Now, pay attention, 007.

Remember that post about not really having too strong an opinion about cars? I lied.

News today that the only surviving James Bond Aston Martin DB5 -- one of the two actually used in Goldfinger and Thunderball -- is coming up for auction in October, complete with retractable machine guns. Expected to reach about $5 million.

My birthday's in August. But for this year only, I'm prepared to be patient.