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James Bond's gadget-packed 1964 Aston Martin DB5 - the one from Goldfinger and Thunderball - is expected to fetch millions of pounds at a lavish car auction in London on Wednesday.

Pricier than the average classic car, for sure, but for auctioneer Max Girardo it will be nothing out of the ordinary.

There are millions of classic cars stashed away in dusty garages all over the world, but 90% of them are worth less than £30,000, Mr Girardo observes.

The ones that go under his hammer tend to cost a bit more, though.

During the last five years, Mr Girardo says he is behind the sale of four of the 10 most expensive cars yet to be sold at auction - including a Ferrari Testarossa that went for $12.4m (£7.9m) and Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder that fetched $10.9m.

"We have clients spending millions of pounds with us without even seeing the cars first," Max says.

Though he hastily adds: "I don't want you to buy a car because you can make a profit, I want you to buy it because you love it."