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It’s the most famous car in the world. Since the sixties, no small boy’s toybox has been complete without a fully-functioning die-cast model of this car; the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 driven by Sean Connery "
Brilliant. Makes me want to ring up Universal Exports straight away and order one of my own.
🙂
Ian Platt
I seem to nremember that the retracting tyre sashers could not be fitted: the axles were too small for them to be fitted for ‘live’ action – they were bolted on when required. This from the son of DB’s exhibition manager of the time.
Anyone know different?
Regards
Ian P.
Delidubz
This is my favourite all time car.Simply beautifull
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Brilliant. Makes me want to ring up Universal Exports straight away and order one of my own.
🙂
I seem to nremember that the retracting tyre sashers could not be fitted: the axles were too small for them to be fitted for ‘live’ action – they were bolted on when required. This from the son of DB’s exhibition manager of the time.
Anyone know different?
Regards
Ian P.
This is my favourite all time car.Simply beautifull
None finer….
Still ultra cool british chic!