One of the 10 Aston Martin DB10's built for the James Bond movie 'SPECTRE' has sold for almost £2.5 million at auction

It can't be driven on public roads, but an Aston Martin DB10 that was built for James Bond has still sold for £2,434,500 at a charity auction hosted by Christie's in London.

Over the years Bond has had more Aston Martins than your average stockbroker. However, even by the standards of a Golfinger DB5 or Casino Royale DBS, the DB10 is a bit special.

While those previous Bond cars were production models modified with revolving number plates and hidden machine guns, the DB10 was developed specifically for the world's most famous secret agent to use in the recent movie SPECTRE, with just 10 examples built and none of them available to buy until now.

Under its bespoke carbon-fibre body, the DB10 is based on the chassis from Aston Martin’s smallest sports car, the Vantage, with suspension and carbon-ceramic brakes from the upgraded S model, and a naturally aspirated, 4.7-litre V8 engine under the bonnet.