James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 Platinum Edition (261) expected to ship in August 2026In honour of Corgi's 70th Anniversary we have re issued our most popular and iconic model the 261 James Bond Aston Martin DB5 in a unique and exclusive First Ever Platinum Edition. Arguably the most famous Corgi Toy ever produced, this feature packed model was rush released just in time for 1965s festive season. In only seven weeks Corgi sold three quarters of a million of this marvellous model, causing stocks to completely run out by Christmas Day.

It was produced in a slightly larger 1:43 scale (as opposed to Corgi 261’s 1:46) to allow for two exciting new features – revolving number plates and pull-out rear wheel tyre slashers

grille and bumpers

Size: Length: 103mm Width: 40mm Height: 33mm

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the Fire Chief Car was given ‘Fire Dept’ door stickers

was formed in 1915 as a merger between Brighton Hove and Preston United Omnibus Co

the tooling was used again to produce a non- police estate (Corgi 424) in a rather fetching two-tone blue colour scheme

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which incorporate a bi-metal strip to make it flash on and off

additional snap-on wings to the front and rear

Both models were given a host of features such as opening doors and tilting seats – all very innovative for the time

Scale: 1:45