Thank you for taking me back to June 16th 1966 when I had one for my 6th birthday, if only I had known then someone would be so passionate about it over half a century later I wouldn't have crashed it into my original Batmobile and Simon Templar's Volvo P1800 repeatedly!
@@snoopy-XV208 Ah, the horrors. I kept mine in a big plastic shopping bag, unboxed, of course, since every box was immediately discarded as trash. Used to take the bag out to the sandbox, turn it upside down so all the cars came crashing out into a huge pile on the ground (sand) After undergoing this torture for a while, the windows got scratched and cracked, so to "restore" the cars (yes, I actually refered to the procedure as "restoration"), I broke the windows with a screwdriver and removed them. There was also a stage 2 "restoration", where the chassis was forced off (breaking the rivet heads) again, using screwdrivers. I would then brushpaint the cars using a thick layer of Humbrol enamel. No paint-stripping, no primer, just apply a generous layer of enamel, and when I got tired of the current colour, a new layer would be applied on top of the previous one. Of course, having destroyed the rivets, the cars tended to fall apart constantly, pieces would get lost in the sandbox, until they finally got so miserable that they became unusuable for play and go into retirement as "junk" on my sandbox scrapyards. I actually still have a few from back then, generally in very poor condition, though, but I decided to replace my entire childhood collection 13 years ago and made it to appr. 99% complete.
A Wonderful Unboxing - there is nothing more pleaseng to me than watching someone, obsolutely enjoying their hobby. :) I had the 60s version and got it on a trip to the city and from our balcony on the motel, several stories up, the bad guy flew, over the balcony and how ever many stories down to the street... to be lost forever mere minutes after getting the toy. Such is the life of a toy gangster :)
I had a Corgi DB5 with the ejector seat but I was born in 1967, so mine was from the mid-70’s. It got a LOT of play time, so a good deal of paint was missing by the time I was done with Corgi and Dinky toys. Also, mine was silver, as it should be, that cheesy gold one should get binned.
Thank you I've got a restored 1960's model, seeing your review i bought the new one very pleased too. I had the toy as a kid now enjoying them in my 60,s!!
One of the best unboxing videos I've seen. So many are by purists who just want to criticize but yours is full of enthusiasm. I've received one for my (5)7th birthday. Almost brought a tear to my eye. Full kudos to Corgi one getting the colours of the reproduction so accurate and attention to detail. This is the version that WOULD have come out in 1965 had budget and time allowed. Hopefully they'll do the 1966 Batmobile (Corgi 267) if the lawyers allow it. Be great if you did the same if you have the original version! I found using a small serrated kitchen knife to slide under the ties & gently saw through seemed to minimise the risk of damaging the box. Thanks.
I'm glad you reviewed this. From the pictures of all the new generation Corgi cars they look really good. I like how they made these new 261's larger like the silver ones which of course makes it far easier to recognize a real orig 261.
Thank you for this I'm going to buy one now... being of a certain age I remember as a kid looking in the window of our local toy shop and drooling over this Corgi, but mum never had the money to get me on, so 58 years later I will have one... 😊😊😊
Excellent presentation, thank you. And it's a beautiful model. I do wish Corgi would solve the wheel casting issue. The solid casting is an opportunity for improvement.
Brought a smile to my face upon seeing this as I remember having a version of this in the late 70s but a silver one. I am afraid to say it wasn't treated kindly in later years as I used to watch the banger racing with my dad.
Me and my sister had one each in '65 of the Corgi type like yours. However they had tyre shredders which pulled out from the centre of each rear wheel. Also, the different numbers for the revolving number plates came on a strip of paper which had to be peeled off then attached to the car.
Corgi did 2 versions of the Goldfinger DB5. The 261 & 270. Early 270s had rotating number plates & extending tyre shredders. The 2021 version looks more in keeping with the larger 270. I fancy they're slightly naughty in referring to it as the 261
There was a third version in the seventies. It was larger than the two sixties versions but didn't have the ritating plates or tyre slashers. Both the second and third versions were silver to match the movie.
Exactly! I must have had a "270" version as mine came with the rotating number plates and extending tyre-shredders (from memory, they were yellow or orange plastic?), so this alternate 1960's vintage version without those came as a surprise to me. I wasn't aware that this _lesser_ variant of the same model even existed.
Was the 261 smaller and silver? Here in Australia dad bought me one that was much larger and very detailed and one that was, I think, 1/64 or thereabouts. What I call standard Matchbox size. Both were silver. Baring in mind I’m 54 and gave them both away decades ago so my memory may be off.
Lovely Presentation by you. It's really a very nice Reissue Corgi but not a 261 given the rotating number plates and the size of the casting would be more Corgi 270 which was issued after 261. 270 in its first iteration featured rotating number plates and extending tyre slashers in the rear hollowed live axle. This latest issue sits between 261 and 270. Lovely toy. I restore these little gems and will certainly consider purchasing this 2021 Corgi 261. I am now a subscriber to you're channel. Tommy in Dublin 😉
I have an original 261 in need of restoration but sadly lack the skills. Can you undertake this for me? I am located in Canada but my daughter is going to Ireland at the end of November so can post it from there. Anyhow just PM me please.
I remember that shortly after "Goldfinger" was released "Dinky Toys" brought out a red convertible DB5 to presumably cash in before Corgi got their gadget rich one on the market. The Dinky one was so shoddy,( I can't remember now but think the doors didn't open & shut properly), that I got my mother to take it back to the shop for a refund. Dinky was never as well built as Corgi.
Nice unboxing… quite nerve wracking when you had to cut the plastic ties! It is a very cool re-issue which I was thrilled to receive last week. Have you seen the Corgi Model Club re-issues, again very cool & super high quality!
@johnsaunders8021 When the first model was produced, the silver paint available was suitable only for small detsils like headlamps. When used to cover a whole model it looked cheap and tacky. A couple of years later, though, when they produced the larger second version, they had better paint. So that one was silver, as well as having rotating number plates and tyre slashers that were not present on the 1965. A third version in the seventies was larger still but lost the plates or slashers again.
I have the one from the 90s that came in the blue box with the road signs printed on it and the orange card its wheels are clamped to under the card it had the clear film ut the silver DB5 its old now slill works and still have my wee figure that ejected but i did loose that thing alot in the hoover etc haha
I ordered one from the 007 Store only for it to arrive missing a large patch of paint on the front right panel of the car. After quite long conversations with support, they sent me a second one free of charge - only this one's body isn't well aligned (front left of the car near the bumper has a huge gap) and the revolving plates have missing paint on them. The plates missing paint was a problem on both. Ah well - it is going to sit on a shelf on top of the box anyways and will just chalk it up to production fault that would be fairly likely to be present on any purchased. I can give the first one with the missing paint to a friend who is less picky 😝
Excellent review by you, Lorez! I wonder why neither the the original 1965 Corgi version James Bond Aston Martin DB5 and the 2021 Corgi version James Bond Aston Martin DB5 didn't have the red rear tire slasher blades which pull out like the 1995 Corgi version James Bond Aston Martin DB5 #96655 like I have? No matter as both cars you featured Lorez are fantastic!
There was a second version later in the sixties that was about the size of the 2021 issue, maybe slightly larger. It had the rotating number plates and tyre slashers. A third version in the seventies was larger still but didn't have the plates or slashers. Both the second and third versions were silver to match the movie.
Sir I bought a silver one in 1969/1970 it had the switching number plates and the gadgets that was on the rear wheels that did cut the lady in the red mustang's wheels to make her stop. They were red plastic. I also had the gold one in 1966 here in South Africa.
My older Brother who is named "James" had the original then at the time brand new Corgi 1960' version of the James Bond DB 5. Given as a Gift from my Parent's ....l the second eldest son and my 2 other Brother's are all now in our 60's.
I bought one of these when I found a 10 bob note in Windsor when I was on holiday. Many years later my cousin stole it from me claiming his mother bought it for him, some years later I saw one on sale for £350. I kept all my toy cars in their boxes and tried not to get them scratched, so, my entire collection would have been worth a lot of money had it not all been stolen from me by my relative. Sixty years of technology and they can't get a tight fit roof and probably one of the only things that has gotten bigger over the years.
Dream toys from my 60s childhood. I didn't have many Corgi models because of the price, a pound was a lot in them days, so my collection was mainly Matchbox. I was lucky though in that my 'best friend' had Grand parents that lived with him and his family, and who liked to spoil him and his younger brother something rotten so he always had the latest Corgi issues, which I always got to have a play with. And I suppose that was the problem really, in that we used to take them to school and race them the lenght of the tarmac playground which left them looking somewhat worse for wear. Mind you, they were our toys... and we 'played' with them. Corgi used to place big adverts in the TV21 comic to showcase it's latest releases. That was my weekly read, but like I say, they were somewhat out of my pocket money range so I could only look longingly at what I couldn't have, unless it was near to my birthday, in which case I was in with a chance.
If I owned those 2 cars and was still 10 years old, I would pull them apart and swap the old wheels on to the new car. Tomica were the best for that with their easy swapped slotted axles only held in by a single leaf spring. It's all coming back to me!
I still have my original in the loft somewhere, it is in a hell of a state but everything still worked when I last dug it out. The tyres suffered greatly from rot, eventually turning into a cracked gluey mess. Does the repro have a die cast bottom to it or is it plastic? I found it very annoying that the repro SPV from Captain Scarlet had a horribly cheap plastic underside which ruined the effect and the weight.
Being a graphic designer I'm always annoyed they don't get the fonts right. Specifically the 007 is too different and could've easily been traced in Illustrator to make it match the original. But otherwise they did a nice job.
Truth. My wife has a fine arts degree too, and bad/wrong/poorly designed fonts are a huge issue for her. Funny how expertise in a specific area can make one intolerant of mistakes in a certain subject.
something you missed, I have the silver grey car with black bodied bad guy, yes all the features you mentioned are there as well as the rear wheel tyre shredder wheel hubs pull out of botth rear wheels.
My DB5 arrived today which I purchased from Corgi directly. Opened the box and yep the bullet proof shield won’t retract. It took 2 weeks to get here so yeh pretty pissed off at them. I am going to return the faulty model, sadly I cbf to order another as it seems like a common manufacturer fault so it would be to no avail. I feel sorry for those who buy them now for Xmas gifts. They are in for a rude surprise. Great video tho mate.
I have both! But there’s nothing like the original one! Even though it’s got better details, it’s not that same like holding the original classic toy! But still great that corgi reissued it!
Sorry to say buddy but that model is just a gold painted 271 being passed off as a 261😳 the 261 as you showed is a lot smaller in dimensions and does not have the revolving number plates! The Corgi model club is actually releasing in their series a correct remake of this model.
@@annabellaandrewkingdon7972 certainly is mate, I just received mine a couple of days ago and it’s an excellent reproduction. I’m pretty sure it’s the first issue one as it doesn’t have the front indicators on the casting. The dimensions are exactly the same as the original one that was released back in the 60’s 😉👍
I was 9 when I got the model for Christmas ( it was actually March the next year due being out of stock) I still have the original and for its age it’s a lovely model with everything still working and the “bad guy” is still sitting in his seat. I will never sell it as I have lovely memories of getting it etc
Hi Robert, great video. My name is Byron I'm 67, I've been riding for just over 47 years, so plenty of experience, but with a few fails chucked in lol. I'm living in Wales (Tom Jones, Shirley Bassy, Anthony Hopkins Country) in the UK. Due to arthritis though, my legs are a mess, I've recently had one knee replacement and I'm waiting for the next, so I struggle more these days getting on and off my cruiser, not so much my Bonneville Bobber though as it's generally a smaller bike. To add to my woes, I'm quite short lol, 5'4" if I'm lucky. We obviously drive on the left side of the road here, so getting on and off a bike is safer on the low side. I was wondering if it's ok to use your mounting method on the low side? I'm guessing it may be similar and maybe the bike is less likely to tip over as the weight is over the side-stand side, but I could be wrong. I may have lots of exoerience and I could give it a go, but before I end up in a heap on the floor, please let me know if it's feasible to use your method and mount on the low side. Nice one Robert and good luck to you.
I‘ve had the Original one and the Numberplates were changeable and most surprising: there were Cuttingblades on both Rearwheels to pull out!Both of yours don‘t have it ( both made of red plastic and each with three blases)!
Hi, Thank you for making this video. But there is a big fault with both cars. They are the wrong colour. They should be grey. Or is the lighting in your shed making them a golden colour?
This brings back some good memories I had this car and a lot of dinky cars thunderbird Joe ninety captain scarlet vehicles mint in box's but my younger brother smashed them with a hammer that was in the late 1960s I sill haven't forgiving him lol
If you are impressed by that one I think you will really be blown away by the Corgi Model Club 261 due for release in January 2022, it should be an exact replica of the original.
I got the new one. Very disappointed. Cheaply put together in comparison to the original I have. Four replacements due to non working parts.bullet proof shield being one of them.
Had one of these when I was eight years old and proceeded to lose the little man almost immediately, lucky there was a spare . Didn’t keep the packaging, all my cars ended up in a peak freens Christmas assortment biscuit tin rattling around . Still have the tin with cigarette cards in but the original cars are long gone , I think I swapped them for a massive collection of soldiers with a mate . I have built up a collection in later years however, including the original DB5 , no box though unfortunately.
I saved all my pocket money and bought one of these in silver in the early 1970s, unfortunately the quality was rubbish back then and many of the features did not work reliably so I binned it in a strop. Probably worth a fortune now 😂😂
Proportions of the original are much nicer, regardless of scale size, I had the original as a kid, probably a similar age to you Lorez ?? one of my favourite cars. First instinct is I don't like the shape of the new one, and hate the plastic tyres, it was the rubber tyres I loved. The Ford Zodiac police car and Transit Mk1 were also my other favourite Dinky of that at time.
I got this because of nostagia, I remember it took my mum ages to get me one, they kept selling out everywhere, the burning question is was mine silver or gold? I thought it was silver but it's 58 years ago so maybe I'm wrong, the one thing I dislike about the new one is the bulletproof shield being plastic instead of metal, but I'll still give it 9 out of 10. Now to wait on the SPV from Captain Scarlet!
Is it possible to get ithis new DB5 in Japan? How can I buy this ??? I have old one like you so I want to compare these as you did in You tube. I checked to Amazon or something but so far I can not find it, Tks in advance.
An interesting review by an enthusiast. I had this toy car for Christmas when it first came out but I lost the bad guy by Boxing day but nothing new there. A few years later(Not many) I had broken it open to find out how all the gadgets worked as I did with most of my toys which was a plus really as it led me to an apprenticeship in engineering taking machines apart and putting them back together. I often wondered with these recreations what ever happened to the original tools? Were they scrapped when the toys had lost their sales appeal. To be honest, if I was a collector I would want an exact copy of the original, DB4 version as well, no revolving number plates and the original style wheels. I doubt these will increase in value as toy cars like the original are no longer made specifically for children and will never be played with, so if a minimum of 10,000 are produced there will probably be the vast majority still around in 20-50 years. You can always tell a real collector of these beloved things, collectors call them models where as people like me still refer to them as toy cars. 🙂
I never understood why Corgi sprayed the car gold when in the film it was silver...It was as if they were trying to keep the gold theme going...I remember one of my cousins having the gold car and I had a later version (70's maybe) which was silver...
If you are impressed with this Hornby re-release, then you have to get hold of the new Corgi Model Club version which I received today and is a more authentic reproduction of the original 60s version!
@@lorez8388 The Hornby version pales into insignificance when you compare it to the Corgi Club version, plus they are also doing a second version available on general sale in June....
The 1960s gold one was 1:46, the later silver one, 270, is described as 1:43. Seeing as this new one is bigger than the original in the video I’d say it was closer to 1:43.
For me the only disappointment is the phrase "Designed in Britain", rather than "Made in Britain". Of course, we all know what that means. That doesn't surprise anyone any more, but it's still very, very sad.
Thank you for taking me back to June 16th 1966 when I had one for my 6th birthday, if only I had known then someone would be so passionate about it over half a century later I wouldn't have crashed it into my original Batmobile and Simon Templar's Volvo P1800 repeatedly!
i have that feeling with a hammer and original star wars toys.
@@snoopy-XV208 Ah, the horrors. I kept mine in a big plastic shopping bag, unboxed, of course, since every box was immediately discarded as trash.
Used to take the bag out to the sandbox, turn it upside down so all the cars came crashing out into a huge pile on the ground (sand)
After undergoing this torture for a while, the windows got scratched and cracked, so to "restore" the cars (yes, I actually refered to the procedure as "restoration"), I broke the windows with a screwdriver and removed them. There was also a stage 2 "restoration", where the chassis was forced off (breaking the rivet heads) again, using screwdrivers. I would then brushpaint the cars using a thick layer of Humbrol enamel. No paint-stripping, no primer, just apply a generous layer of enamel, and when I got tired of the current colour, a new layer would be applied on top of the previous one.
Of course, having destroyed the rivets, the cars tended to fall apart constantly, pieces would get lost in the sandbox, until they finally got so miserable that they became unusuable for play and go into retirement as "junk" on my sandbox scrapyards.
I actually still have a few from back then, generally in very poor condition, though, but I decided to replace my entire childhood collection 13 years ago and made it to appr. 99% complete.
I've got the one from the sixties. I'm 70 now and I've kept all my toy cars. Also the Man from UNCLE and the Bat Mobile.
When I was 9 yrs old I had that 1965 Astin Martin. OO7 I don't remember mine being gold. I remember it being a dark grey.
Great unboxing, very indepth, I never had the opportunity to own the original one. Received this reissue this week, very happy with it, All the best.
A Wonderful Unboxing - there is nothing more pleaseng to me than watching someone, obsolutely enjoying their hobby. :) I had the 60s version and got it on a trip to the city and from our balcony on the motel, several stories up, the bad guy flew, over the balcony and how ever many stories down to the street... to be lost forever mere minutes after getting the toy. Such is the life of a toy gangster :)
"obsolutely' is a lovely neologism.
I had a Corgi DB5 with the ejector seat but I was born in 1967, so mine was from the mid-70’s. It got a LOT of play time, so a good deal of paint was missing by the time I was done with Corgi and Dinky toys. Also, mine was silver, as it should be, that cheesy gold one should get binned.
Thank you I've got a restored 1960's model, seeing your review i bought the new one very pleased too. I had the toy as a kid now enjoying them in my 60,s!!
Thx for the memories….my dad loved 007 and gave me this for my 5th birthday. Hadn’t thought about it for half a century.
One of the best unboxing videos I've seen. So many are by purists who just want to criticize but yours is full of enthusiasm.
I've received one for my (5)7th birthday. Almost brought a tear to my eye.
Full kudos to Corgi one getting the colours of the reproduction so accurate and attention to detail.
This is the version that WOULD have come out in 1965 had budget and time allowed.
Hopefully they'll do the 1966 Batmobile (Corgi 267) if the lawyers allow it. Be great if you did the same if you have the original version!
I found using a small serrated kitchen knife to slide under the ties & gently saw through seemed to minimise the risk of damaging the box.
Thanks.
Thank you so much for the kind words. I would love to see A Batmobile re-release! Thought I might try a pair of long nosed scissors next time 👍
I'm glad you reviewed this. From the pictures of all the new generation Corgi cars they look really good. I like how they made these new 261's larger like the silver ones which of course makes it far easier to recognize a real orig 261.
Cheers for the heads up ! I've now got two on order ! Nice one !!
Thanks Lorenz, thorough review. You convinced me. I ordered 2 as well.
I had a well worn one in the 1980's when I was a small child. Alas long gone now
Thank you for this I'm going to buy one now... being of a certain age I remember as a kid looking in the window of our local toy shop and drooling over this Corgi, but mum never had the money to get me on, so 58 years later I will have one... 😊😊😊
Excellent presentation, thank you. And it's a beautiful model. I do wish Corgi would solve the wheel casting issue. The solid casting is an opportunity for improvement.
Brought a smile to my face upon seeing this as I remember having a version of this in the late 70s but a silver one. I am afraid to say it wasn't treated kindly in later years as I used to watch the banger racing with my dad.
Just found your channel GREAT!!!.....subbed 😎👍 BTW I had the original bond car I played it to death I'm 60 now happy momries 😁🤗
Nice model but the wheels let it down but its being remade again with wire wheels! I love your class 37 going round the track in your shed 😍
Me and my sister had one each in '65 of the Corgi type like yours. However they had tyre shredders which pulled out from the centre of each rear wheel. Also, the different numbers for the revolving number plates came on a strip of paper which had to be peeled off then attached to the car.
omg chilling with blunt as the train does train things in that beautiful space would be a healing retreat. that was great !
Afternoon train from the clubhouse😊
Both are great! Kudos to Corgi for not only staying afloat but also upgrading the design of the DB5. Great unboxing!
What the fuck does kudos mean
Great review, well done.
Got the cold one. Couldn’t be more satisfied 😊
very enjoyable video, thank you.
Great video mate!
Man, I got the '60s model for Xmas about 1966/67 Australia... can't remember the boxing👍
I was given one for my birthday in the 1960s and it was played with to destruction . . . the new version looks great.
Corgi did 2 versions of the Goldfinger DB5. The 261 & 270. Early 270s had rotating number plates & extending tyre shredders. The 2021 version looks more in keeping with the larger 270. I fancy they're slightly naughty in referring to it as the 261
I agree. The lines are certainly more akin to the later model. Subtly more curved and defined.
It is just look at the rear light clusters the original 261 has db4 rear lights as it was an adaptation of their earlier db4 model
There was a third version in the seventies. It was larger than the two sixties versions but didn't have the ritating plates or tyre slashers. Both the second and third versions were silver to match the movie.
Exactly! I must have had a "270" version as mine came with the rotating number plates and extending tyre-shredders (from memory, they were yellow or orange plastic?), so this alternate 1960's vintage version without those came as a surprise to me. I wasn't aware that this _lesser_ variant of the same model even existed.
Was the 261 smaller and silver? Here in Australia dad bought me one that was much larger and very detailed and one that was, I think, 1/64 or thereabouts. What I call standard Matchbox size. Both were silver. Baring in mind I’m 54 and gave them both away decades ago so my memory may be off.
It was gold to celebrate Goldfinger film and a silver version followed with the red plastic shredders, hope this informs your viewers
Got the original one . Just sent for the new one, great video thanks
I’m 60 years old now I had that car in the late 60s along with the corgi fuel truck toy cars, and G.I. Joe’s took up all of our free time
A friend had the original in 1965. He was the envy of the whole class.
I had the grey/silver DB, geeeze it takes me back.
Great video thanks 👍
The original also had red plastic shredders that pulled out of the centre of the rear wheels.
The 261 didn’t, the 270 did (the silver one)
@@Dixilyn Thank you, I was wondering about that?
Lovely Presentation by you.
It's really a very nice Reissue Corgi but not a 261 given the rotating number plates and the size of the casting would be more Corgi 270 which was issued after 261.
270 in its first iteration featured rotating number plates and extending tyre slashers in the rear hollowed live axle.
This latest issue sits between 261 and 270.
Lovely toy.
I restore these little gems and will certainly consider purchasing this 2021 Corgi 261.
I am now a subscriber to you're channel.
Tommy in Dublin 😉
I have an original 261 in need of restoration but sadly lack the skills. Can you undertake this for me? I am located in Canada but my daughter is going to Ireland at the end of November so can post it from there. Anyhow just PM me please.
I remember that shortly after "Goldfinger" was released "Dinky Toys" brought out a red convertible DB5 to presumably cash in before Corgi got their gadget rich one on the market.
The Dinky one was so shoddy,( I can't remember now but think the doors didn't open & shut properly), that I got my mother to take it back to the shop for a refund. Dinky was never as well built as Corgi.
Nice unboxing… quite nerve wracking when you had to cut the plastic ties! It is a very cool re-issue which I was thrilled to receive last week. Have you seen the Corgi Model Club re-issues, again very cool & super high quality!
I haven't seen them, no. I hope they re- issue the original Batmobile. That would be amazing!
Got mine a few days ago had the original too in the 1980s from a hobby sale
Very cool they added the plates. Usually they take things away.
I had the original as a kid, and not being allowed to see the film, thought for years the car in the film was gold!
Do did I,, why didn't they make the model car silver as in the film ?
@johnsaunders8021 When the first model was produced, the silver paint available was suitable only for small detsils like headlamps. When used to cover a whole model it looked cheap and tacky. A couple of years later, though, when they produced the larger second version, they had better paint. So that one was silver, as well as having rotating number plates and tyre slashers that were not present on the 1965. A third version in the seventies was larger still but lost the plates or slashers again.
I had the original as a young boy. I’d love to get the re-issue. Add it to my Christmas list
R u an Eric Bana fan?
congratulations!!!..........very nice!!
They made a rerelease? That’s bloody awesome
I have the one from the 90s that came in the blue box with the road signs printed on it and the orange card its wheels are clamped to under the card it had the clear film ut the silver DB5 its old now slill works and still have my wee figure that ejected but i did loose that thing alot in the hoover etc haha
I ordered one from the 007 Store only for it to arrive missing a large patch of paint on the front right panel of the car. After quite long conversations with support, they sent me a second one free of charge - only this one's body isn't well aligned (front left of the car near the bumper has a huge gap) and the revolving plates have missing paint on them. The plates missing paint was a problem on both. Ah well - it is going to sit on a shelf on top of the box anyways and will just chalk it up to production fault that would be fairly likely to be present on any purchased. I can give the first one with the missing paint to a friend who is less picky 😝
Excellent review by you, Lorez!
I wonder why neither the the original 1965 Corgi version James Bond Aston Martin DB5 and the 2021 Corgi version James Bond Aston Martin DB5 didn't have the red rear tire slasher blades which pull out like the 1995 Corgi version James Bond Aston Martin DB5 #96655 like I have? No matter as both cars you featured Lorez are fantastic!
There was a second version later in the sixties that was about the size of the 2021 issue, maybe slightly larger. It had the rotating number plates and tyre slashers. A third version in the seventies was larger still but didn't have the plates or slashers. Both the second and third versions were silver to match the movie.
Sir I bought a silver one in 1969/1970 it had the switching number plates and the gadgets that was on the rear wheels that did cut the lady in the red mustang's wheels to make her stop. They were red plastic. I also had the gold one in 1966 here in South Africa.
My older Brother who is named "James" had the original then at the time brand new Corgi 1960' version of the James Bond DB 5.
Given as a Gift from my Parent's ....l the second eldest son and my 2 other Brother's are all now in our 60's.
I bought one of these when I found a 10 bob note in Windsor when I was on holiday. Many years later my cousin stole it from me claiming his mother bought it for him, some years later I saw one on sale for £350. I kept all my toy cars in their boxes and tried not to get them scratched, so, my entire collection would have been worth a lot of money had it not all been stolen from me by my relative.
Sixty years of technology and they can't get a tight fit roof and probably one of the only things that has gotten bigger over the years.
Dream toys from my 60s childhood. I didn't have many Corgi models because of the price, a pound was a lot in them days, so my collection was mainly Matchbox. I was lucky though in that my 'best friend' had Grand parents that lived with him and his family, and who liked to spoil him and his younger brother something rotten so he always had the latest Corgi issues, which I always got to have a play with. And I suppose that was the problem really, in that we used to take them to school and race them the lenght of the tarmac playground which left them looking somewhat worse for wear. Mind you, they were our toys... and we 'played' with them. Corgi used to place big adverts in the TV21 comic to showcase it's latest releases. That was my weekly read, but like I say, they were somewhat out of my pocket money range so I could only look longingly at what I couldn't have, unless it was near to my birthday, in which case I was in with a chance.
Great video, how much can I pick each of these up for?
Still got my ordinal from first week of release , lost box but still got both henchmen .
Nice review mate! The wheels on the new one don’t cut it for me, especially the hubs. Cool to have a re-issue of this nonetheless
If I owned those 2 cars and was still 10 years old, I would pull them apart and swap the old wheels on to the new car. Tomica were the best for that with their easy swapped slotted axles only held in by a single leaf spring. It's all coming back to me!
I still have my original in the loft somewhere, it is in a hell of a state but everything still worked when
I last dug it out. The tyres suffered greatly from rot, eventually turning into a cracked gluey mess.
Does the repro have a die cast bottom to it or is it plastic?
I found it very annoying that the repro SPV from Captain Scarlet had a horribly cheap plastic underside
which ruined the effect and the weight.
Being a graphic designer I'm always annoyed they don't get the fonts right. Specifically the 007 is too different and could've easily been traced in Illustrator to make it match the original. But otherwise they did a nice job.
Truth. My wife has a fine arts degree too, and bad/wrong/poorly designed fonts are a huge issue for her. Funny how expertise in a specific area can make one intolerant of mistakes in a certain subject.
something you missed, I have the silver grey car with black bodied bad guy, yes all the features you mentioned are there as well as the rear wheel tyre shredder wheel hubs pull out of botth rear wheels.
My DB5 arrived today which I purchased from Corgi directly. Opened the box and yep the bullet proof shield won’t retract. It took 2 weeks to get here so yeh pretty pissed off at them. I am going to return the faulty model, sadly I cbf to order another as it seems like a common manufacturer fault so it would be to no avail. I feel sorry for those who buy them now for Xmas gifts. They are in for a rude surprise. Great video tho mate.
same thing happend to me,,,,,got it from corgi,,,,,they sent me another and same thing.....
@@chrish6087 There is a trick to it. Press in the exhaust then hold down the shield- Release the exhaust - The shield should stay in place.
I've got a 2022 car, can't afford one from the 60's it will do. I like it and that's good enough for me
Corgi have just used the tooling from the 1995 issue No 96655, deleted the rear tyre slashes and put it in a larger 261 re print box.
Hi , could I please ask what you would recommend to keep the functions working well.is it ok to use a little but of WD40. Thankyou
I got one when they came out (off santa , 1965 or 66 maybe). I thought it had a rotating number plate and knives that came out the wheels as well.
I have both! But there’s nothing like the original one! Even though it’s got better details, it’s not that same like holding the original classic toy! But still great that corgi reissued it!
I have the original and many later version too but prefer the original .
Cool video ,subscribed as well ,cheers Laz
Sorry to say buddy but that model is just a gold painted 271 being passed off as a 261😳 the 261 as you showed is a lot smaller in dimensions and does not have the revolving number plates! The Corgi model club is actually releasing in their series a correct remake of this model.
First reviews show it's a faithful reproduction too! Even down to there being two baddies like the original!
@@annabellaandrewkingdon7972 certainly is mate, I just received mine a couple of days ago and it’s an excellent reproduction. I’m pretty sure it’s the first issue one as it doesn’t have the front indicators on the casting. The dimensions are exactly the same as the original one that was released back in the 60’s 😉👍
It's also had these tire cutters in the wheels, by the way, why was the first DB painted gold and not silver like the later versions?
Can I request a Link where I can Buy
Please
I was 9 when I got the model for Christmas ( it was actually March the next year due being out of stock) I still have the original and for its age it’s a lovely model with everything still working and the “bad guy” is still sitting in his seat. I will never sell it as I have lovely memories of getting it etc
Hi Robert, great video. My name is Byron I'm 67, I've been riding for just over 47 years, so plenty of experience, but with a few fails chucked in lol. I'm living in Wales (Tom Jones, Shirley Bassy, Anthony Hopkins Country) in the UK. Due to arthritis though, my legs are a mess, I've recently had one knee replacement and I'm waiting for the next, so I struggle more these days getting on and off my cruiser, not so much my Bonneville Bobber though as it's generally a smaller bike. To add to my woes, I'm quite short lol, 5'4" if I'm lucky. We obviously drive on the left side of the road here, so getting on and off a bike is safer on the low side. I was wondering if it's ok to use your mounting method on the low side? I'm guessing it may be similar and maybe the bike is less likely to tip over as the weight is over the side-stand side, but I could be wrong. I may have lots of exoerience and I could give it a go, but before I end up in a heap on the floor, please let me know if it's feasible to use your method and mount on the low side. Nice one Robert and good luck to you.
I had the 1965 version back in the 60's 🤗
I had one in the early 70s, the Bond DB5 was grey/silver. Lost now in the universe of lost toys.
I‘ve had the Original one and the Numberplates were changeable and most surprising: there were Cuttingblades on both Rearwheels to pull out!Both of yours don‘t have it ( both made of red plastic and each with three blases)!
Hi, Thank you for making this video. But there is a big fault with both cars. They are the wrong colour. They should be grey. Or is the lighting in your shed making them a golden colour?
This brings back some good memories I had this car and a lot of dinky cars thunderbird Joe ninety captain scarlet vehicles mint in box's but my younger brother smashed them with a hammer that was in the late 1960s I sill haven't forgiving him lol
If you are impressed by that one I think you will really be blown away by the Corgi Model Club 261 due for release in January 2022, it should be an exact replica of the original.
Really? Wow, I need to look into this!
OK I see what you mean. The club model certainly looks like a closer replica. Thanks for the heads up, I have now joined. 👍
I got the new one. Very disappointed. Cheaply put together in comparison to the original I have. Four replacements due to non working parts.bullet proof shield being one of them.
Had one of these when I was eight years old and proceeded to lose the little man almost immediately, lucky there was a spare . Didn’t keep the packaging, all my cars ended up in a peak freens Christmas assortment biscuit tin rattling around . Still have the tin with cigarette cards in but the original cars are long gone , I think I swapped them for a massive collection of soldiers with a mate . I have built up a collection in later years however, including the original DB5 , no box though unfortunately.
I had the 1965 version when I was a kid - went long ago sadly !
Mine is the same no bad guy in car only in the envelope. Love the changing no plates I don't think my original had that
Yeah, it's a nice addition. 👍
Won't be getting this one as I want the one without the rotating number plates like I had as child.
I inadvertently bought a gold one from Toy R us way back when. It was a total fluke! But glad I have it!
very cool
Where did you get that one?
The Corgi 261 re-issue that I have is smaller, has wire wheels and no revolving number plates.
Sounds like you have the corgi model club version. This was from corgi’s own range.
I’ve got the original 261 (without box), the 270 version and also the Corgi Club reissue with replica box. Love them all!
Got the original for Xmas 😊
I saved all my pocket money and bought one of these in silver in the early 1970s, unfortunately the quality was rubbish back then and many of the features did not work reliably so I binned it in a strop. Probably worth a fortune now 😂😂
The Aston in Goldfinger was a actually a modified DB4.
Proportions of the original are much nicer, regardless of scale size, I had the original as a kid, probably a similar age to you Lorez ?? one of my favourite cars. First instinct is I don't like the shape of the new one, and hate the plastic tyres, it was the rubber tyres I loved. The Ford Zodiac police car and Transit Mk1 were also my other favourite Dinky of that at time.
I got this because of nostagia, I remember it took my mum ages to get me one, they kept selling out everywhere, the burning question is was mine silver or gold? I thought it was silver but it's 58 years ago so maybe I'm wrong, the one thing I dislike about the new one is the bulletproof shield being plastic instead of metal, but I'll still give it 9 out of 10. Now to wait on the SPV from Captain Scarlet!
Yeah, got one of those on order too. Not expecting any gadgets like the Dinky version, though. Might be surprised, who knows.
Revolving plates was on the 270....and rubber tyres...271 had plastic tyres
Both cars missed the “tire rippers”?
Hah I lost my bad guy on the first test fire too!
The roof seated better after reinserting the bad guy ;)
The original one had revolving number plates as well
And tyre cutters on the wheels. I had one of the originals in grey/silver.
If someone had the original car but new box would that mean all good?
Is it possible to get ithis new DB5 in Japan? How can I buy this ??? I have old one like you so I want to compare these as you did in You tube. I checked to Amazon or something but so far I can not find it,
Tks in advance.
Not sure about international shipping, but you could try corgi co uk
Where was the original model made?
An interesting review by an enthusiast.
I had this toy car for Christmas when it first came out but I lost the bad guy by Boxing day but nothing new there. A few years later(Not many) I had broken it open to find out how all the gadgets worked as I did with most of my toys which was a plus really as it led me to an apprenticeship in engineering taking machines apart and putting them back together.
I often wondered with these recreations what ever happened to the original tools? Were they scrapped when the toys had lost their sales appeal.
To be honest, if I was a collector I would want an exact copy of the original, DB4 version as well, no revolving number plates and the original style wheels. I doubt these will increase in value as toy cars like the original are no longer made specifically for children and will never be played with, so if a minimum of 10,000 are produced there will probably be the vast majority still around in 20-50 years.
You can always tell a real collector of these beloved things, collectors call them models where as people like me still refer to them as toy cars.
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Thanks for using metric measurement system, none of that imperial bullcrap
I never understood why Corgi sprayed the car gold when in the film it was silver...It was as if they were trying to keep the gold theme going...I remember one of my cousins having the gold car and I had a later version (70's maybe) which was silver...
If you are impressed with this Hornby re-release, then you have to get hold of the new Corgi Model Club version which I received today and is a more authentic reproduction of the original 60s version!
Should be getting one in two to three weeks. Feels like Christmas 😄
@@lorez8388 The Hornby version pales into insignificance when you compare it to the Corgi Club version, plus they are also doing a second version available on general sale in June....
@@lorez8388 I've got the 2021 release AND the Corgi Model Club version.It IS very good, but I do like them both still!
How much is it cost?
Can I request a Link where I can Buy
Please
Corgi seems very special. I don't mind toylike. In fact, sometimes I get bored of premium models. Is this db5 in 1/64 scale? It looks big
I assume that's a typo. It is indeed 1:46 scale
The 1960s gold one was 1:46, the later silver one, 270, is described as 1:43. Seeing as this new one is bigger than the original in the video I’d say it was closer to 1:43.
For me the only disappointment is the phrase "Designed in Britain", rather than "Made in Britain". Of course, we all know what that means. That doesn't surprise anyone any more, but it's still very, very sad.