Rumours of Sir Sean Connery buying Diamonds Are Forever moon buggy for $54000 false - still up for auction on December 14th

Despite media reports to the contrary, Sir Sean Connery has not secretly bought the ultimate souvenir from his days playing superspy James Bond - the moon buggy he rode in the 1971 movie Diamonds Are Forever.

IMDB celebrity news ran the false story on Thursday 18th November 2004.

The reports claimed the veteran actor charmed the buggy's owner, 007 Magazine editor Graham Rye, into selling it privately for $54,000 say WENN. An "insider" told South Florida Celebrity News, "He even shocked us. We never thought a Bond star would buy it."

But the original James Bond has not bought the buggy. Graham Rye told MI6, "No one was more surprised than me to read the recent report on various news sites that Sir Sean Connery had purchased the Diamonds Are Forever Moon Buggy. It is of course complete and utter rubbish. Besides, I would certainly have expected a larger offer -- even from a Scotsman!"



The space vehicle Bond used to make a hasty getaway in the film is due to be sold on 14 December at London auction house Christie's for an estimated $56,000.

Thanks to `JP` for the alert.

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