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Whole lotta cash for Robert Plant’s old Aston Martin on sale at auction

Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant’s former Aston Martin is up for sale – and is sure to cost a whole lotta cash.

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The rocker bought the DB5 in the early 1970s and sold it in 1986 to a car collecting father/son team in the Midlands.

The old red DB5 is a 1965 model with 62,400 miles on the clock, and it has undoubtedly seen some Good Times [and] Bad Times.

In recent years the car has been restored and is now in ‘an exemplary condition’ according to Nicholas Mee & Co who are selling it.

The red DB5 is a 1965 model

Its colour is described as ‘Dubonnet Rosso’ while the interior is tan with four seats.

A price for the motor is only available on request – with its seller estimating it could fetch more than £1 million.

Wolves fan Plant, 69, who was born in West Bromwich, sold the car in the mid-80s.

It was entrusted to Aston Martin agents, Chapman Spooner, for restoration work and has been owned by Nicholas Mee & Co since 2008.

A description says: “This iconic car can most accurately be described as having received, ‘a Whole Lotta Love’.