| This week, a classic Aston Martin that has spent | | | | glory. |
| the last twenty years in a barn being completely | | | | Philip Kantor said: ‘People interested in buying |
| unloved, is set to sell at auction for a massive | | | | it are generally very wealthy collectors who want |
| two hundred thousand pounds. The DB5, helped | | | | it to be in a barn find collection. |
| made famous by James Bond, was found | | | | ‘This is because they see it as a restoration |
| abandoned and unkempt, very unlike its | | | | project and can restore it to their own choice.' |
| counterparts that were prevalent in the 1960's. It | | | | In the 1960-s, the DB5 was one of the most |
| hasn't been driven for the last two decades, and | | | | expensive cars on the market, with only 983 of |
| now sports rusted bodywork and ripped leather | | | | the vehicles being made at the Aston Martin |
| seats. | | | | factory in Buckinghamshire. |
| Despite its neglected demeanour, there are car | | | | The seller, who remains anonymous, could not |
| enthusiasts across the country that are expected | | | | afford to restore the motor to its former glory, |
| to come out and bid on the Aston martin at | | | | so is auctioning it via Bonhams at the Prince of |
| auction, and will pay large sums of money to get | | | | Monaco's motor museum this month. This |
| it into their possession and have a go at restoring | | | | particular Aston Martin was originally in Fiesta Red, |
| it to its former glory. Auctioneers at Bonhams, | | | | was made in 1964 and had three owners, with |
| the auctioneers who have been given the privilege | | | | only just over sixty one thousand miles on the |
| of selling the vehicle, have warned that their | | | | clock. |
| specialists estimate the car to cost a further two | | | | Once restored, the owner will have to obtain Car |
| hundred thousand to restore to its sparkly former | | | | Insurance. |