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Goldfinger, 1964 & Thunderball, 1965
A car licence plate JB 007, the black and silver plate taken off an Aston Martin DB5 originally owned by Eon Productions and used for the promotion of Goldfinger and Thunderball in the U.S.A. in 1965-1966, the plate -- 5x21in. (22.7x53.3cm.) mounted on a wooden base for display purposes
The licence plate in this lot is sold as an object without any of the rights associated with the sale of a transferrable vehicle registration mark
A car licence plate JB 007, the black and silver plate taken off an Aston Martin DB5 originally owned by Eon Productions and used for the promotion of Goldfinger and Thunderball in the U.S.A. in 1965-1966, the plate -- 5x21in. (22.7x53.3cm.) mounted on a wooden base for display purposes
The licence plate in this lot is sold as an object without any of the rights associated with the sale of a transferrable vehicle registration mark
Literature
WORRALL, Dave The Most Famous Car In The World - The Complete History Of The James Bond Aston Martin DB5, Christchurch: Solo Publishing, 1994, pp. 69, 104-5, 143-144, 216-5
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
Although we can confirm that this number plate definately came off one of the Aston Martin DB5's originally owned by Eon Productions, as stated in the catalogue description, the style of the lettering suggests that it dates from 1969/1970 which would indicate that it would not have been on the car when it toured the U.S.A. in the mid '60s to promote Goldfinger and Thunderball. The estimate has been revised to £1500-2500.