A study by comparison site 1st Move International has revealed the price increase of every 007 car in every James Bond movie, to reveal which Bond’s garage has seen the biggest increase in value.
The study found the original and 2019 prices of 007’s cars in each Bond movie, i.e. the 1964 cost of an Aston Martin DB5 compared to the 2019 value, and collectively calculated the value increase per individual Bond garage to see which Bond would do best overall. Get the full details here Ist Move
Coming 1st is Sean Connery, the definitive Bond, who’s garage has collectively increased 863%. This is primarily on the strength of Goldfinger’s Aston Martin DB5, which cost back £4,175 in the 60s but is worth £687,696 now, an increase of 16372%. The Toyota 200 GT from You Only Live Twice has also seen a significant increase .
2nd place is George Lazenby, who did just one, but who’s Aston Martin DBS has seen a significant increase in value of 4705%. In third place is Daniel Craig, who actually has the most expensive car garage thanks to Spectre’s Aston Martin DB10 – only 10 were made, and now sell for over £3 million – but who hasn’t seen the value increase of Connery or Lazenby.
Moore despite doing 7 movies comes 4th, followed by Brosnan, who’s 90s BMWs have not increased in value, and Dalton, who perhaps did too few movies. Dalton’s Aston Martin V8 appears in the upcoming No Time To Die.
Collectively, Bond’s cars have seen a 863% increase, with the value moving from £75,644.00 to £7277426.
Value Increase Ranking of Car by Movie:
Goldfinger – 1964 – Aston Martin DB5 – Cost Then £4,175.00 – Cost Now £687,696.00 Increase 16372%
Goldeneye – 1995 – Aston Martin DB5 – Cost Then £4,175.00 – Cost Now £687,696.00 Increase 16372%
Casino Royale – 2006 – Aston Martin DB5 – Cost Then £4,175.00 – Cost Now £687,696.00 Increase 16372%
You Only Live Twice – 1967 – Toyota 2000 GT – Cost Then £6,379.00 – Cost Now £530,111.31 – Increase 8210%
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – 1969 – Aston Martin DBS – Cost Then £4,473.00 – Cost Now £214,950.00 – Increase 4705%
Thunderball – 1965 – Lincoln Continental Convertible – Cost Then £475.00 – Cost Now £20,336.00 – Increase 4181%
Spectre – 2015 – Aston Martin DB10 – Cost Then £120,900.00 – Cost Now £35,00,000 – Increase 2795%
Die Another Day – 2002 – Ford Fairlane – Cost Then £1,991.00 – Cost Now £24,555.00 – Increase 1133%
Live and Let Die – 1973 – Chevrolet Impala Convertible – Cost Then £2,083.63 – Cost Now £23,906.20 – Increase 1047%
From Russia with Love – 1963 – Bentley Mark IV – Cost Then £2,997.00 Cost Now £29,500.00 – Increase 884%
A View To A Kill – 1985 – Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II 2108 – Cost Then – £6,092.00 – Cost Now £48,000.00 – Increase 688%
Diamonds are Forever – 1971 – Ford Mustang Mach 1 – Cost Then – £2,883.00 – Cost Now – £20,000.00 – Increase 594%
Dr No – 1962 – Sunbeam Alpine Series II – Cost Then £985.00 – Cost Now £6,771.00 – Increase 587%
Licence to Kill – 1989 – Lincoln Mark VII – Cost Then £8,041.00 – Cost Now £43,499.00 – Increase 441%
Octopussy – 1983 -Range Rover Classic Convertible – Cost Then £4,259.00 – Cost Now £21,751.00 – Increase 411%
Moonraker – 1979 – MP Lafer – Cost Then £4,021.00 – Cost Now – £20,000.00 – Increase 397%
The Spy Who Loved Me – 1977 – Lotus Esprit S1 – Cost Then £10,791.00 – Cost Now £39,999.00 – Increase 271%
The Living Daylights – 1987 – Aston Martin V8 Vantage Voltaire – Cost Then £54,685.00 Cost Now – £150,000.00 – Increase 174%
The Man with the Golden Gun – 1975 – AMC Hornet X – Cost Then £1,850.51 – Cost Now £4,746.61 – Increase 157%
For Your Eyes Only – 1981 – Lotus Esprit Turbo – Cost Then £10,791.00 – Cost Now £25,000.00 – Increase 132%
Skyfall – 2012 – Land Rover Defender – Cost Then £19,460.00 – Cost Now £27,999.00 – Increase 44%
Die Another Day – 2002 – Aston Martin V12 Vanquish – Cost Then £79,990.00 – Cost Now £108,562.00 – Increase 36%
A View to a Kill – 1985 – Renault 11 – Cost Then £1462 – Cost Now £1850 – Increase 27%
The World is Not Enough – 1999 – BMW Z8 – Cost Then £129,000.00 – Cost Now £158,809.00 – Increase 23%
Casino Royale – 2006 – Aston Martin DBS V12 – Cost Then £90,000.00 – Cost Now £90,000.00 – Increase 0%
Quantum of Solace – 2008 – Aston Martin DBS – Cost Then £90,000.00 – Cost Now £90,000.00 – Increase 0%
Casino Royale – 2006 – Ford Mondeo 2.5 Litre ST – Cost Then £15,645.00 – Cost Now £3,993.00 – Increase -74%
Goldeneye – 1995 – BMW Z3 – Cost Then £23,320.00 – Cost Now £5,000.00 – Increase -79%
Tomorrow Never Dies – 1997 – BMW 750L -Cost Then £50,252.27- Cost Now £5,000.00 – Increase – 90%
Jack Limerick, Director of Web Services at 1st Move International, said:
“It was important to compare the Bond’s individually, to answer which Bond’s garage had seen the biggest leap in value. Some of the data was very surprising – the Spectre Aston Martin which has increased an insane amount, due to lack of vehicles produced, but most interesting for me was the fact that Geoge Lazenby, who only did one movie, had a bigger boost in value than Roger Moore who did 7. Those 60s Aston Martins seem to age like fine wine. It’s also surprising to see the cars which decreased in value, such as the BMW’s from the 90s Brosnan’s. These are therefore the most affordable to own today.
“We expected the cars to increase in value but the sheer numbers here are astounding – Connery’s Aston Martin DB5 has almost hit a 20,000% increase in value!
“As a shipping company who ship cars globally, we were curious to see just how much it would cost for Bond to move his vehicles from location to location, working on the idea that the British taxpayers would be paying for this. It’s Moore who comes out on top – whose sheer amount of movies and locations put him ahead.’
