James Bond's Aston Martin sells for $4.6 million

An American businessman bought James Bond's 1964 Aston Martin DB5 for 2.9 million pounds ($4.59 million) at a London auction Wednesday.

The car driven by Sean Connery in his portrayal of the suave but lethal British secret agent in the Goldfinger and Thunderball Bond films sold for less than its 3.5 million pound ($5.6 million) pre-sale estimate to businessman Harry Yeaggy, auctioneers RM Auctions said in a statement after the sale.

"This is a car that I've always wanted," Yeaggy said. "My plan is to display it in my private car museum in Ohio just as it is."

Yeaggy is only the second ex-factory owner of the distinctive silver-colored car.

Seller Jerry Lee, an American radio broadcaster, purchased the car direct from the Aston Martin Lagonda factory for $12,000 in 1969.

The car is one of two, and the sole remaining, of the original "007" DB5s that appeared on screen with Connery behind the wheel in Goldfinger and Thunderball.

Reuters