The Goodwood Revival – a three-day festival to celebrate the cars and motorcycles which competed at Sussex motor racing circuit from 1948 to 1966 – takes place this month, when an Aston Martin owned by Shane Filan of Westlife goes up for sale.
The Aston is a 1964 DB5 4.2litre sports saloon – the classic James Bond car driven by Sean Connery in Goldfinger.
The model up for sale was discovered in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. It has taken almost three years to restore the car with Shane carefully overseeing the work.
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He bought the car as a 30th birthday present to himself, but touring commitments made him decide to sell.
More than 100,000 visitors are expected to pay homage to a bygone era of classic motoring at Goodwood with many people dressing in clothes from the period. See www.goodwood.co. uk/revival to find out more.
The Aston comes up for sale on September 16 and auctioneers Bonhams expect it to fetch £250,000 to £300,000.
Tim Schofield, head of Bonhams UK Motoring Department, said: “We are delighted to be offering this fully restored DB5 for sale having achieved a similar price for a DB5 found in a barn this year
“It represents a wonderful opportunity to buy an ‘as new’ Aston.”
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