James Bond collectables ~ Cars

KissyLover

Hi guys,I've been a toy collector for about 20 years now and at various times I've owned and then sold on a lot of different items. Along the way I've also been able to collect images of some very nice toys that have been produced from the James Bond movies....usually the ones I'd love to own but was unhappily skint at that time OR I just plain missed the auction.:# I do still own 2 of the Gilbert cars but sadly had to part with most of the other stuff for differnt reasons...life is so cruel sometimes.


So, for some fun and for your viewing pleasure here are some images of James Bond Aston Martin DB5 toys and other JB related cars made by different manufacturers....hope you enjoy. {[]

KissyLover

Here is a group of nice Astons in different colors made by Gama.... they are a plastic body with a tin base are clock work driven and include the the following functions:
Ejector Seat
Pop Out Front Machine Guns
Pop Up rear bullit Proof Sceen


I must say my fav. is probably the red color.

KissyLover

Another manufacturer to cash in on the popularity of the James Bond movies was Guisval...a Spanish comany I think? Can anyone clarify?

Anyway, here's their version of the Aston Martin driven by 007....I like the 001 on the box

KissyLover

Here is without doubt, hands down the UGLIEST version of a James Bond toy EVER produced, and this is supposed to be an Aston Martin ...the Marx toy company should be ashamed. )

KissyLover

James Bonds Aston Martin was even made in slot car form.

The first image is the slot car made by Doyusha...mind you, I think the only thing 007 about this slot car is the image on the box lid but hey, I still wouldn't mind owning it.

The second image is of the much more common 007 Aston Martin made by Strombeker...now this rendition is more like the car we all know from the movies.:007)

KissyLover

Here's a version made by Lincoln Toys.

I don't know if this is the only version they made but again I think the only think remotely James Bond about this toy is the box artwork but it's not a bad version of an Aston I suppose, it's certainly better than that horrible thing made by Marx...everytime I look at that image of that toy I have to go and wash my eyes out.

KissyLover

Now we get onto the more common but VERY NICE Aston made in Japan by ? and distributed/marketed by Gilbert.

The first images are of the the Battery operated (non remote control) version with the first style, fully licensed box and complete with fancy swing tag...oooooohhhh, nice.

The second set of images are also of the B/O (non remote) version but with the second version of the box with NO mention of James Bond. As far as I can tell the cars in both version boxes were exactly the same and it was only the box that differed....maybe they lost the licensing right by then, can anybody clarify?

KissyLover

Here are a couple of images of Gilberts James Bond Aston Martin.

Firstly the B/O Remote Control version...nice item but I think I prefer the non remote version my self and that bloody remote always gets in the way when your trying to diplay the car.;)

The second image is of the smaller, friction driven version of the JB Aston done by Gilbert...these always seem to be the most difficult to find and I have to say this version is probably my favourite of all the cars done by Gilbert. -{ I stupidly sold the one I owned many years ago and have never found another in such nice condition.

KissyLover

Here are 3 James Bond related cars that all fall into the same category....I don't know who made them.

The first 2 images are of an Aston that's made of diecast and comes complete with a scale jetPack ,for that quick getaway, in the boot. A bit of the CHUNKY side but seems a pretty reasonable version.

The 3rd image is tin and seems about the same scale as the Gilbert friction Aston. Obviously of European manufacture from the language on the box and looks to be a nice version.

The last image is quite obviuosly NOT an Aston Martin or NAYTHING to do a James Bond film but hey, it's got 007 printed on the box so the makers where trying to sucker some poor ******* into buying this...you know, actually I would have probably been one of those poor suckers, I like it.









And here we come to an end, these are the last of the car related JB stuff I have at this point in time...I hope you like and will join in. {[]

PoorMansJB

KissyLover wrote:

Here is without doubt, hands down the UGLIEST version of a James Bond toy EVER produced, and this is supposed to be an Aston Martin ...the Marx toy company should be ashamed.

Actually, that's not an Aston, though it is pretty unattractive either way. Marx approached EON for a license to make Bond toys circa '65 but were turned-down so they created their own spy, "Mike Hazzard." There is a 12" figure* along the lines of their "Best of the West" series (in fact, many of Hazzard's Bond-like accessories would be re-issued years later with their Western baddie, "Sam Cobra" ... himself the result of Marx' failed attempt at a James West b][i]Wild Wild West[/b figure!).

I understood there was also a car and after a decade of searching for it--I assumed scaled to the doll--I stumbed on this one you're showing. It came on an open plinth. I never had any visual reference to work from and was told it resembled a Scimitar, though once I finally found it, I'd say that's a considerable leap.

Marx produced alot of other spy toys but no other Hazzard items that I know of, though I wonder if some of the many pieces they produced (the "Secret Sam" line, for example) might have been identified as "Hazzard" in particular markets, just as Mattel's sports figure, "Big Jim," was "004" in Italy and Bond himself in Mexico!

* If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Marx must have been beside themselves: Hazzard--who is, of course, a knock-off of 007--was himself knocked-off--as an educational toy no less!--under the name "Marc Adams."

PoorMansJB

KissyLover wrote:

Now we get onto the more common but VERY NICE Aston made in Japan by ? and distributed/marketed by Gilbert.

? = ASC

All the cars with the Gilbert bodywork came from ASC as did the smaller version with the identical interior lithography and "torso" passenger. The only tin GAMA was also actually ASC.

PoorMansJB

KissyLover wrote:

Here are 3 James Bond related cars that all fall into the same category....I don't know who made them.

The first 2 images are of an Aston that's made of diecast and comes complete with a scale jetPack ,for that quick getaway, in the boot. A bit of the CHUNKY side but seems a pretty reasonable version.

These were made by a fellow in Italy who also made (makes?) a terrfiic Batmobile as well as Bond Lotus, the latter of which I paid for but he never shipped and stopped responding to my eMails!

The 3rd image is tin and seems about the same scale as the Gilbert friction Aston. Obviously of European manufacture from the language on the box and looks to be a nice version.

Not sure why you concluded European manufacture: It was made by Bandai of Japan, just as the remotely-controlled version you show was. To the best of my knowledge, the remote version is identified as the "M101" while the friction-powered is the "711." Both came in a variety of box designs, none of them licensed (that is, they don't say "James Bond").

BTW, interesting that the M101 you show appears to have a 007 driver figure also as the passenger; I've only ever seen the passenger (whether the M101 or the 711) as what appears to be one of Goldfinger's guards, with a gun trained on Bond (though I have seen them in both blue and gray, painted and not).

The last image is quite obviuosly NOT an Aston Martin or NAYTHING to do a James Bond film but hey, it's got 007 printed on the box so the makers where trying to sucker some poor ******* into buying this...you know, actually I would have probably been one of those poor suckers, I like it.

I've always had a theory that this was a case of blending genre characters/cars: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. originally used a dark blue Oldsmobile Super 88 (of which this is a model). Though the car had no gadgets (their later car would), it somehow wound-up with some (along with the 007 moniker) in this incarnation.

Mark Hazard

PoorMansJB wrote:

KissyLover wrote:

Here is without doubt, hands down the UGLIEST version of a James Bond toy EVER produced, and this is supposed to be an Aston Martin ...the Marx toy company should be ashamed.

Actually, that's not an Aston, though it is pretty unattractive either way. Marx approached EON for a license to make Bond toys circa '65 but were turned-down so they created their own spy, "Mike Hazzard." There is a 12" figure* along the lines of their "Best of the West" series (in fact, many of Hazzard's Bond-like accessories would be re-issued years later with their Western baddie, "Sam Cobra" ... himself the result of Marx' failed attempt at a James West b][i]Wild Wild West[/b figure!).

I understood there was also a car and after a decade of searching for it--I assumed scaled to the doll--I stumbed on this one you're showing. It came on an open plinth. I never had any visual reference to work from and was told it resembled a Scimitar, though once I finally found it, I'd say that's a considerable leap.

Marx produced alot of other spy toys but no other Hazzard items that I know of, though I wonder if some of the many pieces they produced (the "Secret Sam" line, for example) might have been identified as "Hazzard" in particular markets, just as Mattel's sports figure, "Big Jim," was "004" in Italy and Bond himself in Mexico!

* If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Marx must have been beside themselves: Hazzard--who is, of course, a knock-off of 007--was himself knocked-off--as an educational toy no less!--under the name "Marc Adams."

That "Aston" resembles a kit I have about the flat somewhere, the box stating that it is an Aston Martin. Can't remember the model of Aston it's supposed to be, or even the kit manufacturer, I'll have to keep my eyes open when digging through my spare room this Xmas.

KissyLover

PoorMansJB wrote:

I understood there was also a car and after a decade of searching for it--I assumed scaled to the doll--I stumbed on this one you're showing. It came on an open plinth. I never had any visual reference to work from and was told it resembled a Scimitar, though once I finally found it, I'd say that's a considerable leap.

I can't believe that someone told you that the Marx car resembes a Scimitar from memory Scimitars are MUCH better looking than that. I'd have described it more as looking like the illegitimate love child of an early Volvo and a Jensen Interceptor....but hey, I suppose I could learn to live with the looks eventually. 8-)

PoorMansJB wrote:

KissyLover wrote:

Here are 3 James Bond related cars that all fall into the same category....I don't know who made them.

The first 2 images are of an Aston that's made of diecast and comes complete with a scale jetPack ,for that quick getaway, in the boot. A bit of the CHUNKY side but seems a pretty reasonable version.

These were made by a fellow in Italy who also made (makes?) a terrfiic Batmobile as well as Bond Lotus, the latter of which I paid for but he never shipped and stopped responding to my eMails!

The 3rd image is tin and seems about the same scale as the Gilbert friction Aston. Obviously of European manufacture from the language on the box and looks to be a nice version.

Thanks for all the extra info. PoorMansJB {[] It's always nice have more knowledge about the things you like....but I'm sorry to read that you paid for an item you didn't get.

KissyLover

I was running through the pics in my JB files again just now and found a few more 007 toy car related images that I had found over the years and kept. I think I keep these because I found these toys to be VERY desireable, well to me anyway, so I hope no one minds if I post more images of these toys on the forum...I realise that not everyone is into the toy collecting side of things but you all seem to be a very patient bunch so I hope you'll forgive an older collector his memorys and ramblings.

I must say I am having fun doing this...I'm finding information about the toys that I didn't know (thanks again PoorMansJB)and other fans of these classic toys may enjoy looking at the items as much as I do...I know it gives me the incentive to go out and look for thses toys again, bankroll permitting.

Here are two beautys from Airfix, the JB Aston Martin DB5 (US release) and the JB Toyota 2000 from YOLT....neither of them are overly rare I suppose but are getting harder to find as good, clean and UNBUILT kits....and I always loved the artwork.

KissyLover

Here are images of 2 JB items I'd love to own now(especially the Scalextric set) but the prices these babys can fetch now puts me back in my place...ha, I do remember a time though when you could get a good Scalextric set for less than 1,000 bucks but I was probably too busy buying Anderson related toys to care then.



The Gilbert car set always looks great on the box but I've heard the cars are pretty crappy and the sets tend not to work...even when they were new, any truth in this?

s96024

I had unbelievable problems with scalectrix, even stuff that's only about 10 years old. It was a mission to get it working. Think I spent more time with a 2pence piece than actually using it.

PoorMansJB

KissyLover wrote:

The Gilbert car set always looks great on the box but I've heard the cars are pretty crappy and the sets tend not to work...even when they were new, any truth in this?

I've posted elsewhere on these but I don't recall which thread!

Yes, SEARS rushed the sets into production to meet a Christmas deadline without first perfecting the manufacturing process so many (most?) sets did not perform well and were returned.

Several collectors have commented, though, that their sets worked perfectly from the start. I found out that Gilbert came-up with a fix for the tracks, reworked them, then resold them (minus the SEARS label) in Europe. But it was too little too late: Gilbert got so many returns, in fact, that they were forced into bankruptcy; though the sets were produced overseas, the tooling had been quite costly and additonal employees hired-on to meet production.

Gilbert had always planned to sell the set under it's under brand after an initial exclusive run from SEARS. In fact, there were to be three versions: The one we're accustomed to, a second minus the mountains, etc., and a third with just four panels that pretty much just formed a circle.

I've handled maybe a half-dozen of these over the years and never quite understood the lights. But a unit just sold on eBay recently that had additonal connectors which explain all the extra rivet holes and strange gaps on the underside of the panels; Gilbert must have given-up on hardwiring the lights early-on owing to expense/schedule.

Finally, there's a collector in Los Angeles who owns the acetate original; it has some amazing detail (like all the abuttments, etc. are made to look like brick) which Gilbert must again have dropped for budget/time-constraint reasons.

JBCollector

KissyLover wrote:

Here is without doubt, hands down the UGLIEST version of a James Bond toy EVER produced, and this is supposed to be an Aston Martin ...the Marx toy company should be ashamed. )

The Marx plastic "Mike Hazard" vehicle was a rather poorly detailed version of a Pegaso Z-102B Coupe. Since Marx was not able to obtain the rights from Aston Martin, a poor substitute friction toy version of the Spainish manufactured car was released.
The toy itself was made in Hong Kong. It was not in scale with the "Mike Hazard Double Agent" action figure released at the time.

Bleuville

KissyLover wrote:

Hi guys,I've been a toy collector for about 20 years now and at various times I've owned and then sold on a lot of different items. Along the way I've also been able to collect images of some very nice toys that have been produced from the James Bond movies....usually the ones I'd love to own but was unhappily skint at that time OR I just plain missed the auction.:# I do still own 2 of the Gilbert cars but sadly had to part with most of the other stuff for differnt reasons...life is so cruel sometimes.


So, for some fun and for your viewing pleasure here are some images of James Bond Aston Martin DB5 toys and other JB related cars made by different manufacturers....hope you enjoy. {[]

Thanks for al the photos and info-it's an education in DB5 models !

I've only got some Corgi and JBCC models. (and a Cararama one -all !:43 scale.)

Bleuville.