Shabby Aston Martin classic goes for £700k at auction

A classic Aston Martin endurance racer has been sold for an astonishing £679,100 at auction, despite being in an unrestored condition.

The 1949 Aston Martin DB Team Car went under the hammer at the Bonhams auction at last weekend's Festival of Speed. It was the manufacturer's first racing car after David Brown bought the company in 1947.