007 number plate sells for record breaking price!
A Guernsey resident won the battle to buy the new (number-only) States of Guernsey registration, ‘007’, in a recent auction.
The buyer, who wishes to remain anonymous, bought it for a whopping £240,000! This falls short of the UK record set by the sale of ‘25 O’ which sold for over £518,000 last year, however, this is believed to be a new record in Guernsey.
A new issue States of Guernsey plate featuring white numberals on a black background.
On the 9th September, the auctioneers at Martel Maides auction house were amazed to see the price go up and up after estimating the value at £60,000. It far exceeded their expectations!
‘007’ or ‘James bond’ are house hold names that are known across the world, so no wonder the popularity of this number is so high. The silver grey Aston Martin DB5 is one of the most famous cars driven by James Bond (Sean Connery) in the film Goldfinger, and the car was sold at auction in 2006 for £1.9 million!
James Bond Aston Martin DB5
One bidder at the Guernsey auction said he was thinking about starting renting out his own Aston Martin for the day, adorned with the ‘007’ number plate, so that over time he might make the cost back. However, he decided to withdraw at £200,000, concerned that there could be copyright problems from Eon Productions who are the producers of the James Bond film franchise.
James Bond’s Aston DB10 in Spectre.
Daniel Craig, Agent 007 with his Aston Martin DB10 – Nice Plate ;)
The upcoming 24th official James Bond movie, Spectre, will be released in UK cinemas on 26th October. Agent 007, played by Daniel Craig, will of course be driving an Aston Martin, but the villains have to look good too! 3 angry Anglo cars featured in the film are all British Jaguar Land Rover products. JLR were kind enough to release on-set photos of the Jaguar C-X75 concept car, Range Rover Sport SVR and the big-tyre Defenders starring in Spectre. Kind of fitting when the brands tagline is currently “Good to be Bad”.
James Bond Spectre – The Villains
Spectre – The Villains Jaguar C-X75 concept car
James Bond inspired UK number plates.
JM58 OND JB07 BND OO07 BND OOO 7 30 ND
7 SPY JB57 SPY JM54 SPY HE54 SPY JB07 SPY
JB07 SPY CA11 SPY SO10 SPY DB10 JBB JB07 OND M38 OND OO58 OND TO08 OND J113 OND JB08 OND B13 OND JO08 OND PR08 OND M88 OND MR08 OND MR03 OND EO07 SPY M3 SPY YE51 SPY TH15 SPY
H17 SPY DB 55 BAD 30Y BAD 357T AST 11N
James Bond new film – Spectre
Edited by Rachel Picken