Aston Martin DB5 by James Bond seems to have recovered Carros

In the week in which Lego presents a miniature version of the Aston Martin DB5 from the James Bond Goldfinger movie , the real movie car was found. The now extremely expensive "effects car" was stolen more than 20 years ago.

The Aston Martin DB5 film James Bond Goldfinger (1964) seduced a wide audience. The car was full of hidden gadgets as only a car of the famous secret agent can have. That the car still speaks to the imagination for more than half a century after, proves the tribute that Lego has recently brought by capturing the car in 1,290 Lego blocks.

Special Effects

As in the movies, there was not one but two DB5s on the Goldfinger set. Besides an "effects car" – with all these special gadgets – there was also a "road car";

Increased Value

The "effects car" was purchased in the late sixties of the last century by a collector for $ 12,000. An excellent investment, because in 1986, the car was already worth $ 250,000 when the collector Anthony Pugliese III took over. He was able to enjoy the Bond car for more than a decade, until the famous DB5 was stolen in 1997.

On the Track

Over 20 Years On have only heard of the car recently. The Aston Martin – with chassis number DP / 216/1 – seems to have surfaced in the Middle East. Even if the car is not yet above the water. According to the research team that traces the car, however, this seems like a matter of time. Bond's beloved car could now make around 10 million British pounds, is the wait.

Louwman Museum

There are four Aston Martin DB5s that are well known as "Bond-car". In addition to the stolen "effects car" and the "production car", two cars were used for promotional purposes. One can be found in The Hague at the Louwman Museum and the other was bought by a collector for over 2 million dollars in 2006.