THE 'JAMES BOND ASTON MARTIN'

The ‘James Bond Aston Martin’ first saw the light of day in the film Goldfinger; it was the title of the film that resulted in the model being finished in metallic gold instead of the proper metallic silver in which it appeared in the film. At 96mm long, this was the smallest of three eventual versions and was to 1/48th scale. James Bond was seated in the red interior along with a passenger which could be ejected through the flip roof section. A front ram, machine guns and rear bullet shield were the other operating features. Apart from the colour, the model at first glance seems to be well portrayed, even to the spoked wheels. Closer examination reveals that this is, however, Corgi’s old DB4 model with the front end re-tooled to resemble a DB5. The rear end is unaltered. This hybrid model lasted until 1968 when it was superceded by a larger and more accurate version