** A word on the audio / volume ** It seems a small number of viewers have found the volume of this video unusually quiet. I am so sorry about this, and I am not quite sure how this happened. For most viewers it seems to be fine; it was also fine for me on all of my devices, so I had no idea the audio would be so low for some viewers. It seems mostly to affect people playing it off a smart TV as opposed to phones/computers/through headphones. I'll look into this and promise to do my best to fix this for future videos - as you can tell from my other videos, this is the first time viewers have experienced this issue. So sorry again, and thanks for letting me know! In the meantime, here's a bunch of other videos of me talking about James Bond at a normal volume: kzfaq.info/sun/PLGKyAwPbirg9xCsjSvrc_e3N_f887xJnG ** Correction: The chassis number of the gadget car was DP/216/1 (not DP/2161/1). This was an inconsistency I noticed in my research with different sources using the two numbers, but given how crucial this information was I should have double-checked the original (I have only myself to blame - the correct number is even in the ARI advert I use in the video!) See the comments below from Victor Hall and Andrew Gruffudd for more details about the pre-Bond production history of the car.

You cannot tell me that the owner doesn't know that the car is stolen. Like if he didn't know it was stolen I'm sure it would have been discovered by now as the owner would have shown it to multiple people. Also if I had bought a special like a DB5 with James Bond gadgets, I would want to check up on its providence to find out how special it is or isn't.

I walked passed the "gadget" car every day In the mid 70s . It was in the foyer of Frank Bakers restaurant in West Vancouver British Columbia Canada , next to Park Royal Shopping Center . No joke . I haven't read the book you mention . But the car I speak of was presented with all the extra gear . We were all very sad when he passed away the cars were taken , and the restaurant was torn down .

Great subject and presentation as always. The volume is very low, though

Aston Martin DB5…what an iconic car!

Thank you for this thoroughly enjoyable and incredibly well-researched report! But I also have to mention that your use of clips from various James Bond movies as well as from Cannonball Run is amazing! Thanks for taking the time to pick out the perfect screen moment to go with the facts of the story!

I had seen this car in Boston on a promotional tour following the release of Thunder Ball.This car had been on display at the Blackhawk Automobile Museum approximately 6 months before it was stolen. A friend, who worked at museum, told me when it disappeared. I said at that time, that it probably went into a shipping container and headed to a private collection in the Middle East. My friend told me at the time that rumor had it, that it was dumped into the ocean for the insurance pay out. I never believed that rumor. There is a Saudi billionaire who is reportedly trying to buy every DB5 ever built. The last I heard, he had acquired a substantial number. Maybe they should check HIS garage!

We’re slowly forcing you to be a Bond focused channel

Thank you for this! In the early 80s I saw this DB5 quite a few times sitting with a handful of other cool cars in a small, private, locked "showroom" in downtown Provo, Utah. I didn't know it was THE DB5. I had hoped to stop by some time when the owner was there and try to get a closer look, but it never happened. And one day it was gone. I look forward to seeing it again...even if only on the news and/or in one of your videos.

As a kid in the mid 60's, I saw the gadget car. My friend's dad drove us up to the Aston Martin dealership in San Francisco on Van Ness Ave. We checked out all the movie mods. My friend's dad took us to some very cool places. I didn't realize how lucky we were.

The "Gadget car was originally stolen in 1966 from the producers home, the thieves stole the machine guns out of the car and burned the clutch out of it. I worked for the company who replaced the clutch in the car.I was 16 yrs old then in my hometown in Great Neck. The ejecton seat worked if you had three or four guys to push it down, and the trunk was very heavy with the tanks for the props in it.The enterior was stripped because it was a stunt car, the fancy one was driven by the actor. Great car and experience.

This video would be great if it had audio.

Well made video where every clip has been carefully chosen to reflect the narrative.

I always thought this car to be a DB4 series V Vantage (which practically speaking more or less amounts to a DB5).

GIVE US BACK OUR CAR. I never know the car was stolen, am so shocked, I hope we get it back that James bond history, we need to keep it safe, Also, did anyone else find this video very quiet, I had to turn my TV and PC sound up VERY loud just to hear it normally lol. it could just be me.

I think you're missing part of the stories The car was stored at a restaurant for a number of years in North Vancouver

If you are a poor person and your car gets stolen you don't hire a special recovery firm, you call the police who doesn't do anything. If you are poor and you are in possession of a stolen car, you go to jail, you don't voluntarily return property anonymously. But yeah there's no two tier justice system for sure.

So basically they are saying they have no idea where the car is. And they are giving ample time for the person that may have it to report it. Thus having people check if they have it to call them, and let them know. Brilliant sounds like an awesome plan.

This videos sounds like a fishing expedition.

Just an observation at the beginning of this piece we see a clip from the movie we’re Bond parks up on the mountain pass road and gets out and I noticed that this particular car didn’t have the cutout in the roof for the ejection of the passenger.

I'm just stepping out and taking a wild guess that MBS has it - buying stolen property seems right up his alley.

The Road Car - Chassis number DP/2161/1: UK license plate BMT 216A - The Gadget Car - Chassis number DB5/1486/R: UK license plate FMP 7B - Publicity Car 1 - Chassis number DB5/2017/R: re-issued UK license plate BMT 216A - Publicity Car 2 - Chassis number DB5/2008/R: UK license plate YRE 186H

To make things clear, this car, registeted BMT 216 A are THE bond car No:1, recognized by it's extra side London cab style trafficators / flashers mounted close to the side air scoops

I saw the gadget car in the 1960's at a car show. At one point I got for Christmas the Corgi metal toy car complete with pop out gadgets and a passenger with a gun that you could eject. I wish I still had it.

When the car was owned by the guy in Utah I saw it at a car show in Salt Lake. Might have some pictures around somewhere.

Actually, the DB5 Gadget car was the DB5 prototype, whose chassis number was DP 216/1, DP standing for development project and 216 being in series with a couple of closed racing cars, DPs 212, 214 and 215. i believe the next car, DP 217, was a DB5 testbed for the V8 engine of Tadek Marek, which was then in development. Sorry to be a trainspotter, but details are important X

Always love a good DP

In 1965 I saw a DB-5 at the now long-gone Pallisades Park Amusement Park in New Jersey that was purported to have been the 'gadget car' and had, best as I recall, the revolving license plates and machine-gun barrels. Seems like they said the spring-loaded ejector seat was in it too, but jammed or something. Not mentioned in your timeline of the vehicles? Maybe another fake?

The 2000GT roadster from You Only Live Twice is also said to be stolen and not recovered. These are some heists.

Audio on this vid is soooooo quiet (great content though). Had to switch over to my headphones as my speakers just couldn't get the volume high enough :(

They hoping the current owner of the car will come forward saying he has the car?...so he doesn't have the faintest idea with it is he's saying.

Great commercials my favorite!

'Is this stolen?' Said every criminal ever.

Great video with very low volume unfortunately. Thank you all same.

I don't see how it is possible for the "possessor" not to recognise the most famous car in the World and not know that it's stolen??

Great video!!!

Cool story but turn you mic up please.

can you reduce the volume down further

They used several DB,s in Cannonballrun (very easy to spot) and one of them were badly damaged, during filming, and cripled stunt woman Heidi von Beltz.

The dp on the chassis is for prototype as it was the db4 vantage prototype. Also owner of the two db4/5 was Lord Bramford of JCB company.

"I must warn you, I'm Roger Moore!"

Well done.

So the DB 5 ‘gadget’ car is found, but not found… It would be a great movie opener… Bond has to rescue his DB 5 from some bad guys because they’re going to use the car in a crime.

Actually...the most famous car in the World is the Batmobile (Probably the 1960's tv series version) I personally prefer Tim Burton"s version from 1989/1992. The Aston Martin comes as a close second though.

Franklin stole it from a studio and delivered it to Devin Weston in Gta story mode.

Good info and well put together however the Penguin graphic is stupid and unnecessarily distracting.

The audio is so low i had to turn my sterio on so i could here

I recall seeing one of the "James Bond" Aston Martin's advertised for sale in Hemming's back in the??? 80's? and the price was not all that high.

I'm almost willing to bet that the art recovery company don't have the faintest idea where the car is. If they knew the location then we would have heard about it by now. Also, there's no way the current possessor bought the car without knowing what it is. Nobody is stupid enough to hand over a huge sum of money for a movie prop without checking at least some of the provenance.

Would be alot better if your videos were full screen size

If the Ejector seats weren't actually fitted to the cars, how did they get someone flying out the top at 0:33?

How does anybody buy a car like this and not investigate it's provenance. It wouldn't take much to discover it had been stolen.

I wonder what the chances of it being returned are?

Ha ha I bet those villains, uhh I mean thief’s…-felt great, even tho it’s bad it’s funny because well it’s the good guys car

So what’s the bond DB5 in that Florida museum then?

There are more today than were Actually made by AM !

the audio is real low in this

What is even a bigger crime is the over-valuation of the stupid automobile! 😂🤣😂

It may be a very elaborate forgery

Cannon Ball run was 1981. i do like the video so I will subscribe.

I can't care enough to watch this video if you don't care enough to fix the audio.

The Rolls Royce boat tail is worth 28 million.

You need to raise your volume. It’s hard to hear you.

Its supposed to be the car the shield Is visible above the boot/trunk...

5:17 Hey, that's-!

i have a sound booster and I still can barely hear this, please turn UP

Turn the sound up please.

Damn

I would steal it to

Funny…~around same time 1997, Canadian Paul Coté swore that he owned and could show the car complete with working gadgets intact in San Diego, CA. A car industry’s veteran, I could care less about a show car. I should have.

Sorry , can’t hear it .. Not loud enough ..

I'm really enjoying this video, Informative, to be sure. But the animated penguin seems A cheap distraction. If it is significant to your brand or identity, I apologize. Just my opinion. But want to let you know Why I only watched a couple of minutes of the video.

It was stolen in 64 since then it was lost until last weak or so

The Rock is definitely NOT a James Bond movie 🙂

I have pictures of the car getting unloaded in Florida

Yeah here's my minty 1964 DB5, don't know a thing about it.

sadly the care has been destroyed. Such a waste.

I was interested to watch this video but I wish you would have watched it before publishing as the sound volume is so low that I couldn't watch the video as I could barely hear your voice.

That's what happens when you have lots of money and think your about the law!

There is a huge amount of un-necessary waffle and delivering of superfluous information. By the way, do all these movie businesses know you are using their content?

Well why don’t you just ask 007 to go and find it

Some people have WAY to much money !!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds like the typical antics of a Saudi prince.

Uh. It isn’t stolen. I uh sorta just borrowed it.

Volume too low.

So how come paddy m from top gear was drive the Aston Martin db5 last year

i hate when they whisper so you cant hear the videos

Turn up your audio

Would prefer no backgound music

haha this was a gta 5 mission

Aka. It’s a royal family member. Watch.

hi i met dave warrell at the thunderball at stoke manor park a few years back and unfortunately thats not the story he told me and for obvious reasons i cant tell you the real story but lets say it has more teeth

I would hope nobody thinks it needs to be shredded because it entered a country illegally.

Please, anyone with half a brain would have realised it was in the UAE, it's the first culprit that popped into my mind the first time I heard about it around the time it was stolen and I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Granted at the time I knew nothing about the airport and I assumed it'd get dismantled and go right into a shipping container and shipped as 'scrap' or 'car parts' along with a dozen dismantled Volkswagen's and reassembled in the country of destination. As for this information about it's whereabouts? Codswallop, they are just trying to pull a bluff to see if it'll spook the current owner into giving it up. Besides, if anybody purchased it, they'd have to KNOW it was the stolen screen used DB5 and have specialists confirm it before shelling out millions. IF the DB5 is still in the UAE and not resold to a Russian or Chinese billionaire within the last decade, this'd pretty much guarantee it will be, or the current owner will call their bluff.

Cool story but sadly Bond died in 2021. From now on 007 will only ever be a shadow of its former self.

Your sitting penguin is really not the ideal picture. Get rid of it. It would make watching your videos more interesting.

The DB5 is most definitely NOT the most famous movie car. James Bond isn't exactly a big franchise outside of the Anglo sphere. Also, the car is featured in mostly earlier films, and not that prominently. In other words, it isn't so characteristic of them. It hardly plays an important role, the plot does not revolve around it and it's just not that integral part of what defines the James Bond of that era. Lazenby's DBS will forever be remembered because of the intimate moments that Bond and Tracy share in it, as well as the tragedy in the end. Hell, Daniel Craig's first Aston has a defibrillator which brings him back from the dead! QS opens with a DBS in a chase. The DB5 is a quirk in the movies that it's featured in, a glorified stylistic prop used to paint a picture. There have been many Bond cars and so it's importance as a memorabilia is relevant only as it pertains to the movies that feature it. My point is the car is not a character in those movies. Think about the DeLorean, 3 of the Batmobiles, not to mention the Fast and Furious cars. It's iconic, yes, but only quintessential to a particular James Bond, Connery's. So, most iconic according to who? Maybe it's the classiest, sure, but definitely not the car of all cars.

I have it, it's mine!

Pugliese is a shady character to put it mildly. And to say, oh, I could have just sold the car…. Yes he could have gotten four to five million for it by selling it… And another four and half from the insurance pay out. It has been scuttle but that it’s been in Dubi Since 97. Conjectures, I know… But I doubt the eyes have come off the most likely culprit.

Na mate I've got it, its a bit modified looks like a commodore hit me up its yours for a good XXXL flanny and sum winny blues CHEERS.