was also fitted wi exhaust system wh th a special ich eliminated th e rear resonators, distinctive ‘throa giving the car a ty roar.’ This mo re dramatic soun all scenes involv d was dubbed in fo ing movement of th r e Effects Car as we ll. 12

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After sharing the well-known ope ning scene of Thunderball with FMP 7B, Eon had committed the Effects Car for promotional duty at the flagshi p Galleries LaFayette department sto re in Paris, who was launching the world’s first ‘007 Boutique.’ Theref ore FMP 7B was scheduled to appear in the rest of the film. According ly, Aston Martin was asked to fit the full complement of effects to the Road Car as well, which it carrie s to this day. According to the late, lam ented Roger Stowers, the official Archivist of Aston Martin Lagond a, the gadgets in the factory-buil t car (FMP 7B) were designed for depend ability, anticipating an afterlife as a promotional vehicle. He said that the car had to reliably repeat all the special film stunts over and over again. “In the film, the gadgets onl y had to work once!” It is also important to note that the Effects Car, after its useful life as a film prop, was completely dec ommissioned of its gadgets, the item s discarded, and the car subsequently sold by the Factory as a standard street automobile. Thus, FMP 7B is not just the only remaining exampl e but also the most original, in tha t its specification had not change d since its appearance in Thunderba ll and virtually all its distinctiv e gadgets remain remarkably intact .

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ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT With the release of Goldfinger, it soon became apparent that the DB5 had created a sensation, and the movie cars were sent out on promotional duty, with FMP 7B making a displa y appearance at the New York Worl d’s Fair in 1965. By the time Thunderball was releas ed and screening continuously in virtually every town in 1966, E on Productions commissioned the production of two additional ‘rep lica’ Bond DB5s from Aston Martin , to be used for promotion. Now kno wn as the Press Cars, they, along wit h the factory-owned film cars, were kept very busy with internationa l appearances at theatrical openin gs and exhibitions. Sears Roebuck took one of the cars on tour in the U.S., housed in its own customise d transporter with the rear panel pro claiming, “YOU’RE TRAILING AN ACTUAL JAMES BOND 007 ASTON MAR TIN AUTOMOBILE – SEE IT AT SEARS! ” Mike Ashley, factory sales repres entative for Aston Martin, was given the job of managing and acc ompanying the promo tours. “After delivering one of the first DB6s to Paul McCartney, I duly sailed to New York on the Queen Elizabeth. We appeared in most US magazines and attended the New York Auto Show as well as the Chicago Auto Show whe re we were joined by girls from the Pla yboy Mansion. A visit to Miami was next. While we were on a pallet being taken off [the plane] by a forklift, we turned on the engine for the crowd and triggered the smo ke screen. The press thought the car and plane were on fire – and some great photos resulted!

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was the pace ca where the DB5 Se na gu La at ce s a ra ewart, but had The highlight wa , namely Jackie St er iv dr er ti gh mi tyre to a cause we had the car. I acquiesced be s nd be nd ha ft beware of the le movie of him to remind him to I got a great 8mm l. ee wh ar re e th t of cutter sticking ou .� s in the back seat driving while I wa derball had et sales for Thun ck ti , ur to l na io promot main the high By the end of the date and still re to lm fi nd Bo r he any ot exceeded those of 7 series. et sales for the 00 ck ti al ob gl r fo water mark er of which oductions (neith Pr on r E fo ed uc Cars prod ona sale in Of the two Press ctions at our Ariz Au M R by ld so s en), one wa tch National appeared on scre resides in the Du r he ot e Th M. .1 nearly $2 January, 2006 for Motor Museum.

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FINAL MISSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------The fifth 007 film, the often under-rated On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, featured a new Bond actor (George Lazenby) and a new Aston Martin, the DBS. More highly refined as a luxury tourer than its predecessors, its ordinary exhaust note was deemed unsuitably subtle to excite movie audiences. 7B, To address this aural deficiency, Mike Ashley was asked to take FMP with its specially tuned exhaust system, around Silverstone to record drive-bys for later dubbing in place of the natural sound of the DBS, thereby making a third (albeit cameo) appearance in a Bond film.


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HE WANTS -------MR. LEE GETS WHAT -------------------------------------------------------and only exsion of its first es ss po e th in s car main e has enjoyed the Today, FMP 7B re Le . Mr . ia ph el ad rry Lee of Phil t, and factory owner, Je a work of fine ar as y el at ri op pr nd’ room s, treated it ap rolled ‘James Bo for over 40 year nt co eat im cl l, ly in a specia stored it faithful of his home. test gadgetry, logies and the la no ch te w ne of st the usia Upon hearing of s. An unabashed enth lm fi nd Bo e th se captivated by ted Aston Martin Mr. Lee was of cour ess Cars, he contac Pr a ic pl re e th e of r. Informed sale in 1969 of on uts of the real ca bo ea er wh e th to e as it was still Lagonda to inquir o circuit, indeed om pr e th om fr d t one tire ly not for sale. No that it too had re al ic at ph em s wa ks. However, it e, the general owned the AML Wor acted Rex Woodgat nt co e Le . Mr , er answ nearby King of to take no for an in distributor in rt Ma n to As d se ge .S.-ba refuse. In exchan to manager of the U od go o to al os ania, with a prop North would allow AML Prussia, Pennsylv he r, ca e th e ur sistance to proc l the ‘halo’ car for Woodgate’s as nal purposes. Stil io ot om pr r fo r e ca on of successive America to use th ter the introducti af en ev ue rq ma in rposes, useful for his pu for the Aston Mart be d ul wo ss ce ac knew that such models, Woodgate . Lee the car. Factory to sell Mr e th on up d le ai so he prev

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Mr. Lee travelled to London person ally to collect FMP 7B, which required AML to perform a full val et service as it was covered with grime from sitting in the bac k corner of the factory. One last promotional event was planned in London prior to shipment to the U.S., an appearance at the Playbo y Club in Curzon Street, surrounde d by Playboy Bunnies and the blindi ng light of popping flashbulbs, followed by a party in the pentho use suite, renamed the ‘007 Room’ just for the occasion. Upon arrival in the U.S. via Pan Am cargo plane, a planned media reception was disrupted when the car was impounded by U.S. Custom s authorities over concern that the machine guns were operable and tha t the car contained other dangerous devices. The ensuing scene was so chaotic that, by the time of the car ’s release, Customs had neglected to assess any taxes and duties! Finall y, however, with Rex Woodgate at the wheel, the DB5 came roaring out of the hangar with the smoke screen in full flower, after which the oth er gadgets were demonstrated to the gathered press. Record breaking cro wds at exhibitions were to follow on numerous occasions throughou t the seventies, until a minor inc ident of vandalism occurred in Memphi s, Tennessee in 1977. This prompted Mr. Lee to prohibit any further public exhibition. The car was subsequen tly shown publicly exactly twice ove r the ensuing 30+ years: once at the New York Motor Show in 1981 (makin g its second appearance there) and secondly at the Meadow Brook Con cours d’Elegance circa 1992. Otherw ise, and until 2010, the car has remain ed completely out of public view and is therefore the least exposed of the original or replica film cars. - 27 -


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FMP 7B TODAY legend had it, safe and secure in the The Bond DB5 was found just where ed, ry Lee’s home. Clean but not polish special, purpose-built room in Jer ry ted to a charger so that the gadget its auxiliary battery was connec ed electro-mechanical systems remain could be demonstrated as all the ws around 30,000 miles, mostly, one in working order. The odometer sho was repainted at some stage (astute presumes, from its tour usage. It the the offside wing from the scenes at observers will notice a crease in y the result of a shipping incident Furka Pass in Goldfinger, reportedl y k grey interior (never black, as man and since repaired), while the dar y d condition, displaying a remarkabl assume) remains in generally goo patina to match the mileage. authentic and appealing original a d – let alone driven – in decades, Since the car had not been starte was performed by top technicians careful recommissioning programme ration shop, led by its manager Don at the award-winning RM Auto Resto tch luded a head-off engine service, clu McLellan. Mechanically, this inc to tem and finally new exhaust piping work, a fully rebuilt braking sys The ed for its exciting exhaust note. the original configuration design ed as ices have been repaired and servic systems running the modified dev demonstration. well, for more reliable and robust

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The mechanism for the oil slick spr ayer appears intact but was not tested due to the ensuing mess tha t would inevitably be created. (Th is particular adventure will be lef t to its new owner to experience!) The nail spreader is functional, and the ‘Homer’ tracking device makes all the appropriate whirring and bli nking affectations, both from the side view mirror and centre console dis play. However, as with the Effects Car, it is supplied with its tire shredd er as a static, accessory device. Alas, the actual ejector seat was a studio effect only, never actual ly fitted to either of the cars; howeve r, a replacement, Aston Martinsupplied gear lever knob with a flip -top and spring-loaded red button underneath is fitted, just to make passengers a bit nervous. The 007 DB5 also includes items never utilised in the films such as a prop teleph one hidden in the driver’s door panel. (Imagine – making telephone calls from your car!) So today, we are happy to report, the car is once again in roadworth y condition with its vital systems ret urned to working order but still unrestored. Driving the James Bon d Aston Martin is exhilarating, lik e nothing else. It is ethereal in eve ry respect; it can be likened to the experience of meeting your boyhoo d fantasy girlfriend 20 years lat er and realizing she is even more bea utiful now than she was then.


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PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE -----------------------------------------------------------------------s ginal, first ex-factory owner of thi After more than 40 years as the ori work the car to further the charitable important icon, Mr. Lee is selling to ti-national initiative dedicated of The Jerry Lee Foundation, a mul on d with poverty, with an emphasis solving social problems associate rsity supports programmes at the Unive crime prevention. The Foundation and iversity (UK), in Australia, Norway of Pennsylvania and Cambridge Un ology ed the Stockholm Prize in Crimin Washington, DC, and has establish h knighthood in 2008. for which Mr. Lee received a Swedis

EXTRA EQUIPMENT -----------------------------------------------------------------------luded e been declassified and will be inc Various items of memorabilia hav lude the following: with the sale of FMP 7B. These inc nding with FMP 7B from the * Photograph of Sean Connery sta Goldfinger. Autographed by Switzerland location shooting in Sean Connery; framed and glazed tograph with Sean Connery and * 8 x 10-inch studio publicity pho b (also from Goldfinger) FMP 7B from The Stoke Park Golf Clu turing FMP 7B at Chateau * ‘Bond Drives an Aston,’ poster fea opening scene of Thunderball; d’Anet during the shooting of the framed and glazed poster of the Bond DB5 entitled * A limited edition lithographic by Steven Massey, numbered ‘The Most Famous Car in the World,’ 68/850; framed and glazed - 31 -


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------------------------------------An Aston Martin DB5 is a rare and sought-after car in its own right. There were only 786 DB5 coupes bui lt for an exacting and exclusive audience of performance GT aficion ados. It was therefore the natura l choice for James Bond’s car, itself displaying the virtues of power wit h elegance. The offer of FMP 7B presents a uni que opportunity to acquire what is unquestionably one of the most desirable products of our popula r culture, one whose image is indelib ly stamped on our psyches and with an allure that continues to this day. Its history and provenanc e is documented as well as any automo bile on the planet, and the sale includes supporting documentatio n, copies of the original Bill of Sal e from Aston Martin Lagonda and a boatload of memorable images. There may in fact be no object of greater fascination produced in the ‘Media Age.’ The astute buyer of FMP 7B will not only attain The Most Famous Car In The World but also a unique piece of history that can not be duplicated.

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C O L L A T ER A L D A M A G E Written byDon Rosewith special thanks toDave Worrall and Mike Ashley Many thanks also to: Jerry Lee

Nicholas Mee & Co.

Doug RedeniusIan Fleming Foundation

Kingsley Riding-Felce Peter and Mary ReeveInCarnation

Ajay ChowdhuryKiss Kiss Bang Bang

Martin Button and Jenny Rixford Cosdel International

Graham Rye007 Magazine

David Barzilay

Stuart Channon

Peter FoubisterMotoring Secretary,The Royal Automobile Club

David Smith William Ruprecht &Roger Bell-OgilbySotheby’s Dave Latcha & Vince DoyleLatcha & Associates Richard S. Williams

Ben CussonsChairman of the Motoring Committee , The Royal Automobile Club Chester Kingand the Stoke Park Club

Designed byPatrick Oldswith special thanks to Latcha & Ass ociates Original Concept byBruce Crocker, Crocker Inc. Produced byStephen Goodal

eAnd to those who mad rld: e Wo Th The Most Famous Car In ery vid Brown * Sean Conn Ian Fleming * Sir Da arry SalzmanAlbert Broccolli and H Adam John Stears * Sir Ken


i l e s of L ondon R e conna i ssanc e : A u tomob

location ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Battersea Evolution -Park Chelsea Bridge Entrance, Battersea London, SW11 4NJ, UK A g e nc y B r anc h e s

Dates & Times -- Tuesday, 26th October -- 5:00 pm Preview......................... 10:00 am - 10:00 pm 007 Drinks Reception....... 7:00 pm

egistered Bidders By invitation only. Consignors & R

are welcome.

-- Wednesday, 27th October -- 4:00 pm Preview......................... 10:00 am Auction Start................. 4:00 pm Buyer Information biles of LondonRegistration to bid at the Automo ered, is ÂŁ90.auction, where FMP 7B will be off n catalogue astio This fee includes an official auc views, 007-themedwell as admission for two to the pre to bid in advance,reception and auction. To register +44 (0) 20 7851 7070please contact Catherine Bunch at or cbunch@rmauctions.com. Contacts -- Europe -Max Girardo +44 (0) 20 7851 7070 mgirardo@rmauctions.com

-- North America -Don Rose +1-617-513-0388 drose@rmauctions.com

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corporate office One Classic Car Drive Blenheim, Ontario N0P 1A0 Tel: +1-519-352-4575 Fax: +1-519-351-1337 UK office 46a Carnaby Street London, UK W1F 9PS Tel: +44 (0) 20 7851 70 70 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7851 70 79 German office Dorotheenstr. 65C 22301 Hamburg, German y Tel: +49 (0) 40 441 95 73 7 Fax: +49 (0) 40 441 95 838 michigan Office 5 West Forest Avenue Ypsilanti, Michigan 48 197 Tel: +1-734-547-6200 Fax: +1-734-547-9424 Florida Office 887 Northeast 30th Cour t Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33334 Tel: +1-954-566-2209 Fax: +1-954-566-2212


F o r Yo u r E y e s O nl y : P h oto r ap h s i n t h i s f i l Automobile Club 1 FMP 7B on display at the Royal . Image courtesy of 1969 Rotunda, Pall Mall, London, Dave Worrall. 2 Image courtesy Jerry Lee.

Magazine.

York World’s 16 FMP 7B on display at the 1965 New e courtesy Imag lion. Fair in the AMF Monorail Pavi of Dave Worrall. Hotel Miami 17 Mike Ashley at the Fountainebleu game), flanked Beach (the site of the Goldfinger card left) and Jilly (on l hote the of er own by Ben Novack, t). Image righ (on Rizzo, Frank Sinatra’s assistant ive. arch ey Ashl courtesy of Mike

RM Auto 3 Road-tested on 21 May, 2010 by Schnabel. Restoration. Photography by Darin . 4 Photography by Darin Schnabel ne Magazine.

5 Recreation image. Courtesy of Octa

ograph depicting 6 Studio 8 X 10-inch publicity phot set of Goldfinger the on 7B FMP with Sean Connery is available as item from the Stoke Park Club. This lot. ion part of the auct FMP 7B in 7 Iconic image of Sean Connery with . This framed r finge Switzerland on the set of Gold autograph from an g ainin cont ph, ogra and glazed phot auction lot. the of part Sean Connery, is available as 007 8 Image courtesy of Graham Rye,

007 15 Image courtesy of Graham Rye,

e

Show, with a 18 Mike Ashley at the Chicago Auto his side. Image visitor from the Playboy Mansion at ive. arch ey Ashl courtesy of Mike ager Rex Woodgate 19 AML North America general man to U.S. media etry demonstrates the Bond car gadg (1969). Image Lee Jerry to 7B FMP of upon delivery courtesy of Jerry Lee.

Magazine. azine.

Lee staged a photo 20 LAST CALL IN LONDON: Jerry e at London’s soire ight midn a by shoot, followed 9). Image (196 et Playboy Club on Curzon Stre Lee. y courtesy of Jerr

ne Mag 9 Recreation image, courtesy of Octa

Jerr 21 London, 1969. Image courtesy of

007 and Mr. 10 Famous golf encounter between . Image courtesy of Club Park e Stok the Goldfinger at the Stoke Park Club. 11 Photography by Simon Clay.

the first time 22 FMP 7B is shown to the public for Midsummer in the 21st century at the June 2010 , complete Club Park e Stok the at Classic event ography with Oddjob lookalike Laval Siou. Phot ie. by Michael Bail

12 Photography by Simon Clay.

23 Illustration by Walt Howarth.

y Lee.

also from the 13 Sean Connery slips into FMP 7B, Jerome Nicod/ of tesy cour e Imag et. Chateau d’An ive. www.cinemaretro.com arch s, this from the 14 A rare photograph of both 007 DB5 Chateau d’Anet. the at ball nder Thu of e opening scen on the 216A BMT FMP 7B is on the left, with release of the to r prio ed film was e right. This scen with its fitted was 7B Goldfinger, after which FMP d/ Nico me Jero of tesy cour e Imag 007 gadgets. ive. www.cinemaretro.com arch

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