{"id":12052,"date":"2019-08-21T14:24:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T21:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/?p=12052"},"modified":"2019-08-21T16:20:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T23:20:47","slug":"12052","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/?p=12052","title":{"rendered":"Classic Aston Martin sports cars fetch record prices at RM Sotheby&#8217;s Monterey sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12054\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12054\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12054\" src=\"http:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DBS-Shooting-Brake-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DBS-Shooting-Brake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DBS-Shooting-Brake-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DBS-Shooting-Brake-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DBS-Shooting-Brake.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>1965 Aston Martin DB5 Shooting Brake&#8211;sold for US$1,765,000.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">The \u2018Evening with Aston Martin\u2019 sale in Monterey on August 15, 2019, curated by renowned auction house RM Sotheby\u2019s as part of their annual Monterey sale, saw exceptional examples of some of the brand\u2019s most desirable sports cars change hands for millions of dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">This event included some of the most significant Aston Martin models go under the hammer, with bidders from around the world vying for ownership of some of the jewels in the British sports car brand\u2019s heritage crown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">The 2019 event was a new occasion for collectors, who witnessed a fascinating and diverse collection of Aston Martin-related automobilia go under the hammer in several hours of exciting and highly charged bidding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">A highlight of the evening came as a 1965 Aston Martin James Bond DB5\u2014originally commissioned and used in the promotion of the James Bond film\u00a0<em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;\">Thunderball<\/span><\/em>\u2014sold for a final price of US$6,385,000 upon the fall of the auctioneer\u2019s gavel. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">After receiving an initial estimate of $4,000,000-$6,000,000, the sales result underlined the continued popularity and admiration for this world-famous automotive and silver-screen icon and set a record for the most valuable DB5 at auction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">A surprise highlight of the day included a 1965 DB5 Shooting Brake, which sold for a final price of $1,765,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For full results, click here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rmsothebys.com\/media\/112958\/rm-sothebys-monterey-2019-official-results-lot-order.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2019\u00a0 RM Sotheby&#8217;s Monterey Auction Results<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u2018Evening with Aston Martin\u2019 sale in Monterey on August 15, 2019, curated by renowned auction house RM Sotheby\u2019s as part of their annual Monterey sale, saw exceptional examples of some of the brand\u2019s most desirable sports cars change hands for millions of dollars. 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