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How to buy a James Bond car on a budget

The name's Bond, budget Bond By Adam Binnie Motoring Issues 10 July 2014 09:06 News that a classic Aston Martin, full of James Bond gadgets, is to be sold at auction this Saturday 12 July 2014 may leave you yearning for a piece of the action for yourself. The idea of blasting through the Alps in a classic sports car with nothing on the horizon but a vodka martini and a suitcase full of secrets may leave you shaken and stirred, but sadly it is beyond the financial reach of most non-spies. Coys, auctioneers of the aforementioned DB 2/4 Vantage (below), were unable to speculate how much it would sell for, but it is likely to be an eye-watering sum.

Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde, 2500 ballons & an Alfa competition

Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio and 2500 Balloons Alfa in the UK rather like a bit of social media promotion. So they’ve set up a competition to promote the quite warm Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio. But instead of just doing the usual ‘Like us on Facebook to win’, they’ve put a bit of thought in to the whole thing.

One of one: unique 1,000hp Lotec Mercedes supercar for sale

Think the 1,000hp Bugatti Veyron was groundbreaking? What if we told you there was a Mercedes-Benz supercar with the same power output back in 1995 – a decade earlier than the Bugatti – and one that also claimed a higher top speed? Meet the Lotec C1000.