How a $25,000,000 Movie Car Was Stolen | The True Story of the Original JAMES BOND ASTON MARTIN DB5
The James Bond Aston Martin DB5, as seen in the No Time To Die opening scene (most recently, that is), was stolen in 1997. The most famous car in the world, and the most expensive movie prop in the world, this original James Bond car as seen when Q introduced Sean Connery to the Aston Martin DB5 and showed off the classic Bond car gadgets, has had several owners since 1964, but since 1997 it hasn’t been seen since 1997. But the stolen James Bond Aston Martin DB5, thought to be worth $25 million, may at last have bene found. This video tells the story of the most famous car in the world, and how it was lost and found again in one of the most mysterious art thefts of the 20th Century.
00:00 – Introduction
00:43 – Aston Martin DB5 (Goldfinger introduction)
02:25 – The Gadget Car (DP/2161/1)
03:03 – DB5 sold to Anthony Pugliese III
04:37 – Early investigation
05:58 – Christopher Marinello
07:04 – The most famous car in the world
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SOURCES
The Great James Bond Car Robbery Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-great-james-bond-car-robbery/id1580413419
The Most Famous Car in the World: The Complete History of the James Bond Aston Martin DB5 – https://www.amazon.com/Most-Famous-Car-World-Complete/dp/0951750917
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