| One such event took place in the UK in 2007 when | | | | The car eventually ended up in a museum collection in |
| the late George Harrison's Aston Martin DB5 sold for | | | | Tokyo, Japan. Later it was sold privately to a |
| a price that knocked the wind out of everyone | | | | resident of Germany. The London auction event was |
| present. | | | | the first time it had been viewed publicly for many |
| The car, which was the first notable vehicle owned | | | | years. |
| by the former Beatle sold for a whopping $464,736 | | | | The London event kept vehicle transport companies |
| USD. This was a record sale for the distinguished | | | | hopping with the extravagant collection of collector |
| auction house, RM Auctions. In association with | | | | cars that were sent to the auction block. Some of |
| Sotheby's the event was dubbed the largest ever | | | | them came from the highly regarded collection of the |
| sale of its kind in the UK with an accumulated sales | | | | English Formula 1 tycoon, Bernie Ecclestone. |
| of more than $38 million. | | | | RM Auctions and its sister companies are renowned |
| It was estimated that the car would go for no more | | | | in the collector car industry for acquiring, restoring |
| than $300,000 but the demand for Beatles | | | | and selling the world's most expensive and rarest |
| memorabilia drove the participants into a frenzy of | | | | vintage automobiles. They have been in business for |
| high-spirited bidding. Harrison had a fondness for fast | | | | more than 30 years, constantly breaking records for |
| cars and was a regular at Formula One racing events. | | | | unprecedented sales. They offer international vintage |
| His DB5 was built in 1964 and was hand-delivered by | | | | car restoration and auction services to clients |
| vehicle transport to his estate in Surrey, England on | | | | thorough their U.S., U.K. and Canadian offices. |
| January 1st, 1965. | | | | |