A red, old Aston martin car. The car is on a road surrounded by grassy fields.Image source, H&H Classics
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A red Aston Martin DB5 will be put up for auction in Surrey in December

ByPatrick BarlowSouth East
  • Published12 November 2026

An Aston Martin car owned by a British intelligence officer, and of the same model made famous by the James Bond films, is expected to fetch up to £400,000 when it goes to auction.

The red Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon car will go on sale at Sandown Park in Esher, Surrey.

It was owned by PH Manners Wood, who interpreted decoded enigma messages at Bletchley Park during World War Two, and who bought the car in the same year Bond first hit the big screen.