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Updated On: 21 April, 2010 07:02 AM IST | | Agencies
The Aston Martin, associated with James Bond, was left in the barn for 20 years
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The Aston Martin, associated with James Bond, was left in the barn for 20 yearsu00a0u00a0
It looks like it has been through more scrapes than 007 himself, but this battered Aston Martin is expected to sell for a staggering ufffd200,000 (Rs 1.3 core).
This iconic DB5 -- the model forever associated with James Bond -- has spent the last twenty years rotting away in a barn.
The bodywork is stripped bare and the interior little more than a shell with the once stylish black leather seating ripped apart and the luxury pile carpet torn out.
Auctioneers say its purchaser will have to spend at least another ufffd200,000 restoring the car to its former glory. But despite the huge price tag, wealthy vintage car enthusiasts are set to form a queue when it comes up for sale in Monte Carlo on April 30.
Rustic appeal
It looks like it has been through more scrapes than 007 himself, but this battered Aston Martin is expected to sell for a staggering ufffd200,000 (Rs 1.3 core).
This iconic DB5 -- the model forever associated with James Bond -- has spent the last twenty years rotting away in a barn.
The bodywork is stripped bare and the interior little more than a shell with the once stylish black leather seating ripped apart and the luxury pile carpet torn out.
Auctioneers say its purchaser will have to spend at least another ufffd200,000 restoring the car to its former glory. But despite the huge price tag, wealthy vintage car enthusiasts are set to form a queue when it comes up for sale in Monte Carlo on April 30.
Rustic appeal
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