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Bond's Aston Martin Dumped in the Drink

Stunt driver loses control of $240K sports car

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 20, 2008 6:50 PM CDT

(Newser) – James Bond may be needing a new set of wheels after authorities fished his Aston Martin out of an Italian lake yesterday, the Telegraph reports. A stunt driver lost control of the $240,000 roadster and dumped it in the drink, suffering a few small bruises—but the film, Quantum of Solace, suffered the loss of its only available Bond car.

An Aston Martin, James Bond's iconic car, was fished out of an Italian lake yesterday. (AP Photo)

Daniel Craig will play James Bond in the latest 007 installment, "Quantum of Solace." (AP Photo/HO)

The new Aston Martin DBS at the International Auto Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany. (AP Photo/Bernd Kammerer)

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