Ian Fleming's Aston Martin to be auctioned in mid-July
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It is believed the model was the inspiration for James Bond's Aston Martin and was featured in the original novel - Goldfinger- featuring the British super spy.
The 1954 DB 2/4 Mk I in Vantage specification sat idle for many years, collecting dust and rust, until a father and son purchased it for restoration.
It was during the restoration that a set of unique special modifications came to light, along with the car's connections to the British Intelligence Service and the creator of Bond himself, Ian Fleming.
The custom features seem to be the same as the fictional Bond car in Goldfinger, including reinforced steel bumpers, concealed lockers, heavy duty anti-interference ignition system, driver's seat connections for two-way radio and/or a homing device, and a Halda Speed Pilot device, which accurately computes time and distance in relation to a pre-selected average speed.
Chris Routledge, Managing Partner of the auction house, said the car was delivered on the 4th of July 1955 to the Honourable Sqdr. Ldr. Phillip Ingram Cunliffe-Lister DSO, whose father was Lord Swinton, a close confidant of Winston Churchill and Head of MI5 and the Security Executive during the second World War. Chris went on to add, "The vehicle was regularly at Ian Fleming's neighbour in Kent, and indeed it was the neighbour's house which was also used as inspiration in the Bond novels, this time as Sir Hugo Drax's residence in the novel Moonraker."
A 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 was unveiled by international auctioneers, Coys, at the Old Admiralty Building - where Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond Spy Novels, had his office.
It is believed the model was the inspiration for James Bond's Aston Martin and was featured in the original novel - Goldfinger- featuring the British super spy.
The 1954 DB 2/4 Mk I in Vantage specification sat idle for many years, collecting dust and rust, until a father and son purchased it for restoration.
It was during the restoration that a set of unique special modifications came to light, along with the car's connections to the British Intelligence Service and the creator of Bond himself, Ian Fleming.
The custom features seem to be the same as the fictional Bond car in Goldfinger, including reinforced steel bumpers, concealed lockers, heavy duty anti-interference ignition system, driver's seat connections for two-way radio and/or a homing device, and a Halda Speed Pilot device, which accurately computes time and distance in relation to a pre-selected average speed.
Chris Routledge, Managing Partner of the auction house, said the car was delivered on the 4th of July 1955 to the Honourable Sqdr. Ldr. Phillip Ingram Cunliffe-Lister DSO, whose father was Lord Swinton, a close confidant of Winston Churchill and Head of MI5 and the Security Executive during the second World War. Chris went on to add, "The vehicle was regularly at Ian Fleming's neighbour in Kent, and indeed it was the neighbour's house which was also used as inspiration in the Bond novels, this time as Sir Hugo Drax's residence in the novel Moonraker."
It is believed the model was the inspiration for James Bond's Aston Martin and was featured in the original novel - Goldfinger- featuring the British super spy.
The 1954 DB 2/4 Mk I in Vantage specification sat idle for many years, collecting dust and rust, until a father and son purchased it for restoration.
It was during the restoration that a set of unique special modifications came to light, along with the car's connections to the British Intelligence Service and the creator of Bond himself, Ian Fleming.
The custom features seem to be the same as the fictional Bond car in Goldfinger, including reinforced steel bumpers, concealed lockers, heavy duty anti-interference ignition system, driver's seat connections for two-way radio and/or a homing device, and a Halda Speed Pilot device, which accurately computes time and distance in relation to a pre-selected average speed.
Chris Routledge, Managing Partner of the auction house, said the car was delivered on the 4th of July 1955 to the Honourable Sqdr. Ldr. Phillip Ingram Cunliffe-Lister DSO, whose father was Lord Swinton, a close confidant of Winston Churchill and Head of MI5 and the Security Executive during the second World War. Chris went on to add, "The vehicle was regularly at Ian Fleming's neighbour in Kent, and indeed it was the neighbour's house which was also used as inspiration in the Bond novels, this time as Sir Hugo Drax's residence in the novel Moonraker."
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