DAF Rockets into Aston Martin DBS Sight Gag

Gebruder Gumbold

Cheers All,
As I am restoring the 1969 Aston Martin DBS, I should have the opportunity to recreate the famous Q-Branch scene in DAF with the rockets being lowered into the obviously empty engine compartment of the DBS.
This was filmed at the Newport Pagnell paint shop, and you can see odd bits in the foreground, including a vacuum capsule for the heater fan housing.
I call upon my expert brethren to help me in this quest: does anyone have some good, clear images of this scene, and also can advise on the dimensions of the rockets?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I know that the phone is an Ealing....
Cheer, Tom

PoorMansJB

Best I can offer is a publicity still from a different angle.

minigeff

From where I'm sat they look like a similar length to the bonnet, from that pic you could try using the size of the side strakes in the Aston's wing as reference to calculate a rough size of the rocket, but it's pretty sketchy at the best, a complete guess at worst.