Gold Plated Aston Martin DB5
Tehuti
Posts: 2MI6 Agent
I was around town today and I walked into a Die:Cast model shop. It was full with little Crogi's and what-have-you, with a good selection of James Bond cars. All about £7, I bought one to start off my collection.
As I was paying I looked around the shop and under the counter, to find a gold plated Aston Martin DB5 model. £400, and I wasn't surprised. But is it worth that much? I know I cannot afford it, but I was wondering if it may be rare or anything?
As I was paying I looked around the shop and under the counter, to find a gold plated Aston Martin DB5 model. £400, and I wasn't surprised. But is it worth that much? I know I cannot afford it, but I was wondering if it may be rare or anything?
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I have the original silver/grey model, which cost me £100 - bought it years ago. anyway I know they produced a special gold plated version for about £200 and something, but it was out of my price range at the time.
they are fantastic models though, the detail is amazing, even right down to the tiniest detail, like the aerial that you can pull up, or the telephone that is in a compartment in the driver's door - it is attached by a fine wire!, plus of course all the gadgets etc. I've also got the desplay case for it that is a wooden base with a plaque on it, and a perspex cover. It sits proudly on top of my monitor, and I'm looking at it as I type!
Hopefully my parents will win the Lotto on Wednesday eh?
I'll be, I have one and never looked in the door for a phone. I even have the nice wooden display with the brass plaque.
As for the Corgi DB5's they made plenty. I believe their first one made in Britain back in the 60's was gold plated and is worth a pretty penny. That's the only one I could see paying 400 pounds for (that's about 600 dollars US money). The later models made by Corgi were made in such large numbers that they won't be worth much for many years. With one exception, possibly the 35th anniversary of which was spoken.
I'm not sure of the value but it is worth more than the average Corgi DB5 (which are now made in China-as most things are nowadays).
Thunderballdb5 is quite wrong when he says that the latter Corgi DB5 models are not worth much - a couple of models only had a few 1000 produced and are worth quite a bit of money now.
The details are what I lack, like the color of the tire slashers, rubber verses plastic tires/wheels. They made many variants, especially the Batmobile but that is another subject and I have been in hot water for talking about the wrong subject in the wrong "thread" already.
You guys take this very seriously
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!