George Harrison’s Aston Martin Sells for $464,736

Beatlemania was alive and well in London when George Harrison’s 1964 Platinum Aston Martin DB5 was sold at auction. When the hammer dropped at $464,736, the sale exceeded it’s original estimate by over $200,000.

In a press release, the Harrison DB5 was verified by Chris E. Baker, General Manager of Service Operations at Aston Martin Lagona. The car was constructed in 1964 and delivered by Brian Epstein’s venture “Brydor Cars Ltd” to George Harrison Esq. at his Kinfauns estate, Claremount Park, in Surrey on January 1st 1965.

Since being owned by Harrison, the DB5 has been in the hands of a Tokyo museum and a German owner. It was described as not having any restoration work and in remarkable condition. Special features included black Connolly leather interior, chrome wire wheels and Avon Turbospeed tires. A heated rear window, Motorola radio with power aerial, Britax safety belts, a detachable passenger’s side headrest, and FIAM horns with changeover switch were also fitted at time of production.

Harrison, the youngest Beatle who composed songs such as Something, Here Comes the Sun and While My Guitar Gently Weeps, was also a lifelong auto enthusiast and racing fan. The 1964 Aston Martin is reported to the first of his many important sports car purchases as the fame of the Fab Four grew. In Eric Clapton’s just released autobiography, he speaks of the time George Harrison came to his home driving a new Ferrari - Clapton had to have one as well and is still a fan of this fabulous marque.

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