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1965 Aston Martin DB5 convertible

gramar
Posted 08/12/2015 - 07:11 Link
A rare sight photographed at Stourhead. I wonder how much it's worth?

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bwlchmawr
Posted 08/12/2015 - 08:01 Link
I actually prefer the hard top version but I wouldn't kick this one out of my garage...
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LennyBloke
Posted 08/12/2015 - 08:07 Link
bwlchmawr wrote:
I actually prefer the hard top version but I wouldn't kick this one out of my garage...

You're so fussy.....


....I bet you prefer the Gold paintjob too?

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gramar
Posted 08/12/2015 - 08:35 Link
Aged 11 I owned an example of the original corgi model 261, the James Bond hardtop DB5 in 1965. From memory I think it cost 7/6. It was handed down to my two younger brothers who trashed it - as little boys do. I wish I had it now.

I am fortunate however to have a black and white photo of me holding it proudly when it was still intact!
Edited by gramar: 08/12/2015 - 08:37
fatspider
Posted 08/12/2015 - 20:55 Link
gramar wrote:
Aged 11 I owned an example of the original corgi model 261, the James Bond hardtop DB5 in 1965. From memory I think it cost 7/6. It was handed down to my two younger brothers who trashed it - as little boys do. I wish I had it now.

I am fortunate however to have a black and white photo of me holding it proudly when it was still intact!

And those early Corgi JB models fetch a nice price today, especially if you have the box and the passenger with the gun hasn't been "ejected" and lost
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bwlchmawr
Posted 09/12/2015 - 08:27 Link
LennyBloke wrote:
bwlchmawr wrote:
I actually prefer the hard top version but I wouldn't kick this one out of my garage...

You're so fussy.....


....I bet you prefer the Gold paintjob too?


Now that would be taking the whatsit...
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Andrew

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bwlchmawr
Posted 09/12/2015 - 08:30 Link
gramar wrote:
Aged 11 I owned an example of the original corgi model 261, the James Bond hardtop DB5 in 1965. From memory I think it cost 7/6. It was handed down to my two younger brothers who trashed it - as little boys do. I wish I had it now.

I am fortunate however to have a black and white photo of me holding it proudly when it was still intact!

I had one and it was wonderful. The machine guns popped out and the ejection seat worked too, flinging the baddie into the air. But it got played with and scratched, the man was hoovered up. I think mum sent it to a jumble sale (remember those?) in the end. I don't care: toys are to be played with.
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Andrew

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fatspider
Posted 10/12/2015 - 09:26 Link
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in the end. I don't care: toys are to be played with.

Reminds me of James Mays Toy Stories visiting an auction, buying an old Hornby Engine and telling them to keep the box
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bwlchmawr
Posted 10/12/2015 - 18:35 Link
fatspider wrote:
Quote:
in the end. I don't care: toys are to be played with.

Reminds me of James Mays Toy Stories visiting an auction, buying an old Hornby Engine and telling them to keep the box

Lovely. I'd be the same with real cars if I had Jay Leno's garage and his bank balance. Keep the nice and clean, fed and watered but take the out and use them...

I was looking at a red Ferrari 250GT from 1960 today and biting the back of my hand...
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Andrew

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Robert Adams
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cardiffgareth
Posted 10/12/2015 - 19:32 Link
That'd be great rigged up!
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bwlchmawr
Posted 11/12/2015 - 06:42 Link
cardiffgareth wrote:
That'd be great rigged up!

Gareth do you really think the lucky owner would let you near those hallowed panels with your sucker?!
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Andrew

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ears
Posted 11/12/2015 - 09:39 Link
Is the shadow deliberate? Makes it look like it had a prang and someone replaced the door with a mismatched one from an old Ford Cortina.
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gramar
Posted 11/12/2015 - 18:06 Link
Yes the shadow is deliberate. The car is parked opposite a long tall brick wall that has an entrance into a courtyard eating area. and if you look closely another car parked alongside the wall is reflected too.
Edited by gramar: 11/12/2015 - 18:09
cardiffgareth
Posted 11/12/2015 - 18:13 Link
bwlchmawr wrote:
cardiffgareth wrote:
That'd be great rigged up!

Gareth do you really think the lucky owner would let you near those hallowed panels with your sucker?!

Could use the glass!

As long as you spray window cleaner on both mating surfaces then it doesn't damage the paintwork
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bwlchmawr
Posted 11/12/2015 - 19:44 Link
cardiffgareth wrote:
bwlchmawr wrote:
Quote:
That'd be great rigged up!

Gareth do you really think the lucky owner would let you near those hallowed panels with your sucker?!

Could use the glass!

As long as you spray window cleaner on both mating surfaces then it doesn't damage the paintwork

Oh, OK then... This bit of kit could open up a very exciting world of photography for you, G. Looking forward to seeing more shots. I could cross the Channel and you could shoot my Z3. Perhaps not blue-blooded enough, though.
Best wishes,

Andrew

"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
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