An Aston Martin DB5 replica stunt car featured in No Time To Die has raised $4.1 million for a charity auction at Christie's to celebrate 60 years of the James Bond films.
One of three special Aston Martin models included in the charity auction, the replica DB5 donated by Aston Martin Lagonda was the star lot on the night, accelerating beyond the auctioneer's estimate before being sold to a telephone bidder.
All three Aston Martins were auctioned off, with proceeds goign to a good cause This stunt car is one of eight exclusively built and engineered by Aston Martin for No Time to Die, with each car uniquely modified for their individual role on screen.
The replica stunt DB5 car sold at Christie's features operational gadgets including a rotating digital numberplate, retractable head lights, pop-out machine guns and firing prop bomblets.
The proceeds of the DB5 auction will benefit The Prince's Trust in its work with young people, The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund in support of charities assisting serving and former members of the U.K. Intelligence Agencies, and three charities supporting serving and former members of the U.K. Special Forces.
This particular Aston Martin V8 Vantage which fetched $1 million at the Auction was driven by Daniel Craig in No Time To Die Attended by Bond Actors Dali Benssalah and Samantha Bond, the auction also saw the sale of a 1981 Aston Martin V8 which was driven by Daniel Craig as James Bond in No Time To Die. The iconic model fetched $1 million, with proceeds going to support the work of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
The auction also saw the sale of an Aston Martin DBS Superleggera 007 Edition, one of 25 examples created by Aston Martin to celebrate the car's inclusion in No Time To Die. The car raised $644,000 to support the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales.
One of three special Aston Martin models included in the charity auction, the replica DB5 donated by Aston Martin Lagonda was the star lot on the night, accelerating beyond the auctioneer's estimate before being sold to a telephone bidder.
All three Aston Martins were auctioned off, with proceeds goign to a good cause
The replica stunt DB5 car sold at Christie's features operational gadgets including a rotating digital numberplate, retractable head lights, pop-out machine guns and firing prop bomblets.
The proceeds of the DB5 auction will benefit The Prince's Trust in its work with young people, The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund in support of charities assisting serving and former members of the U.K. Intelligence Agencies, and three charities supporting serving and former members of the U.K. Special Forces.
The auction also saw the sale of an Aston Martin DBS Superleggera 007 Edition, one of 25 examples created by Aston Martin to celebrate the car's inclusion in No Time To Die. The car raised $644,000 to support the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales.
