London
(ANI):
The
iconic
Aston
Martin,
driven
by
Sean
Connery
in
two
James
Bond
films,
has
been
sold
for
2.6
million
pounds
at
an
auction
in
London.
An
American
car
enthusiast
paid
the
amount
to
buy
the
most
famous
car
and
then
vowed
to
take
it
for
a
spin
around
the
streets
of
London.
The
silver
1964
Aston
Martin
DB5,
previously
owned
by
American
broadcasting
boss
Jerry
Lee
who
paid
12,000
dollars
in
1969,
was
initially
expected
to
fetch
more
than
3
million
pounds.
The
unique
car,
which
boasts
an
ejector
seat,
revolving
license
plates
and
bullet-proof
shield,
featured
in
the
'Goldfinger" and
'Thunderball".
Harry
Yeaggy,
who
bought
the
car,
is
likely
to
display
it
at
a
car
museum
in
Ohio.
Yeaggy
later
told
reporters
that
it
has
been
'a
last-minute
decision" to
fly
into
London
for
the
auction
and
that
he
had
spent
a
little
more
than
he
had
planned.
"I
thought
a
European
would
buy
it.
But
I
guess
they
didn't
appreciate
Bond
as
much
as
we
do," the
BBC
quoted
him
as
saying.
"We're
going
to
drive
the
car
round
the
streets
of
London
tonight.
We're
going
to
have
a
bit
of
fun
with
it,"
Yeaggy
said.
The
car,
which
is
said
to
be
in
an
excellent
condition,
is
the
only
surviving
example
of
two
Aston
Martins
used
in
the
early
Bond
films,
after
the
other
was
reported
stolen
in
1997.
The
sale
proceeds
will
benefit
Lee's
charitable
foundation
supporting
education
and
anti-crime
projects
internationally.