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Subscribe to RSSLONDON -- An Aston Martin once owned by George Harrison sold for $485,000 (310,000 pounds) at auction Wednesday, according to NBC News, citing British Press Association reports.
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An auction staff member polishes an Aston Martin DB5 that belonged to the late Beatle George Harrison. The car fetched over $480,000 at the Coys' True Greats Auciton on Wednesday at the Royal Horticultural Hall in London.
The former Beatle ordered the platinum silver DB5, which had a black Connolly leather interior, in 1965.
He packed the car with top-of-the-range extras, including chrome wire wheels with Avon tires, a heated rear windscreen, a radio and Britax safety belts.
Harrison's former wife, model Pattie Boyd, was recently photographed with the car when it was shown at the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London.
It was sold to a Beatle and Aston Martin fan from Houston, Texas, who wished to remain anonymous.
The lot was part of auctioneer Coys' True Greats Auction at the Royal Horticultural Halls in Westminster, central London.
Auctioneers said the car had just over 22,000 miles, ran well and showed no sign of "major mechanical maladies."
Chris Routledge, managing director of Coys, said: "There was a battle royal for this car which went for some 50,000 pounds ($78,000) over its estimate."
The sale price does not include a 15 percent buyer's premium.
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If that floats your boat and you got it, why not, enjoy!
Still find it utterly amazing that so many people can spend over $250,000 on cars that will rarely if ever be driven. (See story about 10 Ferrari's sold by Nieman-Marcus for $385,000 this Christmas.) Just blows my mind how people manage to accumulate that kind of money during their lifetimes.
You do know that wall st executive bonuses run about $2.5 million A YEAR. This kind of money is really no big deal to the 1%. They can buy 10 $250,000 toys without even hitting their paychecks.
Yeah, I know. Perhaps I should refine my sentiment. Try this: I find it amazing that people who are really no smarter than anyone else and actually have no hard skills can make this kind of money simply because they're willing to live in NYC. Or play football. Pick one.
Obviously Miker there are many many people smarter than you.
Which would make it painfully obvious, Sauve, that just about EVERYBODY is smarter than you. . . Not quite sure why you felt the need to attack me, but up yours. I'll put my education and IQ up against yours any day of the week. And, based on other comments of yours which I've read, I would prevail hands down, as would at least 75% of the commenters on NewsVine. Which really doesn't say much for your intellect.
My, my, your very defensive for a highly educated person that would put their meager IQ up against anyone's like that. Perhaps you should cool down before mouthing off? You know that if you keep quiet people will only guess that your a dummy rather than knowing for sure. lol.
Awesome!! Would be amazing to own. I would drive the hell out of it and enjoy it.
Car spending in this reguard , come on.
TODAY IS THE DAY TO THINK of JOHN LENNON.
What is also cool about it is that this DB5 is the same year, color and model of James Bond's from Goldfinger.