Most people live out their James Bond fantasies in front of a television. One man in Florida decided to go considerably further than that. A heavily modified 2006 Aston Martin DB9 recently sold on Bring a Trailer for $57,007, with the winning bidder shipping it all the way to Hawaii from Florida. On paper, that sounds like a reasonable deal for a DB9. Look a little closer and you realize what you’re actually getting is a one-off Bond tribute build with real flame throwers mounted behind the grille.
The car was built by Conquer Custom in Tampa, Florida, as a showcase for the Holley Terminator X Max engine management system. The original 6.0-liter V12 is gone. In its place sits a 6.2-liter LS3 V8 from GM, fitted with a mild-performance camshaft, custom air intake, and long-tube headers, all managed by the Holley unit. Power goes to the rear wheels via a four-speed automatic transaxle. With that spec, the LS3 is likely producing somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 horsepower. The stock engine makes 430, and the cam plus headers alone can push it past that mark.
For context, the original DB9 came with a 5.9-liter V12 producing 450 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque, mated to a ZF six-speed automatic. A clean example today sits anywhere between $35,000 and $70,000 on the open market depending on condition and mileage. This one had around 4,000 miles post-build, but the listing doesn’t mention how many miles are on the chassis.
Then there’s the stuff that makes it feel like it came out of Q branch. A linear actuator tilts the front fascia forward on hinged brackets, sliding twin minigun-shaped assemblies into view right behind the grille. Propane and oxygen tanks stored in the trunk feed them, so they shoot real flames when activated. Smoke canisters mounted on the rear subframe release thick clouds for equally dramatic exits. Inside, the original gauge cluster has been replaced with a fully digital one themed around 007, complete with the Bond silhouette holding the Walther PPK. The whole car was freshly painted in Skyfall Silver.
If you’re wondering how something so highly modified sold for relatively little money, the car was actually declared a total loss in 2017, though a rebuilt title was eventually issued. The propane-fed flame throwers are technically legal in most states because they aren’t classified as weapons. That said, the fire is most definitely real. Aston Martin’s factory Bond-edition DB9 GTs from 2016 fetch upwards of $100,000 and more. This Tampa-built tribute sold for $57,007 and can actually set things on fire. To us, that sounds like a real good deal.
