** A word on the audio / volume ** It seems a small number of viewers have found the volume of this video unusually quiet. I am so sorry about this, and I am not quite sure how this happened. For most viewers it seems to be fine; it was also fine for me on all of my devices, so I had no idea the audio would be so low for some viewers. It seems mostly to affect people playing it off a smart TV as opposed to phones/computers/through headphones. I'll look into this and promise to do my best to fix this for future videos - as you can tell from my other videos, this is the first time viewers have experienced this issue. So sorry again, and thanks for letting me know! In the meantime, here's a bunch of other videos of me talking about James Bond at a normal volume: kzread.info/head/PLGKyAwPbirg9xCsjSvrc_e3N_f887xJnG ** Correction: The chassis number of the gadget car was DP/216/1 (not DP/2161/1). This was an inconsistency I noticed in my research with different sources using the two numbers, but given how crucial this information was I should have double-checked the original (I have only myself to blame - the correct number is even in the ARI advert I use in the video!) See the comments below from Victor Hall and Andrew Gruffudd for more details about the pre-Bond production history of the car.

@otherunicorn

2 жыл бұрын

Playing on firefox. No volume

@chuckthebull

2 жыл бұрын

Funny how the rich elites get a lot of grace and consideration to do "the right thing" while everyone else would get impaled on a spike for petty crimes.

@gpslightlock1422

2 жыл бұрын

Low volume is fine. Volume is consistent which can't be said about almost all videos these days, including from major broadcasters who seem to have forgotten what audio engineering is. Very nice production. Many thanks for the good work.

@Errol.C-nz

10 ай бұрын

Excellent video & report.. except . for he irreavent annoying sound track overlay.. what was the point !!

You cannot tell me that the owner doesn't know that the car is stolen. Like if he didn't know it was stolen I'm sure it would have been discovered by now as the owner would have shown it to multiple people. Also if I had bought a special like a DB5 with James Bond gadgets, I would want to check up on its providence to find out how special it is or isn't.

@kingcosworth2643

2 жыл бұрын

I think you are right, more than likely it is possessed by someone with a lot of power not just wealth.

@PharaohMan007

Жыл бұрын

Yup. You'd check authenticity before laying down that kind of cash. I wonder if its a member of an Arabian royal family based on where they are looking.

Great subject and presentation as always. The volume is very low, though

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks - I'm sorry about that, it was a different audio set up to my other videos that for some reason is quiet for some viewers (works fine on my various devices). Will revert to my old setup as I've never had this issue on my other videos. Thanks for watching though!

I walked passed the "gadget" car every day In the mid 70s . It was in the foyer of Frank Bakers restaurant in West Vancouver British Columbia Canada , next to Park Royal Shopping Center . No joke . I haven't read the book you mention . But the car I speak of was presented with all the extra gear . We were all very sad when he passed away the cars were taken , and the restaurant was torn down .

@rorymunroe3771

2 жыл бұрын

Frank had it at his restaurant beside marine drive and next to the capilano river He had it in a glass showcase next to the road so we all saw it when driving by....right across from bill conroy gm dealership........

@derekcrymble9085

2 жыл бұрын

@@rorymunroe3771 Too right ! I still have my 65 Pontiac sales brochure WITH the Bill Conroy dealership stamp . That goes with my 65 Parisienne Custom Sport hardtop coupe . Now I'm of to the Park and Tilford White-Spot drive in .

Thank you for this thoroughly enjoyable and incredibly well-researched report! But I also have to mention that your use of clips from various James Bond movies as well as from Cannonball Run is amazing! Thanks for taking the time to pick out the perfect screen moment to go with the facts of the story!

Thank you for this! In the early 80s I saw this DB5 quite a few times sitting with a handful of other cool cars in a small, private, locked "showroom" in downtown Provo, Utah. I didn't know it was THE DB5. I had hoped to stop by some time when the owner was there and try to get a closer look, but it never happened. And one day it was gone. I look forward to seeing it again...even if only on the news and/or in one of your videos.

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic to have had that glimpse of it! Hopefully it comes back and gets displayed somewhere publicly again.

Aston Martin DB5…what an iconic car!

I had seen this car in Boston on a promotional tour following the release of Thunder Ball.This car had been on display at the Blackhawk Automobile Museum approximately 6 months before it was stolen. A friend, who worked at museum, told me when it disappeared. I said at that time, that it probably went into a shipping container and headed to a private collection in the Middle East. My friend told me at the time that rumor had it, that it was dumped into the ocean for the insurance pay out. I never believed that rumor. There is a Saudi billionaire who is reportedly trying to buy every DB5 ever built. The last I heard, he had acquired a substantial number. Maybe they should check HIS garage!

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing you got to see it in person!

@calsurflance5598

2 жыл бұрын

@@PentexProductions I was about 6 at the time. I remember they had some scenario where they drove around in the Boston Garden firing blanks out of the machine guns, and ejected a dummy out of the roof. Once it was all over and we were leaving, a bunch of kids ran out on the floor and collected the spent shells. I did not get to see it up close at the Black Hawk Museum. By the time I heard it was up there, it had already been taken off exhibit. Road &Track did an excellent article one the car in late 1986, in an issue entitled “Exotic Classics”. Enjoyed your video. Well done!👌

We’re slowly forcing you to be a Bond focused channel

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

It was inevitable, I guess :)

As a kid in the mid 60's, I saw the gadget car. My friend's dad drove us up to the Aston Martin dealership in San Francisco on Van Ness Ave. We checked out all the movie mods. My friend's dad took us to some very cool places. I didn't realize how lucky we were.

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great trip!

@mpodolsky11

2 жыл бұрын

@@PentexProductions I remember,and have photos (still) of another trip to see a brand new (then) GT-40. Even being young I was amazed towering over the 40" tall car.

Well made video where every clip has been carefully chosen to reflect the narrative.

This video would be great if it had audio.

The "Gadget car was originally stolen in 1966 from the producers home, the thieves stole the machine guns out of the car and burned the clutch out of it. I worked for the company who replaced the clutch in the car.I was 16 yrs old then in my hometown in Great Neck. The ejecton seat worked if you had three or four guys to push it down, and the trunk was very heavy with the tanks for the props in it.The enterior was stripped because it was a stunt car, the fancy one was driven by the actor. Great car and experience.

@robertroberto2487

3 ай бұрын

Auction Sold Retractable Guns That Were Stolen.Also Extra Revolving Plates Auctioned. The Car Had To Be Refitted With New Gadgets.

@rich3583

3 ай бұрын

@@robertroberto2487 Just st remember we were told there was two cars, one the actors drove and one was stunt car. I remember the inside of the car was stripped interior and clutch was burnt out. STill a trill to be in the car .

I always thought this car to be a DB4 series V Vantage (which practically speaking more or less amounts to a DB5).

The Road Car - Chassis number DP/2161/1: UK license plate BMT 216A - The Gadget Car - Chassis number DB5/1486/R: UK license plate FMP 7B - Publicity Car 1 - Chassis number DB5/2017/R: re-issued UK license plate BMT 216A - Publicity Car 2 - Chassis number DB5/2008/R: UK license plate YRE 186H

GIVE US BACK OUR CAR. I never know the car was stolen, am so shocked, I hope we get it back that James bond history, we need to keep it safe, Also, did anyone else find this video very quiet, I had to turn my TV and PC sound up VERY loud just to hear it normally lol. it could just be me.

@atthesunyousee

2 жыл бұрын

Plus the back ground music dint make it any better

If you are a poor person and your car gets stolen you don't hire a special recovery firm, you call the police who doesn't do anything. If you are poor and you are in possession of a stolen car, you go to jail, you don't voluntarily return property anonymously. But yeah there's no two tier justice system for sure.

Great video!!!

So basically they are saying they have no idea where the car is. And they are giving ample time for the person that may have it to report it. Thus having people check if they have it to call them, and let them know. Brilliant sounds like an awesome plan.

Just an observation at the beginning of this piece we see a clip from the movie we’re Bond parks up on the mountain pass road and gets out and I noticed that this particular car didn’t have the cutout in the roof for the ejection of the passenger.

This videos sounds like a fishing expedition.

To make things clear, this car, registeted BMT 216 A are THE bond car No:1, recognized by it's extra side London cab style trafficators / flashers mounted close to the side air scoops

can you reduce the volume down further

I think you're missing part of the stories The car was stored at a restaurant for a number of years in North Vancouver

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

I believe that was one of the two publicity cars used by Eon to promote the films, but that specific car did not appear in the films - see this article about halfway down: archive.ph/MeyUl

Always love a good DP

I'm just stepping out and taking a wild guess that MBS has it - buying stolen property seems right up his alley.

Great commercials my favorite!

I saw the gadget car in the 1960's at a car show. At one point I got for Christmas the Corgi metal toy car complete with pop out gadgets and a passenger with a gun that you could eject. I wish I still had it.

'Is this stolen?' Said every criminal ever.

The 2000GT roadster from You Only Live Twice is also said to be stolen and not recovered. These are some heists.

When the car was owned by the guy in Utah I saw it at a car show in Salt Lake. Might have some pictures around somewhere.

Well done.

The dp on the chassis is for prototype as it was the db4 vantage prototype. Also owner of the two db4/5 was Lord Bramford of JCB company.

Actually, the DB5 Gadget car was the DB5 prototype, whose chassis number was DP 216/1, DP standing for development project and 216 being in series with a couple of closed racing cars, DPs 212, 214 and 215. i believe the next car, DP 217, was a DB5 testbed for the V8 engine of Tadek Marek, which was then in development. Sorry to be a trainspotter, but details are important X

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Don't apologise - I enjoy these details too! The corrected chassis number is now in the pinned comment, with my thanks! I came across some of the production history of the car you mentioned in my research, but left it out to focus on the post-Bond history of the car, but thanks for including it in your comment because I genuinely do find it interesting.

They used several DB,s in Cannonballrun (very easy to spot) and one of them were badly damaged, during filming, and cripled stunt woman Heidi von Beltz.

In 1965 I saw a DB-5 at the now long-gone Pallisades Park Amusement Park in New Jersey that was purported to have been the 'gadget car' and had, best as I recall, the revolving license plates and machine-gun barrels. Seems like they said the spring-loaded ejector seat was in it too, but jammed or something. Not mentioned in your timeline of the vehicles? Maybe another fake?

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

In 1965 is pretty impressive, and the car was likely one affiliated with the films as it would have bene too soon for a good replica to have been made. It could well have been one of the cars they used to promote Thunderball, which came out that year (as stated in the video Eon bought four cars - two for promo and two for use in the movie).

They hoping the current owner of the car will come forward saying he has the car?...so he doesn't have the faintest idea with it is he's saying.

the audio is real low in this

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, my bad. I used a different recording setup than usual that for some people has meant the voiceover is quiet, though it seems to work fine on all of my various devices. Sorry about that, and thanks for pointing it out - will do my best to fix next time!

@SteveBrant55

2 жыл бұрын

@@PentexProductions The sound was fine for me on mu MacBook Air with just the built-in speakers

@NZTritium

2 жыл бұрын

@@PentexProductions no worries mate, cumulative improvements make us all better :)

If the Ejector seats weren't actually fitted to the cars, how did they get someone flying out the top at 0:33?

I recall seeing one of the "James Bond" Aston Martin's advertised for sale in Hemming's back in the??? 80's? and the price was not all that high.

Audio on this vid is soooooo quiet (great content though). Had to switch over to my headphones as my speakers just couldn't get the volume high enough :(

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

My mistake, I'll try and fix that for next time. It sounded fine on my speakers/headphones, but I appreciate different people have different audio setups. Just for my reference, is the audio similarly quiet for you on the other videos, or just this one (it was recorded with a slightly different set up to usual).

@SpucatumTauri

2 жыл бұрын

@@PentexProductions Your previous videos were absolutely fine me in terms of volume. Just went back and double checked the last 4 or 5 ,and only needed my speakers at about 25% to match this video at 100%.

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting, will look into it. Thanks for letting me know!

Cannon Ball run was 1981. i do like the video so I will subscribe.

"I must warn you, I'm Roger Moore!"

I don't see how it is possible for the "possessor" not to recognise the most famous car in the World and not know that it's stolen??

So the DB 5 ‘gadget’ car is found, but not found… It would be a great movie opener… Bond has to rescue his DB 5 from some bad guys because they’re going to use the car in a crime.

@RoverIAC

2 жыл бұрын

or their going to use the car in a copyright infringement. 007 on the case.

I wonder what the chances of it being returned are?

Would be alot better if your videos were full screen size

Great video with very low volume unfortunately. Thank you all same.

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

So sorry about the audio issue - it's the first time this has happened and only seems to be affecting a small number of viewers (and has never been an issue on any of my other videos!) It's addressed in the pinned comment, and I'll be doing my best to make sure it never happens again!

@KD-lb9bg

2 жыл бұрын

@@PentexProductions Hey, that's ok. The video was great and thank you very much for the highly interesting story of these awesome autos. Love the original Bond movies and their cars and gadgets. I viewed the video on an iPhone 13 Pro Max if that aids in tracking anything down. Had I viewed it on the big screen 📺 I would have just cranked up the sound bar without issue, thanks again.

Actually...the most famous car in the World is the Batmobile (Probably the 1960's tv series version) I personally prefer Tim Burton"s version from 1989/1992. The Aston Martin comes as a close second though.

Cool story but turn you mic up please.

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

My mistake, I'll try and fix that for next time. It sounded fine on my speakers/headphones, but I appreciate different people have different audio setups. Just for my reference, is the audio similarly quiet for you on the other videos, or just this one? (It was recorded with a slightly different set up to usual). Thanks for watching!

@ToastCreativeWorks

2 жыл бұрын

@@PentexProductions Just finished your IMAX/Dune video and bounced between a couple other vids. This episode is markedly more quiet than the rest. I appreciate you being receptive to creative criticism. Overall your content is top notch!

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know, I'll look into it!

Good info and well put together however the Penguin graphic is stupid and unnecessarily distracting.

Ha ha I bet those villains, uhh I mean thief’s…-felt great, even tho it’s bad it’s funny because well it’s the good guys car

5:17 Hey, that's-!

How does anybody buy a car like this and not investigate it's provenance. It wouldn't take much to discover it had been stolen.

The audio is so low i had to turn my sterio on so i could here

Franklin stole it from a studio and delivered it to Devin Weston in Gta story mode.

So what’s the bond DB5 in that Florida museum then?

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Possibly the one Harry Yeaggy bought in 2010 and is on loan, or one of the two cars bought by Eon Productions to promote the film with. Or a replica.

There are more today than were Actually made by AM !

It may be a very elaborate forgery

What is even a bigger crime is the over-valuation of the stupid automobile! 😂🤣😂

I'm almost willing to bet that the art recovery company don't have the faintest idea where the car is. If they knew the location then we would have heard about it by now. Also, there's no way the current possessor bought the car without knowing what it is. Nobody is stupid enough to hand over a huge sum of money for a movie prop without checking at least some of the provenance.

Its supposed to be the car the shield Is visible above the boot/trunk...

It was stolen in 64 since then it was lost until last weak or so

So how come paddy m from top gear was drive the Aston Martin db5 last year

@The12thDimension.

2 жыл бұрын

That was an official replica made by Aston Martin

i have a sound booster and I still can barely hear this, please turn UP

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

So sorry about the audio issue - it's the first time this has happened and only seems to be affecting a small number of viewers (and has never been an issue on any of my other videos!) It's addressed in the pinned comment, and I'll be doing my best to make sure it never happens again!

I can't care enough to watch this video if you don't care enough to fix the audio.

Funny…~around same time 1997, Canadian Paul Coté swore that he owned and could show the car complete with working gadgets intact in San Diego, CA. A car industry’s veteran, I could care less about a show car. I should have.

Sorry , can’t hear it .. Not loud enough ..

The Rolls Royce boat tail is worth 28 million.

The Rock is definitely NOT a James Bond movie 🙂

You need to raise your volume. It’s hard to hear you.

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

So sorry about the audio issue - it's the first time this has happened and only seems to be affecting a small number of viewers (and has never been an issue on any of my other videos!) It's addressed in the pinned comment, and I'll be doing my best to make sure it never happens again!

Damn

I'm really enjoying this video, Informative, to be sure. But the animated penguin seems A cheap distraction. If it is significant to your brand or identity, I apologize. Just my opinion. But want to let you know Why I only watched a couple of minutes of the video.

Turn the sound up please.

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

So sorry about the audio issue - it's the first time this has happened and only seems to be affecting a small number of viewers (and has never been an issue on any of my other videos!) It's addressed in the pinned comment, and I'll be doing my best to make sure it never happens again!

@Bill-xx2yh

2 жыл бұрын

@@PentexProductions Thank you.

I have pictures of the car getting unloaded in Florida

Would prefer no backgound music

sadly the care has been destroyed. Such a waste.

I was interested to watch this video but I wish you would have watched it before publishing as the sound volume is so low that I couldn't watch the video as I could barely hear your voice.

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that - as you might see from other comments it's a problem that only seems to have affected a few viewers. It sounded fine on all of my various devices, but for some people the audio is extremely quiet. Do you mind if I ask what device you are using? This is the first time this has happened with any of my videos (even for people who have low sound on this one, my other videos volume is fine for them) so I'm keen to avoid the issue in the future. Thanks.

@richardgainchannel

2 жыл бұрын

@@PentexProductions Hi, I was using a Samsung smart tv.

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Yeah here's my minty 1964 DB5, don't know a thing about it.

That's what happens when you have lots of money and think your about the law!

I would steal it to

Some people have WAY to much money !!!!!!!!!!!

haha this was a gta 5 mission

Uh. It isn’t stolen. I uh sorta just borrowed it.

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Well why don’t you just ask 007 to go and find it

Pugliese is a shady character to put it mildly. And to say, oh, I could have just sold the car…. Yes he could have gotten four to five million for it by selling it… And another four and half from the insurance pay out. It has been scuttle but that it’s been in Dubi Since 97. Conjectures, I know… But I doubt the eyes have come off the most likely culprit.

There is a huge amount of un-necessary waffle and delivering of superfluous information. By the way, do all these movie businesses know you are using their content?

Volume too low.

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

So sorry about the audio issue - it's the first time this has happened and only seems to be affecting a small number of viewers (and has never been an issue on any of my other videos!) It's addressed in the pinned comment, and I'll be doing my best to make sure it never happens again!

Aka. It’s a royal family member. Watch.

i hate when they whisper so you cant hear the videos

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

So sorry about the audio issue - it's the first time this has happened and only seems to be affecting a small number of viewers (and has never been an issue on any of my other videos!) It's addressed in the pinned comment, and I'll be doing my best to make sure it never happens again!

Na mate I've got it, its a bit modified looks like a commodore hit me up its yours for a good XXXL flanny and sum winny blues CHEERS.

hi i met dave warrell at the thunderball at stoke manor park a few years back and unfortunately thats not the story he told me and for obvious reasons i cant tell you the real story but lets say it has more teeth

I have it, it's mine!

Turn up your audio

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

So sorry about the audio issue - it's the first time this has happened and only seems to be affecting a small number of viewers (and has never been an issue on any of my other videos!) It's addressed in the pinned comment, and I'll be doing my best to make sure it never happens again!

Sounds like the typical antics of a Saudi prince.

Please, anyone with half a brain would have realised it was in the UAE, it's the first culprit that popped into my mind the first time I heard about it around the time it was stolen and I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Granted at the time I knew nothing about the airport and I assumed it'd get dismantled and go right into a shipping container and shipped as 'scrap' or 'car parts' along with a dozen dismantled Volkswagen's and reassembled in the country of destination. As for this information about it's whereabouts? Codswallop, they are just trying to pull a bluff to see if it'll spook the current owner into giving it up. Besides, if anybody purchased it, they'd have to KNOW it was the stolen screen used DB5 and have specialists confirm it before shelling out millions. IF the DB5 is still in the UAE and not resold to a Russian or Chinese billionaire within the last decade, this'd pretty much guarantee it will be, or the current owner will call their bluff.

cant hear you

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

So sorry about the audio issue - it's the first time this has happened and only seems to be affecting a small number of viewers (and has never been an issue on any of my other videos!) It's addressed in the pinned comment, and I'll be doing my best to make sure it never happens again!

a fee them business that.

get a mic u can hear

@PentexProductions

2 жыл бұрын

So sorry about the audio issue - it's the first time this has happened and only seems to be affecting a small number of viewers (and has never been an issue on any of my other videos!) It's addressed in the pinned comment, and I'll be doing my best to make sure it never happens again!