Aston Martin DB5 goes under the hammer

Bond film creators EON Productions have commissioned a one-off gold-plated third scale replica of James Bond's iconic Aston Martin DB5, which global auctioneers Christie's will offer in a special online auction to benefit the NSPCC.

The replica DB5 has been signed by legendary Bond production designer Sir Ken Adam, who designed the Q branch modifications to the car for Sean Connery as agent 007 in 1964's Goldfinger.

Prop-makers Propshop, who created the scale model DB5 sports cars required for special effect scenes in the most recent Bond film, Skyfall, using 3D scans of the full size DB5, have created, under licence, a one-off gold model with 24-carat gold plated detailing, complete with radio controlled machine guns, bullet-proof shield and revolving number plate.

The unique Goldfinger model will be available for bidding online from 8 September at www.christies.com/goldfinger with bidding closing on 17 September, the 50^th anniversary of the world premiere of Goldfinger.

The auction coincides with the release of the Goldfinger Limited Edition gold SteelBook™ Blu-ray on 22 September from MGM and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.  

Nicolette Tomkinson, Head of Popular Culture at Christie's, said, "The Aston Martin DB5 is clearly an iconic sports car. However this Goldfinger model version, with 24-carat gold detailing, is truly unique and as such we anticipate worldwide interest and competitive bidding. We are confident that this online-only sale will raise a significant sum for the NSPCC."