Aston Martin DB5 used in both "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball". The owner (Jerry Lee, president/owner of WBEB Radio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) originally bought the car from the Aston Martin company in 1969. At the auction, the DB5 was sold for £2.6 million. (£2.912m with commission) equates to $4.6m. Aston Martin announced in August 2018 that it plans to build 25 replicas of the DB5 as seen in "Goldfinger", including some of the gadgets seen in the film, each selling for about . With "Goldfinger", Corgi Toys began its decades-long relationship with the Bond franchise: they produced a toy of the car, which became the
Tekno (toy manufacturer) Tekno (toy manufacturer) Tekno - Dansk Legetojs Industri, was a toy maker from Copenhagen, Denmark, that began manufacturing construction toys in 1928 and model autos immediately after World War II, selling 1 million a year during its peak (Dickson 2006; Tekno Dansk 1953). While begun as a toy company, the focus later shifted to promotional truck models as adult collectibles and the firm headquarters was moved to Holland. The company is not to be confused with Tekno, the "robotic" dog and pony. Established in 1928, Tekno was the only Scandinavian company to become an accomplished diecast metal toy producer, being