Issued in 1965, this was one of the most successful Corgi models ever produced, with nearly 4 million issued in time for Christmas to coincide with the movie Goldfinger.
The car was kitted out with lots of gadgets
Pop Up Bullet Proof Rear Shield
Retractable Machine Guns
Telescopic Over-riders
Ejector Seat
The James Bond DB5 came with Secret Instructions, 007 badge and a spare bad guy
Early Box/Packaging Variations
The first issue had no arrow on the plinth base
The second issue had Aston Martin DB5 on a black background on the box and the plinth had an arrow pointing to the secret instructions, it also contained a 1966 advertising flyer.
Early Casting/Body types
There were two different casting types, one with indicator light detail and double ‘side vent’ and the other without indicator and less vent detail
Colour Variations
There was a colour change on some later issues, the box was the same but the car was a more mustard gold colour and the roof interior was a light tan
In mint condition these can fetch between £400 and £450
