Actual Bond cars go under the hammer at Christie's
Christie's online charity auction celebrates 60 years of Bond with 60 007-related lots...
Everyone loves a bit of Bond, don’t they? Well, if you do, then be warned: Christie’s is offering you the opportunity to beat the living daylights (see what I did there?) out of your wallet with part two of its charity auction of Bond memorabilia. It’s 60 lots celebrating 60 years of Bond, with the profits going to 45 many and varied charities – they cover the film industry, children’s charities, hospitals, Grenfell and the Prince’s Trust. It’s all in a good cause, then.
The lots being offered are varied, too. Six of them celebrate each of the stars who have played 007. Sir Sean Connery’s lot is a five-night stay at Fleming’s Golden Eye Villa and a facsimile of the Dr No script (£30k-£50k). George Lazenby’s represented by two OHMSS celebration limited-edition Omega Seamaster watches, signed by the man himself (£40k-£60k). Timothy Dalton’s offering is a signed, single-breasted tux worn by him in Licence To Kill, along with poker chips used in Licence To Kill and Golden Eye (£6k-£10k). And can buy Piers Brosnan’s Q Jet Boat from The World Is Not Enough (£20k-£30k), or Danial Craig’s Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE from No Time To Die (£20k-£30k).
My personal favourite, though, and by quite a margin, is the prop Fabergé egg from Octopussy. It’s gold plated, encrusted with Swarovski crystals and was made by Asprey (£6k-£10k). I’d really love that; what a talking point when someone pops round to tea.
Of course, there are the cars as well. Many of them, in fact, and all relate to No Time To Die. Some were in it, such as the replica Aston Martin DB5 stunt car. How about that? It’s fitted with all the Q Branch mods and is one of eight replicas built for the film, but the only one to have been released for sale (£1.5m-£2m). Too spicy for you? Well, how about one of the three Aston Martin V8s that were modified for the shoot (£500k-£700k), or a DBS Superleggera No Time To Die limited edition? The latter has a plaque engraved with the signatures of the producers (Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli) and Lashana Lynch, who played Naomi in the film. And it’s an identical spec to the film car and one of 25 made (£300k-£400k).
Aston’s not to your taste? Then there are several JLR products going under the gavel, too. Two Defender 110s: one with VIN #007 that was used for stunts and promotional work (£300k-£500k); the other a 007 60th Anniversary model inspired by the film (£200k-£300k). The other stunt cars are the Range Rover Sport SVR (£80k-£120k) and the Jaguar XF (£50k-£70k) that appeared in the film.
If you’re looking for something at the cheaper end of the market, then they include two 1973 EON Productions posters from Live And Let Die (£1,000-£1,500) and a Drax Industries evil henchman belt buckle from the 1979 film Moonraker (£1,500-£2,500). Almost something for all budgets, then. The online auction begins on September 15th and ends on October 5th.
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Surely, when Ed China gets a motorised sofa on the road, you could be driving around in this too!
Here in Switzerland it would probably require a stupidly expensive ‘single vehicle type approval’. But I recon it can be done, or can’t it?
https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6385180?ldp_brea...
Still, sat in a collection and never driven I guess I can see the point. The Bond edition Defender though is even more wild…they’re ‘just’ a V8 Defender with a Bond logo, a plaque and a few options thrown in!
The Q boat says it was the main one used on screen, so that seems cheap at 20-30K even if technically a non runner.
The Faberge egg, description implies it was one of only two made and one was smashed on screen.. so... er.... very rare, yet it doesn't specifically say screen used. Hard to see how it isn't a 50-100K item rather than 6 to 8K unless its made of cheese.
Still, sat in a collection and never driven I guess I can see the point. The Bond edition Defender though is even more wild…they’re ‘just’ a V8 Defender with a Bond logo, a plaque and a few options thrown in!
It's also wearing pretty decent mockups of a Russian plate, but with a BS AU mark incase you get pulled over by one of those police officers who really does check every detail.
Still, sat in a collection and never driven I guess I can see the point. The Bond edition Defender though is even more wild…they’re ‘just’ a V8 Defender with a Bond logo, a plaque and a few options thrown in!
This vehicle is sold as a ‘non-runner’ collector’s item and is sold as seen. It is an original pre-production Land Rover Defender 110 or similar and has been modified to be capable of certain specific limited uses by trained professional stunt drivers in a controlled environment for filming only. It is not sold as a means of transport .It is not registered with the Driver Vehicle License Agency (DVLA) nor is it approved for use on any public roads or homologated. No promise is made that the vehicle is of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose, meets any road vehicle regulations, safety requirements or is otherwise roadworthy. Servicing and repairs may require bespoke and custom-built parts.
Still, sat in a collection and never driven I guess I can see the point. The Bond edition Defender though is even more wild…they’re ‘just’ a V8 Defender with a Bond logo, a plaque and a few options thrown in!
It's also wearing pretty decent mockups of a Russian plate, but with a BS AU mark incase you get pulled over by one of those police officers who really does check every detail.
Still, sat in a collection and never driven I guess I can see the point. The Bond edition Defender though is even more wild…they’re ‘just’ a V8 Defender with a Bond logo, a plaque and a few options thrown in!
This vehicle is sold as a ‘non-runner’ collector’s item and is sold as seen. It is an original pre-production Land Rover Defender 110 or similar and has been modified to be capable of certain specific limited uses by trained professional stunt drivers in a controlled environment for filming only. It is not sold as a means of transport .It is not registered with the Driver Vehicle License Agency (DVLA) nor is it approved for use on any public roads or homologated. No promise is made that the vehicle is of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose, meets any road vehicle regulations, safety requirements or is otherwise roadworthy. Servicing and repairs may require bespoke and custom-built parts.
To be honest as this is a charity auction the values need to all be taken with a pinch of salt I suppose...
:It's likely a bit crap anyway but looks to be the best piece of crap out of that lot. Apart from one thing the Swarovski egg..
s off the neighbours though...https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/sixty-years-jam...
What an absolute bunch of chancers. Obviously if you’re able to stump up the guide price getting it through an IVA would cost a very small percentage extra. A much nicer replica would be well within your means for much less though.
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