Yahoo Autos Missing James Bond Aston Martin DB5 Reportedly Found
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A 1963 Aston Martin DB5 originally used in the filming of the James Bond film Goldfinger has reportedly been found. As we reported before, Chassis No. DP/216/1 was being stored at the Boca Raton Airport in Florida inside a secured hangar when thieves broke in and stole it in June of 1997. The only thing left were tire tracks from the classic British car being dragged, presumably to a wrecker, although some have theorized it was loaded onto a cargo plane.
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While some believed the car was kept in the United States, others firmly believed it was taken overseas, leading to a worldwide hunt. Now, investigators believe they’ve located it in the Middle East. Where exactly it’s being kept hasn’t been divulged by Art Recovery International, a group which has tracked down countless stolen items. The only clue is that a witness saw the movie car in a “private setting” and that Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain are “particular areas of interest.”
What makes this Aston Martin a standout even among the few of its peers on the planet is the fact this one is the “gadget car” used in filming Goldfinger. Among the many interesting features installed for the movie are pop-out machine guns, tire shredders, smokescreen funnels, as well as water/oil sprayers. That makes the movie car ultra-cool and ultra-distinct and worthy of being driven by 007.
