CORGI RT26101 - James Bond Aston Martin DB5 261 Goldfinger Replica Diecast Model

Name: CORGI RT26101 - James Bond Aston Martin DB5 261 Goldfinger Replica Diecast Model
Brand: Corgi

Corgi

A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!!!\nCORGI RT26101 - James Bond Aston Martin DB5 261 Goldfinger \nReplica Diecast Model\n\nArguably the most famous Corgi Toy ever produced, this feature packed model was rush-released just in time for 1965\u2019s festive season. In only seven weeks Corgi sold three-quarters of a million of this marvellous model, causing stocks to completely run out by Christmas Day. Despite this huge number (it went on to sell just under four million!), fully-working mint condition examples in their original boxes are extremely rare and valuable today.\n\nAs to why the model was painted gold \u2013 unlike Bond\u2019s silver DB5 in the movies \u2013 the story goes that Corgi bosses were concerned that the silver painted factory samples they were shown looked too much like 'base metal'. Any production delay would have meant the model not being in the shops in time for Christmas, so the quick decision was made to paint it in g!