Daniel Craig handled The Donkey's Knob!

ppw3o6rppw3o6r Great BritainPosts: 2,280MI6 Agent

He did Your Honour honest he did! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

That knob looks familiar as do the seats! ๐Ÿคช

As I'm pretty sure I can hear jaws hitting the floor allow me to explain. I think AJBers know that Donk Drives An Aston! and said beast is fitted with parts off the Casino Royale record breaking roll car? well the gear lever assembly illustrated here came out of the Quantum of Solace SFX stunt car. What makes this polished piece of kit unique is as was the case with the Goldfinger DB5 the DBS gear knob also has a "do not press!" button ... parp!

If you watch the sequence where the DBS's cabin is being blitzed by heavy machine gun fire from the Alfa Romeo chase car, DC appears to duck below the windscreen while he still has one with multiple hits striking the front of the inner door pillar and dash board, the only way to safely fire the SFX squib hits was for the actor to fire them himself hence said button! ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ


The gearbox tunnel panel will shortly after a slight modification be joining the Casino Royale parts on the Aston โค๏ธ

Post will be updated once unit is installed in the beast. Not a 3 minute job! I'm told it will be a three weeks turn round to update the centre console to Piano Black ..... slurpy! ๐Ÿ˜

Comments

  • ACACIA_AVENUEACACIA_AVENUE UKPosts: 1,775MI6 Agent

    Donkey certainly does has a shiny knob, with added carbon fibre surround ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ

    One of us smells like a tart's handkerchief.
  • bondsan65bondsan65 Head of Station BPosts: 40MI6 Agent

    That's really unique. Well done & good Job, Donk !

    Refreshing to hear there's one subject you're not an expert on...
  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,948MI6 Agent

    If you watch the sequence where the DBS's cabin is being blitzed by heavy machine gun fire from the Alfa Romeo chase car, DC appears to duck below the windscreen while he still has one with multiple hits striking the front of the inner door pillar and dash board, the only way to safely fire the SFX squib hits was for the actor to fire them himself hence said button! ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ

    That's a brilliant snippet of info, makes perfect sense though.

    Amazing they didn't just gaffer tape a switch onto the gearknob but went to the trouble of making it to that high a standard!

  • The Domino EffectThe Domino Effect Posts: 3,638MI6 Agent

    Fantastic acquisition destined for a fantastic home, well done Donk. Love the inside information too.

  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent

    Don‘t show this to Danjaq_off.

    He would come up with some alternative ideas about where to put that!

    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
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  • ppw3o6rppw3o6r Great BritainPosts: 2,280MI6 Agent
    edited July 2023

    Piano Black goodness installed ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ

    The essential Aston Martin Factory Option H&K UMP9 (for dealing with those annoying Alfa Romeo chase cars!) ๐Ÿ˜Ž


  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,746Chief of Staff

    Now THAT’S a knob to be proud of ๐Ÿ˜

    I hope you have many happy years with your hand wrapped round that ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿธ

    YNWA 97
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