London
(ANI):
The
Aston
Martin
car
that
James
Bond
drove
in
the
film
Goldfinger
is
expected
to
fetch
4
million
pounds
at
an
auction.
Hitting
the
open
market
for
the
first
time,
the
DB5
sports
car
Sean
Connery
drove,
comes
complete
with
the
full
complement
of
'Q
Branch'
gadgets
including
machine
guns,
bullet-proof
shield,
revolving
number
plates,
smoke
screen
and
oil
slick.
All
of
the
gadgets
are
still
in
full
working
order,
although
the
machine
guns
do
not
fire
for
safety
reasons.
The
car,
which
also
featured
in
1965's
Thunderball,
was
bought
from
Aston
Martin
in
1969
by
American
radio
DJ
Jerry
Lee
for
12,000
dollars.
Mr
Lee,
who
used
to
drive
it
around
in
the
1970s,
is
now
selling
it
at
auction
in
London,
with
the
proceeds
going
to
the
Jerry
lee
Foundation.
"After
the
car
was
used
in
Thunderball,
Aston
Martin
sold
it
to
Mr
Lee
who
has
owned
it
ever
since.
He
paid
12,000
dollars
for
it
at
the
time.
He
had
to
really
persuade
Aston
Martin
to
sell
it
to
him
and
they
did
on
condition
they
could
use
it
for
promotional
purposes
whenever
they
wanted.
In
fact
the
car
was
last
seen
in
public
in
the
1970s
and
has
been
locked
away
in
a
private
Bond-themed
room
since
then.
"The
car
is
up
and
running
and
all
the
gadgets
still
work
too.
You
can
use
the
smoke
screen
and
oil
slick
discharge,
the
revolving
number
plates
and
activate
the
bulletproof
shield
at
the
back.
The
machine
guns
obviously
don't
work
-
they
never
have
done
-
but
you
can
still
press
a
button
inside
and
it
moves
them
into
position.
The
car
is
road
legal
and
whoever
buys
it
will
be
able
to
take
it
out
on
the
open
road
or
drive
it
to
work
if
they
wanted," The
Telegraph
quoted
Peter
Haynes,
of
RM
Auctions,
as
saying.
The
auction
takes
place
on
October
27
and
Haynes
said
they
are
expecting
huge
interest
in
it
from
around
the
world.
He
said,
"This
is
the
car
Sean
Connery
drove
in
the
film.
It
is
the
same
car
he
arrived
in
to
play
his
round
of
golf
with
Goldfinger
and
the
one
he
drove
up
a
mountain
pass
alongside
actress
Tania
Mallett's
Mustang
car.
Under
normal
circumstances
we
would
expect
classic
car
collectors
to
be
interested.
But
because
it
is
007's
car
then
it
should
appeal
to
wealthy
people
who
like
collecting
cultural
iconic
items,
like
Jimi
Hendrix's
guitar
or
Marilyn
Monroe's
dress."
Lee,
of
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania,
said,
"The
James
Bond
car
has
brought
me
much
enjoyment
for
some
40
years.
Even
as
I
sell
it,
the
car
will
continue
to
give
me
great
pleasure
as
it
furthers
the
mission
of
the
foundation
to
do
good
around
the
world."