George Harrison’s Aston Martin DB5 sold auctioned for £350,000
By Andrew, 09 Dec, 2011. 0 Comments
George Harrison's Aston Martin DB5
After a bout of intense bidding at COYS True Greats Auction in London, an Aston Martin ordered by Beatle George Harrison in 1965 sold for £350,000. The DB5/1896/R was built in late 1964 and was offered as new on Jan. 1, 1965 through Brydor Cars of Brooklands in Surrey. The current auction took place at the Royal Horticultural Halls in Westminster. The winning bidder, who resides in Houston, Tex., said that he believes George Harrison would be “amazed” that the money spent on this car will be used for “Christian causes."
Patti Boyd, who was George Harrison’s wife when the DB5 was his, became briefly re-united with the car as it was displayed at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London. According to Chris Routledge, Managing Director at car auction house COYS, this car went over its estimate of more than £150,000.00. The auction was able to sell more than £4.5 million pounds worth of cars sold.
A Cord 810 Phaeton that had once been owned by Page and Duncan Bannatyne was sold for £80,000. Meanwhile, a Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster kept in an Edinburgh garage for the past 23 years sold for £343,000, around £100,000 higher than was estimated. A Mercedes Benz 540 K that had once been owned by Bernie Ecclestone was previously estimated at £500,000, but it sold for £864,000.
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