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Bond's Aston Martin up for grabs for $4.5m

Famed DB5 includes hidden machine guns and a bullet-proof shield - but no ejector seat.

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Aston Martin's family truckster

Aston Martin Rapide wagon

Matt Campbell Aston Martin has spun a station wagon concept off its Rapide four-seater.

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'Most beautiful' Aston Martin on way

Aston Martin’s most powerful four-door sedan, the Rapide S, is heading to Australia.

Sam Hall New four-door performance luxury car headed for Down Under.

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AMG engines for Aston Martin?

Greg Kable Could an Aston Martin fitted with an engine developed by Mercedes-Benz's performance arm, AMG, be a match made in revhead heaven?

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Driving Bond's Aston Martin

James Bond

Ben Collins The man previously known as the Stig test-drives the most famous car in movie history.

Rare car

Aston Martin sells for nearly $2m

Aston Martin DB4.

A rare sports car has fetched more than $1.9 million at auction.

Rare $7m Aston Martin One-77 crashed

Photo: Weibo.com.

Matt Campbell One of just 77 supercars built by British brand wrecked in Hong Kong.

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James Bond's Aston Martin goes up for auction

Sean Connery as James Bond.

James Bond fans with deep pockets will soon have the chance to get their hands on the ultimate piece of 007 memorabilia - the daredevil spy's Aston Martin DB5.

Imagine owning John Lennon's Ferrari

John Lennon's 1965 Ferrari 330GT.

Stephen Ottley Beatles singer’s first car goes up for auction for a second time.

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Sydney supercars on show

Ferrari F40

David McCowen Exotic cars draw thousands on Australia Day.

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Are limousines on last legs?

BMW 7-Series

Matt Campbell Long-wheelbase sales have slumped across the board, but BMW argues there’s life left in its 7-Series.

007 motors

Top 10 James Bond cars

Bond

Stephen Ottley The British spy turns 50 this week and in that time he’s managed to drive quite a collection of cars, we rate his best.

Concours d'Elegance

Vintage style at Pebble Beach

pebble

David Undercoffler The world's wealthiest car collectors showed off their wheels at the annual Concours d'Elegance.

Le Mans

Ford GT40 fetches US$11 million

Le Mans Ford GT40

Chris Harris A race-bred Ford GT40 has set a new record for the highest price paid for an American car sold at auction.

Luxury cars

Wheeling round the world

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Stephen Lacey When it comes to travelling the globe, there are a number of automotive hot spots that no luxury car lover should miss.

Big deal

Paris has classic car lovers in a spin

A Ferrari 330 GTO at the Retromobile exhibition in Paris.

Car dealers in Paris for sales of Porsche and Aston Martin classics revealed a Ferrari was bought this year for about $US32 million.

Vintage style

Ferrari 250 GT snapped up for $5.5m

A 1959 Ferrari 250 California LWB

A Ferrari bought new by Roger Vadim, the movie director and actor who discovered and married Brigitte Bardot, sold last night for about $5.5m as choosy investors bought rare classic cars.

Quick Spin: Jaguar XKR-S

Jaguar XKR-S

Stephen Ottley Why the fastest leaping cat can't live up to the hype.

Akylone coupe

Supercar a bolt from Les Bleus

Genty supercar a bolt from Les Bleus

Chris Harris Bugatti is about to be joined in the supercar ranks by another French car maker.

Classic cars

A rare breed of collector

Prancing horse whisperer ... David Gooding takes a Ferrari for a spin.

David Berthon David Gooding fell in love with classic cars as a child. Now his auction business turns over $120 million.