Paul McCartney's 1964 Aston Martin DB5 up for auction

RM Auctions expects the car, bearing chassis number 1653/R, to bring between 300,000-380,000 pounds at auction, though the car is listed without reserve.

Ordered just after the Beatles' appearance on the Ed Sullivan show and the completion of filming for 'A Hard Day's Night', the DB5 received several music-themed touches as it left the factory, including a leather interior with musical notes styled into the stitching.

The upholstery has since been replaced, but a sample of the original material comes with the car.

Some of the features optioned onto this DB5 as ordered in the summer of 1964 include Armstrong Selectaride rear shock absorbers, a Motorola radio, and a Philips Auto-Mignon record player.

 

Painted in Sierra blue with chrome wire wheels, the car is as beautiful today as it must have been 48 years ago.