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Article: Former Bond star's car sold at auction.
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- Northants Evening Telegraph (Kettering, England)
- Article date:
- June 23, 2008
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A classic car that once belonged to James Bond star Sir Sean Connery has been sold for more than [pounds sterling]17,000, auctioneers Bonhams said today.
The 1961 Bentley was one of 33 cars sold at a Rolls-Royce and Bentley sale at Kelmarsh Hall at the weekend.
The Bentley S2 Saloon, with an estimated price of [pounds sterling]12-15,000, was eventually sold for [pounds sterling]17,825 at the event
The Bentley's logbook shows Sir Sean - famed for his role in seven James Bond films including From Russia With Love and Goldfinger - owned it from July 5, 1974 for five years.
The auction also included an array of unusual cars and ...