According to auction house Christie's, a copy of the Aston Martin DB5 used for the stunts in the James Bond film No Time to Die sold for close to $3 million on Wednesday.
Along with the earnings from the sale of 24 more lots offered at a special auction to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the number 07, the sale's proceeds, which totaled £2.92 million ($3.18 million), will be donated to charity.
Behind the headlamps, the facsimile is equipped with faux machine guns. 35 additional pieces are up for sale online through October 5.
The replica of the iconic Aston, one of eight specially designed and manufactured for the 2021 film, is the only DB5 stunt car put up for sale by Aston Martin and EON productions, according to Christie’s.
Other items on sale include a signed No Time to Die clapperboard, with a price estimate of 5,000-7,000 pounds, as well as costumes worn by the film’s cast members such as Rami Malek as villain Safin and Lashana Lynch as 007 agent Nomi.
Several outfits worn by Craig in his last outing as Bond also feature, including a tactical costume for his final scenes. It has a price estimate of 15,000-20,000 pounds.
There are also other vehicles, watches and costumes as well as props from different Bond movies.
Proceeds from the two Sixty Years of James Bond auctions, with a total of some 60 lots, will go to different charities.
As Bond fans wonder who will play the character next, a number of events are scheduled to commemorate the milestone.
Producer Michael G. Wilson told Reuters, "Well, right now we're not thinking about the next chapter yet, we're simply celebrating the publication of No Time to Die and our 60th anniversary."
We'll begin to consider our options for the future when this is finished by the end of this year, I believe.
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