Sorry If this is a little long but it is a true story about this very car. As a kid, on my birthday my Nan gave me the money to buy this James Bond car, I rushed to the local toy shop and bought it, rushing outside I ripped the box open { No collecting for the future or anything } and knelt down on the pavement to push it along , I pressed the little "ejector seat" button and it flipped open and ejected the little figure perfectly, I followed it's ark through the air and as I watched the little man disappeared straight down a drain on the roadside......I would pay anything just to see my own face when this happened lol. I was absolutely gutted but elated to discover later there was a spare in the box ha ha.
I have an identical story with one difference, the first day, but perhaps not the first ejection, he went straight into the furnace vent. The bad guy got incinerated. I don’t remember that mine had a spare. Perhaps I threw away the box and never knew. After watching this video I immediately went to the comments and of course I wasn’t the only one.
Fun fact: my mate's grandfather was the original owner of Corgi toys. They began in Germany between the Wars making pressed tin toys. They had to flee Germany for England at the outbreak of WWII. My mate's dad, as a child, was tasked with "testing" designs - seeing how long they took to break. Best job ever.
Funny you should mention losing the little bad guy. Just today, my dad showed me a scan of an old Corgi catalogue he'd found online, same one he'd had as a kid in the 60ies. And right there, next to this Aston Martin on the page is a replacement set containing "Two spare Bandits". They knew it'd happen.
It's true that I don't want; the red progress bar to be erased, from all of the toy car restoration videos I've already listened and watched. If they get erased; the educational videos brings on confusion, to what I've already listened and watched. Thus I become upset so easily. 😡 😞
Connery looked a bit like Hitler on steroids in 'You Only Live Twice'-bad toupee plus Jerry Lewis white socks! Corgi also did the Toyota from that movie with missiles firing out the back. Corgi also did the Batmobile, Black Beauty and other Bond vehicles, my favourite being the Moon-Buggy from 'Diamonds are Forever'.
@@JohnD640 As a 63 year old, I can say I still have my model of the Corgi Batmobile from 1967. Even has the price tag on the box. 13/6d old UK currency About £0.65. It was even worse that the James Bond Aston Martin for loosing bits. The 3 tube rocket launcher on the back came with 12 "rockets" (obviously they knew these would be lost), not sure but I think I have 3 left. Also had this James Bond DB5 when I was younger but sold off all bar the Batmobile a number of years ago. Incidently the story is that Corgi had this model ready to be released at the same time as the film and as the film was named Goldfinger, the corgi designers had assumed the car would be gold. Must have been some concerns when the film was released and the car was silver. Corgi had already released the gold edition but subsequent releases were in silver.
I played with this same model over at my grandma's when I was a kid. Fun seeing it again. Also, appreciated your informative and entertaining/comedic commentary.
Hi i had one of these when i was a kid im 52 now ,the one i had was the previous one to this one with spikes on the wheel hub and changeing number plates ,the buttons for those were on the opposite side on the sill.i loved it when i was a kid.nice restoration.
ad that version in silver, also a kit by dinky, in gold, where you fitted red plastic hub spinners, revolving plates, etc, and it came as a kit in a box, as if you were on the assembly line and had to build it. collect tv cars and movie cars so found this interesting...thanks..
Seeing this video has brought me back to my childhood. I'm really impressed with the restoration work, I could watch it all day. Think I'll take up this as a hobby, now that I'm retired.
A great tip: use silly putty to cover detailed areas you done want painted. You can use a tool to push it into areas and get good coverage. Once you finish painting, it peels right off. Works great when you want to cover the body area where the headlights are, and just leave the headlights exposed. It’s shapable too, so you can put in anywhere on the car you don’t need painted.
Been binge watching yours and Marty's restorations for about a month now. Didn't know how I felt about the bigger cars, but for the first time, this was a car I actually played with as a boy. I loved it. I don't remember it being gold though, I remembered it as silver which must mean I played with a later, less collectible version. But thanks for the trip down memory lane.
I really enjoy your restoration videos. Really awesome what you do to bring these models back to their original glory. Quite a talent you have with the paint and polish process.
one of these Corgis was a treasured Chrismas gift for me in 1965 from "Santa". Yes, I was an 8 year old that was in love with all things "Bond" after seeing Thunderball on the big screen. Thanks for the video.
Your videos are a joy to watch, and as long as you keep making them & sharing them with us, I'm happy. The larger-model cars are really neat, but I'm not knocking the smaller Hotwheels, either. Do what make you happy!
I had this when I was a kid in the late 80s. Loved seeing it again. Thanks! Mine was silver and had all the features apart from losing the passenger on day 1 😂
I also had one of these, (actually two, later) when I was a kid in England. Circa 1966? Parents bought for me at a show which featured the actual car! Can't remember where. Dad's Kodachrome slides along with a bunch of others may sadly be lost. May still have both cars. Not in great shape though. Well played with.
I really enjoyed your video, normally watch and carry out full scale restorations. I've cleaned up and sprayed a few cars as presents for friends in the past, but found your process of buffing the paint and especially the windows very interesting. Looks like I've a lot of little jobs to do this winter on my own die cast collection.
I had one! Got it for my birthday after seeing Goldfinger with my mom, way back in 1965. Made quite an impression at the time - every boy in my class wanted this toy.
I liked this video a lot and you should do more larger scale cars but, I think maybe save it mostly in cases where it has something interesting to offer like this one did, with all the engineering. Your regular videos are always well done and informative and you speak very clearly with a relaxed tone making it easy to understand everything.
I have one of those exact same car sitting just a few feet from me. I enjoyed this video very much and wouldn't mind seeing a few larger scale Restorations. I don't think it would change the character of the channel to have larger scale Restorations done periodically so I am all in favor of it. Keep up the good work!
I still my one of these which I got as a birthday present in the 60s. At the time I was a little puzzled that the Corgi model was gold when the really James Bond Aston was silver. Many years later I found out that they initially tried it in silver but it looked as if the model was unpainted so decided to go with gold.
Great video l really enjoyed it! I would love to see you restore another one of these cars, and perhaps paint the plastic figures inside and replace the tires? That way the whole 9 yards is done!
I was given 2 of the original Aston Marton's for my birthday back in 1966. Both had different strength ejector mechanisms and one fired the passenger so far I lost him in a couple of days after I go the car. Nice job and as usual, classy video restore. Cheers
I recently discovered your channel and have to say I am instantly and forever hooked! Watching the restoration process is enthralling and I can’t wait to check out your other vids! Great stuff!
Wow. Great job on the car and outstanding presentation. I know how difficult it is to shoot and script a vid like this and you made it seem effortless.
Love the Corgi cars. I had over 50 at one time, one even had a steering wheel coming out of the roof , and a Ford Zephyr wagon. I had many no one else had. They were so detailed!
I just turned 63. When I was at school everyone thought this was the coolest car we had ever seen. It cost about seventeen shillings and six pence, which was a small fortune in those days. The packaging was super exciting. Anyone who owned one was king of the playground and was surrounded by awestruck admirers. Super restoration but I would have changed the tires.
I love the level of detail you put into these cars, fantastic to watch, I’m sat in a lay-by in a Class one on my break.. perfect way to spend it 👌🏻 thanks
now theres something you wont see everyday! what an awesome video... old school cool, mixed with new school resto techniques with a splash of BareMetal! the one thing i would suggest to REALLY set the Aston Martin off would be dab here and a line there using a Molotow liquid chrome paint marker. i PROMISE you, you WILL be amazed at the results, for the 1/6 scale stuff i went with a 1mm tip ;)
I remember mine I got from the Model Railroad Shoppe at Knott's Berry Farm from back in the day. Though the vast majority of the cars I collected from about 1959-1969 were Matchbox, I loved my Aston Martin and the huge Bond coolness factor! I had only two other Corgis, a Lancia and a Ferrari. Nicely done restoration. I had no idea what incredible engineering had gone into that little marvel!
chocochipthepug 1 Corgi made a larger model of the DB5 years later, with more features. Rotating license plate and rear wheel center "spinners" that pulled out to inflict damage on the bad guy's car.
I had one of those when I was young (in the 70's) my sister accidentally stood on it the first day I got it, breaking the ejector roof. I never forgave her. To try to make amends 30 years later she gave me a replica, still its the not the same thing :( I've only seen silver versions of this car, didn't know they did a gold version.
The gold ones came later and had less detail. For example the silver had revolving front number plate and if my aging memory serves, little plastic things pull out of the wheels that ripped the side of the Mustang out in the film.
@@tardisenvironmental8426 Actually the gold came first. Corgi got the colour wrong, thinking that the car would be gold as the film was Goldfinger. The cars were produced early for release at the same time as the film. I had one of the first ones that our local toy shop got in stock
I just got a pang of sadness and regret after watching this. I had a yellow submarine with the fab four within (not a bad job on the modelling too). With the push of a button the four popped up from under a die cast lid. With a press of the lid all were concealed again, ready to pop up with a push of the metal button once again. The sub was on wheels as well. I also had a bat mobile containing batman and robin. It fired little red bullets from a push button launcher located at the rear of the seats. If I ever find them again, they're yours to restore. Top quality job, as usual. Thanks, I really enjoyed this restoration.
these restos are awesome, honestly more enjoyable than the hotwheels, have you ever concidering modifiying/restoring any bigger scale cars? like 1/24 and 1/18?
Erik Simca I'd love to see him do some larger ones too. He is so skilled I don't think it would hurt the character of the channel to do one every now and then. I have several 1:18 classic Buragos that I want to repair/restore, it's what got me into doing diecast restorations of all scales. I would live to see what he does with the Burago 1:18 scale 1961 Jaguar E-type cabriolet. Lots of them out there that could use a restoration and added detailing.
The old 00Hitler . Brings back great memories playing with Matchbox cars . They were so detailed and well made . Great to see you restore these beauty`s with these superb videos . Wish I could get you to do my truck !!!
I really enjoyed seeing this car restored. It looks amazing from before to after. I would like to see more of this scale cars done on your channel. Keep up the great work on restoring and customizing die-cast vehicles.
Hey dude, great job on not only the cars but the quality of videos!!! So crisp and clean, no music, no stamps all over the video. Great sense of humor and sarcasm. Keep up the good work! ✌
Have just posted elsewhere on the page with my own memories on this car. I had the silver one, but @SvenTviking it wasn't the larger version with the spinning licence plate, it was this scale version. It was from a later re-release (circa 1980-ish), the hijacker passenger (two provided) came in plain blue plastic by that time too, presumably to cut production costs. I've always understood from Bond aficionados that earlier releases of the toy were on gold were to tie in to the 'gold' theme of Goldfinger, where the car made it's first appearance and after which the first release came.
Simon Fox It’s 50 years old now. If it isn’t worth something now then it won’t be later. Collectable markets go up and down. As soon as the economy tanks no one buys toys so values plummet.
yes please,show us the larger scale cars, i love watching your restorations and plan on applying these same techniques once I get everything i need setup
Great work! I had this car back in the 70s and it was one of my favorites, My car was painted silver but was otherwise identical. Goldfinger was one of my favorite movies as a kid.
my brother got one of these in silver when he was about 6 years old, 1966 or so, i inherited his old cars when i came along , and they were all broken by then, amazing to see one in good condition and the working ejector seat.
This was a really cool video. It's different from what you normally do, but I liked the change of scenery, and the complexity of the car's mechanisms. It would be super cool if you did more of these types of videos. On a separate note, thank you for doing these videos. I don't remember how I found this channel, but it wasn't from a love of Hot Wheels (not that I don't like them, but I'm not a collector or a hobbyist). However, this channel has made me want to start doing restorations and collecting. It looks so serene and relaxing, and I must say your videos are one of the ways that I de-stress. Not only are they relaxing, but they're also informative. I came to this channel not even knowing about the community around restorations, and now I could confidently instruct a friend in cleaning up a Redline. Thank you.
Great job....:--) I had two of these ....one bigger than the other.....both were silver.....I had great fun with them..... I still have all my old 60's/ 70's toys in a large container.....my son played with them to....from buck Roggers spaceship....space 1999.. .etc....to all the dinky and matchbox cars..... Glad I kept them as I still like to look at them....even if they are all bashed up lol..... Thanks for the uploads.... All the best...
no not really, they did make some gold plated collectors editions, you see them from time to time NIB at antique auctions here in the uk, but its the first run sixties version thats worth the most. corgi re-released these in both gold and silver in the early eighties as a line of 007 cars, which are the ones you see in auctions not the original.
I have to say i am disappointed that you always remove the the mold lines from the cars, although it makes the car smooth and cleaner, i think htey are an important part of the toys history. Otherwise i must say great work!
alex clark I was wondering that, I guess in a custom job it's fine but for a faithful restoration I would be surprised if that's done It was after all how it originally came from the factory and if i was wanting to return a car to as close to original as possible I would leave them.
I'm 55, and still have the silver one my mum bought me at Christmas 1971, and it's still in good condition. I lost the baddie though.Yes, this was my favourite toy!
clearly a reply from a illiterate person, and does not not change the fact that the item has not been "restored" as was the claim, in fact if you have any knowledge re the restoration of this type of item you would be aware that any value in may have had has been rendered to nothing other than spare parts
Any restoration would involve stripping and repainting. So, the "as original" value would be lost. However, the value of the repaint job is added. Value is not objective as many seem to think, but is the amount a willing buyer would pay to a willing seller.
Nice work! I used to have this car but it was silver. I lived in Guatemala in 73 and they had a toy store that had many European toys like this one. I remember cause the tires could come out of the rims. They had a firetruck that was about the same size with a sliding ladder. Thanks for the video! Good work.
I had this car ! So cool to see one after almost 50 years. Corgi made great vehicles. I had also the fire engine called a "snorkel" which had a double boom hinged in the middle. And, the Batmobile. So many great features to Corgis.
VERY nice ! Thanks for posting this. Nice work you do. I had one of these cars when I was a kid. I think it was grey/silver like the movie car. Never saw this car in gold. I have an old Corgi Whizzwheels 66 Batmobile I was going to attempt to restore. I got as far as removing the old black paint, and that was it. ! It's still in a drawer somewhere now. Thanks again for posting.
Superb! I have a couple of these needing restoration, but I have been a bit afraid to take them apart in case the whole jigsaw springs apart and I can never put it all back together. Watching this video has given me a good insight to what's involved. Thanks.
Sorry If this is a little long but it is a true story about this very car. As a kid, on my birthday my Nan gave me the money to buy this James Bond car, I rushed to the local toy shop and bought it, rushing outside I ripped the box open { No collecting for the future or anything } and knelt down on the pavement to push it along , I pressed the little "ejector seat" button and it flipped open and ejected the little figure perfectly, I followed it's ark through the air and as I watched the little man disappeared straight down a drain on the roadside......I would pay anything just to see my own face when this happened lol. I was absolutely gutted but elated to discover later there was a spare in the box ha ha.
Too funny!
Youth!
Great story.
I’d die to get a James Bond car
I have an identical story with one difference, the first day, but perhaps not the first ejection, he went straight into the furnace vent. The bad guy got incinerated. I don’t remember that mine had a spare. Perhaps I threw away the box and never knew.
After watching this video I immediately went to the comments and of course I wasn’t the only one.
Fun fact: my mate's grandfather was the original owner of Corgi toys. They began in Germany between the Wars making pressed tin toys. They had to flee Germany for England at the outbreak of WWII. My mate's dad, as a child, was tasked with "testing" designs - seeing how long they took to break. Best job ever.
Funny you should mention losing the little bad guy. Just today, my dad showed me a scan of an old Corgi catalogue he'd found online, same one he'd had as a kid in the 60ies. And right there, next to this Aston Martin on the page is a replacement set containing "Two spare Bandits". They knew it'd happen.
It's true that I don't want; the red progress bar to be erased, from all of the toy car restoration videos I've already listened and watched. If they get erased; the educational videos brings on confusion, to what I've already listened and watched. Thus I become upset so easily. 😡 😞
I was thinking the same thing when he said James Bond in the car looked like Hitler
Bleach Gamer X same
Connery looked a bit like Hitler on steroids in 'You Only Live Twice'-bad toupee plus Jerry Lewis white socks! Corgi also did the Toyota from that movie with missiles firing out the back. Corgi also did the Batmobile, Black Beauty and other Bond vehicles, my favourite being the Moon-Buggy from 'Diamonds are Forever'.
so that's where he escaped to.
Yep. You can see him in a cameo in the movie "Iron Sky" :)
@@JohnD640 As a 63 year old, I can say I still have my model of the Corgi Batmobile from 1967. Even has the price tag on the box. 13/6d old UK currency About £0.65. It was even worse that the James Bond Aston Martin for loosing bits. The 3 tube rocket launcher on the back came with 12 "rockets" (obviously they knew these would be lost), not sure but I think I have 3 left. Also had this James Bond DB5 when I was younger but sold off all bar the Batmobile a number of years ago. Incidently the story is that Corgi had this model ready to be released at the same time as the film and as the film was named Goldfinger, the corgi designers had assumed the car would be gold. Must have been some concerns when the film was released and the car was silver. Corgi had already released the gold edition but subsequent releases were in silver.
I played with this same model over at my grandma's when I was a kid. Fun seeing it again. Also, appreciated your informative and entertaining/comedic commentary.
Hi i had one of these when i was a kid im 52 now ,the one i had was the previous one to this one with spikes on the wheel hub and changeing number plates ,the buttons for those were on the opposite side on the sill.i loved it when i was a kid.nice restoration.
That might be the later, larger scale silver model.
ad that version in silver, also a kit by dinky, in gold, where you fitted red plastic hub spinners, revolving plates, etc, and it came as a kit in a box, as if you were on the assembly line and had to build it. collect tv cars and movie cars so found this interesting...thanks..
Seeing this video has brought me back to my childhood. I'm really impressed with the restoration work, I could watch it all day. Think I'll take up this as a hobby, now that I'm retired.
A great tip: use silly putty to cover detailed areas you done want painted. You can use a tool to push it into areas and get good coverage. Once you finish painting, it peels right off. Works great when you want to cover the body area where the headlights are, and just leave the headlights exposed. It’s shapable too, so you can put in anywhere on the car you don’t need painted.
"For the moment you want to listen to your music and not someone else's"
most notably, the DR. NO theme...
Superbly done. My older brother actually had one of these for Christmas 1965.
Been binge watching yours and Marty's restorations for about a month now. Didn't know how I felt about the bigger cars, but for the first time, this was a car I actually played with as a boy. I loved it. I don't remember it being gold though, I remembered it as silver which must mean I played with a later, less collectible version. But thanks for the trip down memory lane.
YES! More of these Corgis! I NEVER lost my guy.
I really enjoy your restoration videos. Really awesome what you do to bring these models back to their original glory. Quite a talent you have with the paint and polish process.
Absolutely love this restoration!
Same
one of these Corgis was a treasured Chrismas gift for me in 1965 from "Santa". Yes, I was an 8 year old that was in love with all things "Bond" after seeing Thunderball on the big screen. Thanks for the video.
Your videos are a joy to watch, and as long as you keep making them & sharing them with us, I'm happy. The larger-model cars are really neat, but I'm not knocking the smaller Hotwheels, either. Do what make you happy!
That's a cool car! I like all the internal mechanics to it. Please do more of this scale
Integra DIY love your videos man!
Dean Thanks Dean it means a lot to me, I appreciate it!
I used to own one of these James Bond cars. Lost the little man in the ejector seat within hours of getting the car. Nice to see the car again.
I had this when I was a kid in the late 80s. Loved seeing it again. Thanks! Mine was silver and had all the features apart from losing the passenger on day 1 😂
Wow, you terminated the bad guy on day one? That is harsh.
Mark Miller TERMINATED!
I also had one of these, (actually two, later) when I was a kid in England. Circa 1966? Parents bought for me at a show which featured the actual car! Can't remember where. Dad's Kodachrome slides along with a bunch of others may sadly be lost. May still have both cars. Not in great shape though. Well played with.
Drogheda Drones & Fun me too!
I really enjoyed your video, normally watch and carry out full scale restorations. I've cleaned up and sprayed a few cars as presents for friends in the past, but found your process of buffing the paint and especially the windows very interesting. Looks like I've a lot of little jobs to do this winter on my own die cast collection.
I had one! Got it for my birthday after seeing Goldfinger with my mom, way back in 1965. Made quite an impression at the time - every boy in my class wanted this toy.
I read somewhere that parents were fighting over each other to get their hands on one.
I liked this video a lot and you should do more larger scale cars but, I think maybe save it mostly in cases where it has something interesting to offer like this one did, with all the engineering. Your regular videos are always well done and informative and you speak very clearly with a relaxed tone making it easy to understand everything.
Yes do more of these
Yes, please do more! Another beautiful restoration on what is an awesomely engineered relic of my childhood. Keep up the great videos!
I never get tired of watching these restorations. (Sometimes twice). Great work. 🙂
I have one of those exact same car sitting just a few feet from me. I enjoyed this video very much and wouldn't mind seeing a few larger scale Restorations. I don't think it would change the character of the channel to have larger scale Restorations done periodically so I am all in favor of it. Keep up the good work!
I still my one of these which I got as a birthday present in the 60s. At the time I was a little puzzled that the Corgi model was gold when the really James Bond Aston was silver. Many years later I found out that they initially tried it in silver but it looked as if the model was unpainted so decided to go with gold.
I have a silver one
@@lildane9321 The first release was gold... it confused me as a kid. Thanks for explaining why after all these years.
I remember playing with one of these as a child. Never thought I'd ever see one again.
I had one of these back in the 60's! Wish I still had it. One of the best toys ever.
Hope you could show the sanding and other painting process plus paint products.
Plus ejecting the 2nd guy would be cool lol
Great restoration 😎👌
Lou Loop
1 its a bond car, the passenger gets ejected
2 Want to see a 2 hour video of sanding?
Great video l really enjoyed it! I would love to see you restore another one of these cars, and perhaps paint the plastic figures inside and replace the tires? That way the whole 9 yards is done!
I was given 2 of the original Aston Marton's for my birthday back in 1966. Both had different strength ejector mechanisms and one fired the passenger so far I lost him in a couple of days after I go the car.
Nice job and as usual, classy video restore.
Cheers
I recently discovered your channel and have to say I am instantly and forever hooked! Watching the restoration process is enthralling and I can’t wait to check out your other vids! Great stuff!
Fantastic restoration man! Thumbs up 👍🏽👍🏽
Wow. Great job on the car and outstanding presentation. I know how difficult it is to shoot and script a vid like this and you made it seem effortless.
Love the Corgi cars. I had over 50 at one time, one even had a steering wheel coming out of the roof , and a Ford Zephyr wagon. I had many no one else had. They were so detailed!
I just turned 63. When I was at school everyone thought this was the coolest car we had ever seen. It cost about seventeen shillings and six pence, which was a small fortune in those days. The packaging was super exciting. Anyone who owned one was king of the playground and was surrounded by awestruck admirers. Super restoration but I would have changed the tires.
Awe man, I thought I was going to see the car with the guns, armor and rams all out after being restored. 👀🚘🔫
Nice car , good video
I wish you had more time to make more videos...very enjoyable, relaxing, inspiring.
I love the level of detail you put into these cars, fantastic to watch, I’m sat in a lay-by in a Class one on my break.. perfect way to spend it 👌🏻 thanks
now theres something you wont see everyday! what an awesome video... old school cool, mixed with new school resto techniques with a splash of BareMetal! the one thing i would suggest to REALLY set the Aston Martin off would be dab here and a line there using a Molotow liquid chrome paint marker. i PROMISE you, you WILL be amazed at the results, for the 1/6 scale stuff i went with a 1mm tip ;)
I would love to see you restore or detail a corgi batmobile, the one with the spiffy spring loaded gimmicks
I remember mine I got from the Model Railroad Shoppe at Knott's Berry Farm from back in the day. Though the vast majority of the cars I collected from about 1959-1969 were Matchbox, I loved my Aston Martin and the huge Bond coolness factor! I had only two other Corgis, a Lancia and a Ferrari.
Nicely done restoration. I had no idea what incredible engineering had gone into that little marvel!
Was having a bad day at work. Came home and watched this video and everything was normal again. Keep up the good work!
Yes, larger scale would be cool!
chocochipthepug 1 Corgi made a larger model of the DB5 years later, with more features. Rotating license plate and rear wheel center "spinners" that pulled out to inflict damage on the bad guy's car.
I had one of those when I was young (in the 70's) my sister accidentally stood on it the first day I got it, breaking the ejector roof. I never forgave her. To try to make amends 30 years later she gave me a replica, still its the not the same thing :(
I've only seen silver versions of this car, didn't know they did a gold version.
The gold ones came later and had less detail. For example the silver had revolving front number plate and if my aging memory serves, little plastic things pull out of the wheels that ripped the side of the Mustang out in the film.
The gold one's were first, re issued and updated later as silver with more gadgets.
Daniel Byrne : You are resentmented person.... ha ha ha ha
@@tardisenvironmental8426 Actually the gold came first. Corgi got the colour wrong, thinking that the car would be gold as the film was Goldfinger. The cars were produced early for release at the same time as the film. I had one of the first ones that our local toy shop got in stock
It's really amazing watching this car go from a beat up old toy to a beautiful display piece!
Great video!
I just got a pang of sadness and regret after watching this. I had a yellow submarine with the fab four within (not a bad job on the modelling too). With the push of a button the four popped up from under a die cast lid. With a press of the lid all were concealed again, ready to pop up with a push of the metal button once again. The sub was on wheels as well. I also had a bat mobile containing batman and robin. It fired little red bullets from a push button launcher located at the rear of the seats. If I ever find them again, they're yours to restore. Top quality job, as usual. Thanks, I really enjoyed this restoration.
My dad had one of these cars. When i got it, most of the action features were gone :(
Magnus Nilsen Same here. If I remember right mine had the roof missing. Very cool toy though.
Magnus Nilsen Just when I got mine, someone stole it
I wonder if there're replacement parts (or 3D-print models) available.
there was the Lotus Esprit and the Aston Martin
I used to have one of these cars although I recall that mine was silver. I remember loving the bulletproof shield at the back.
these restos are awesome, honestly more enjoyable than the hotwheels, have you ever concidering modifiying/restoring any bigger scale cars? like 1/24 and 1/18?
Erik Simca I'd love to see him do some larger ones too. He is so skilled I don't think it would hurt the character of the channel to do one every now and then. I have several 1:18 classic Buragos that I want to repair/restore, it's what got me into doing diecast restorations of all scales. I would live to see what he does with the Burago 1:18 scale 1961 Jaguar E-type cabriolet. Lots of them out there that could use a restoration and added detailing.
The old 00Hitler . Brings back great memories playing with Matchbox cars . They were so detailed and well made . Great to see you restore these beauty`s with these superb videos . Wish I could get you to do my truck !!!
I really enjoyed seeing this car restored. It looks amazing from before to after. I would like to see more of this scale cars done on your channel. Keep up the great work on restoring and customizing die-cast vehicles.
i stole one of these cars from the shop when i was a kid, lost it before i got home thou lol. great job restoring it, brought back memories.
You're a thief!!!!!!!!!
whats your address again ,as you stole it ,crime of the century lol.
Would have been nicer kept in silver
I have one in silver
I’ve got 2 in silver...a first release that’s in pretty poor shape and a later ‘70’s re-release in great shape (with the little man).
Well he is doing the car
@@RNKel1 Wow, that's a keen grasp of the obvious you've got there.
allrequiredfields this was 3 months ago.... I don’t know WHAT I was thinking
I had the Silver (proper replica) Bond Aston Martin. Very well made lasted for years. Didnt lose gunman until teenage yrs...great video.
Hey dude, great job on not only the cars but the quality of videos!!! So crisp and clean, no music, no stamps all over the video. Great sense of humor and sarcasm. Keep up the good work! ✌
wow that is a cool car
Toy Bus Productions Nice. As shit. Like something off of bond movies.
indeed just like james bond. would love to have this one lol.
Toy Bus Productions Classics are the best. Would too get this car if i got a chance
This is a james bond replica car. I have a few a few of them still in the box.
Faenum hi do you want to sell one
can you please redesign scoopa de fuego or la fasta or night shifter
I had a BUNCH of Corgi cars, and several different trucks and Big rigs. This one I had but in silver.
Cool restore.
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Thanks! Seeing that car took me back to the 1960s. Happy memories.
Why is it gold
Mine was silver as per the film
Brad Kells Then yours was the larger scale one with the spinning licence plate.
looks way better in silver
Over the years Corgi has issued them in both silver and gold colours. The Goldfinger 30th and 50th anniversary editions were done in gold.
It's because they wanted it different.
Have just posted elsewhere on the page with my own memories on this car. I had the silver one, but @SvenTviking it wasn't the larger version with the spinning licence plate, it was this scale version. It was from a later re-release (circa 1980-ish), the hijacker passenger (two provided) came in plain blue plastic by that time too, presumably to cut production costs.
I've always understood from Bond aficionados that earlier releases of the toy were on gold were to tie in to the 'gold' theme of Goldfinger, where the car made it's first appearance and after which the first release came.
I got one of those, still haven't opened it because I think it will be worth something in the future.
Simon Fox
It’s 50 years old now. If it isn’t worth something now then it won’t be later.
Collectable markets go up and down. As soon as the economy tanks no one buys toys so values plummet.
yes please,show us the larger scale cars, i love watching your restorations and plan on applying these same techniques once I get everything i need setup
Great work! I had this car back in the 70s and it was one of my favorites, My car was painted silver but was otherwise identical. Goldfinger was one of my favorite movies as a kid.
They were about $10 back then or $30 today.
Forgive my dumb question, what is orange peel?
legodude19999 When paint is sprayed on and doesn't come out well leaving a rough surface, resembling the peel of an orange.
+SideWayz Moose thanks man!
legodude19999 happy to be of assistance!
Can you do a 1 18 car.
my brother got one of these in silver when he was about 6 years old, 1966 or so, i inherited his old cars when i came along , and they were all broken by then, amazing to see one in good condition and the working ejector seat.
This was a really cool video. It's different from what you normally do, but I liked the change of scenery, and the complexity of the car's mechanisms. It would be super cool if you did more of these types of videos.
On a separate note, thank you for doing these videos. I don't remember how I found this channel, but it wasn't from a love of Hot Wheels (not that I don't like them, but I'm not a collector or a hobbyist). However, this channel has made me want to start doing restorations and collecting. It looks so serene and relaxing, and I must say your videos are one of the ways that I de-stress. Not only are they relaxing, but they're also informative. I came to this channel not even knowing about the community around restorations, and now I could confidently instruct a friend in cleaning up a Redline. Thank you.
Yes please yes yes yes yes yes yes yes 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😁😁😁😁😁😜😜
Can you please do a stanced car with cambered wheels. I think it would be a fun challenge for you.
i'd love to see that as well!
Carl 181198 Civic?
thats a good idea
A stanced civic.... lmfao
stanced car with cambered wheels on normal cars? eww...if it's on actual race only cars, yes.
Great job....:--)
I had two of these ....one bigger than the other.....both were silver.....I had great fun with them.....
I still have all my old 60's/ 70's toys in a large container.....my son played with them to....from buck Roggers spaceship....space 1999..
.etc....to all the dinky and matchbox cars.....
Glad I kept them as I still like to look at them....even if they are all bashed up lol.....
Thanks for the uploads....
All the best...
“Geriatric Hitler” literally had me in tears. Your wit, care, and patience are a gift to us all. Keep up the inspiring work!
This is a rare car i think
Thomas Rupesinghe nope. It was one of the best selling toys of all time. They made 2 million.
But a few did end up beyond repair though like most toys.
I think Dinky toys also did this car. If im not mistaken it also had a revolving number plate and it was silver.
Nope, but they did do a DB5 convertible and a DB6.
no not really, they did make some gold plated collectors editions, you see them from time to time NIB at antique auctions here in the uk, but its the first run sixties version thats worth the most.
corgi re-released these in both gold and silver in the early eighties as a line of 007 cars, which are the ones you see in auctions not the original.
You know that's the James Bond car right, not just some random DB5 with weapons
Nice restoration. I had one back in the day, when I was a kid. I wish I still had it.
I would really like to se more of these larger scale cars. It's really satisfying to watch!
I have to say i am disappointed that you always remove the the mold lines from the cars, although it makes the car smooth and cleaner, i think htey are an important part of the toys history.
Otherwise i must say great work!
alex clark
I was wondering that,
I guess in a custom job it's fine but for a faithful restoration I would be surprised if that's done
It was after all how it originally came from the factory and if i was wanting to return a car to as close to original as possible I would leave them.
There's damage on the sprectraflame above the driver's side door in the final showing.
I'm 55, and still have the silver one my mum bought me at Christmas 1971, and it's still in good condition. I lost the baddie though.Yes, this was my favourite toy!
I love your work. For those petrol heads who cannot afford a replacement real car to restore, you are the "rests expert" in smaller scale.
With all due respect "restoration" is to return something to it's original condition, I'm afraid that is nothing like the original condition
fuck you idiot
clearly a reply from a illiterate person, and does not not change the fact that the item has not been "restored" as was the claim, in fact if you have any knowledge re the restoration of this type of item you would be aware that any value in may have had has been rendered to nothing other than spare parts
I know the meaning of custom and I know the meaning of restoration, the two are not compatable
pijnto purists are kind if irrational , although my full size real 41 Plmouth is factory perfect.
Any restoration would involve stripping and repainting. So, the "as original" value would be lost. However, the value of the repaint job is added. Value is not objective as many seem to think, but is the amount a willing buyer would pay to a willing seller.
Please do more of these. Really appreciate the effort and quality of the videos
Great job - love the worn wheels on the restored car, a very nice contrast.
I had that Aston Martin I guess that in 1967, or 68, and I enjoyed it a lot. Wonderful job!
awesome job, very well done! Inspires me to dig in my old 70,s cars box!
Great work ! A Corgi Classic brought back to life.
This was an awesome video. I would love to see more of these please! Thanks for the video!
Thanks for giving times to do these processes. Wow! Great job. I will have to try this on some of my cars!~ Thanks
My grandfather bought one of these for me in the early 60s when they first came out!
Nice work! I used to have this car but it was silver. I lived in Guatemala in 73 and they had a toy store that had many European toys like this one. I remember cause the tires could come out of the rims. They had a firetruck that was about the same size with a sliding ladder. Thanks for the video! Good work.
I had this car ! So cool to see one after almost 50 years. Corgi made great vehicles. I had also the fire engine called a "snorkel" which had a double boom hinged in the middle. And, the Batmobile. So many great features to Corgis.
Do more of these please. Quite interesting with all the moving parts inside them.
I love the DB5. Outstanding restoration!
another fascinating video. I have one of these in the loft, you've inspired me to take another look at it.
Great vid and love your commentary. Thanks, JP.
I absolutely love the the bigger scale ones, and I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS PLEASE KEEP DOING THEM SO WELL
VERY nice ! Thanks for posting this. Nice work you do. I had one of these cars when I was a kid. I think it was grey/silver like the movie car. Never saw this car in gold. I have an old Corgi Whizzwheels 66 Batmobile I was going to attempt to restore. I got as far as removing the old black paint, and that was it. ! It's still in a drawer somewhere now. Thanks again for posting.
No idea how I got here while searching for daw tutorials, but I stayed xD so soothing..
Beautiful job. Don't care about the scale, just do what you do.
Superb! I have a couple of these needing restoration, but I have been a bit afraid to take them apart in case the whole jigsaw springs apart and I can never put it all back together. Watching this video has given me a good insight to what's involved. Thanks.