A dilapidated classic Aston Martin DB5 has been returned to its former glory following a meticulous restoration. The model ...

John Williams, 71, from Mold, Flintshire, bought the vehicle second hand in 1973 for £985 - the equivalent of about £15,000 ...

The car - made famous by James Bond became so dilapidated local children played on it - has been restored and is now worth ...

A family’s wrecked James Bond-style Aston Martin DB5 sports car bought for less than £1,000 in the 1970s has been valued at ...

A dilapidated Aston Martin DB5, bought for just £900 in the 1970s and left to rot, has been meticulously restored and is now valued at an astonishing £1 million, a remarkable transformation for ...

The Aston Martin DB5 was bought by a 19-year-old Welshman in 1973 and it was fully restored but he never imagined it would ...

Welshman John Williams - a welder and garage owner by trade - was just 18 when, in 1972, he set himself the target of buying ...

Aston Martin owner John Williams finally saw his Vantage DB5, known as the iconic James Bond car, restored to a dream motor over half a century after he bought it - and 40 years since he gave it a ...

While Williams spent under $1,200 on the DB5 when he originally purchased it, Spires estimates that the restored GT is valued over $1.3 million, which is some return on one’s investment.

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