HOUSTON – A Houstonian out bid collectors from around the world to buy an Aston Martin DB5 that belonged to the late Beatles guitarist George Harrison, according to NBC News.
The car fetched more than $480,000 at the Coys' True Greats Auction at the Royal Horticultural Hall in London. The buyer is remaining anonymous.
"We may know who bought it sooner or later because the car will show up here for service or repairs," said Richard Wuahl, the sales manager at Star Motor Cars, Houston's only Aston Martin dealership.
Wuahl said he is not surprised someone from Houston won the bidding war for the car.
"There are a huge amount of collectors in Houston, Texas. I am sure that it was one of them that got this car. The Woodlands has a lot of collectors and there are way more than you would think in Houston," he said.
Sunil Patel, the owner of Motorwerks, a Houston European auto repair and maintenance company, thought the famous set of wheels would go elsewhere.
"I was a little surprised. I thought it would be overseas," Patel said. "It is definitely a collectors car."
The Aston Martin was said to have 22,000 miles on it.
"That particular car they would have hammered out the fender just like a fine piece of jewelry," Wuahl said.
However, don't expect to see the piece of memorabilia driving on Houston's streets—although you could see it at a car show or in a museum.
"The owner or buyer of an Aston Martin usually knows what he is looking for. It has a little racing heritage and history behind the car. It is definitely a niche car," Patel said.