THE JAMES BOND “007” Aston Martin DB5 The Kirkland Concours d’Elegance is pleased to announce that what may very well be the most famous car in the world, the Aston Martin DB5, will be attending our 9th annual Concours on September 11th at Carillon Point. This will be the first time the famed ‘James Bond 007‘ car has ever been shown on the west coast. Well-known around the world by its original UK registration number, FMP 7B, this Aston Martin is one of only two, and the sole remaining, of the original ‘007’ DB5s as featured on screen with Sean Connery behind […]
THE JAMES BOND “007” Aston Martin DB5
The Kirkland Concours d’Elegance is pleased to announce that what may very well be the most famous car in the world, the Aston Martin DB5, will be attending our 9th annual Concours on September 11th at Carillon Point. This will be the first time the famed ‘James Bond 007‘ car has ever been shown on the west coast. Well-known around the world by its original UK registration number, FMP 7B, this Aston Martin is one of only two, and the sole remaining, of the original ‘007’ DB5s as featured on screen with Sean Connery behind the wheel in the enormously popular Goldfinger and Thunderball movies.
With its ‘rather interesting modifications’ originally conceived by Oscar-award-winning special effects expert, John Stears, this authentic Bond movie car is factory-fitted with the full complement of operational ‘Q-Branch’ gadgets, including machine guns, bullet-proof shield, revolving number plates, tracking device, removable roof panel, oil slick sprayer, nail spreader and smoke screen, all controlled from factory installed toggles and switches hidden in the center arm-rest.
The DB5 was originally loaned to EON Productions for the filming of the two Bond movies, and returned to the Aston Martin Lagonda factory after its subsequent promotional tour. Mr. Jerry Lee, an American radio broadcaster based in Philadelphia, PA, convinced the factory to sell FMP 7B to him for $12,000 in 1969, thereby becoming its first and only ex-factory owner. It has remained in his possession and has rarely been seen publicly over the past 40+ years. It was sold by RM Auctions at their October 2010 sale in London for $4,608,528.
