For 90,000 pounds sterling (about 110,000 euros) plus taxes you can buy a working replica of the Aston Martin DB5 used by James Bond in his latest film “No Time To Die”. A toy for rich children, a collector’s item… or an investment?
Only one hundred twenty-five units of this Aston Martin jewel will be manufactured on a reduced scale and the list of orders has already overwhelmed the manufacturer (the British company The Little Car Company). Agent 007 fans are many all over the world and some seem to have no financial problems. At more than 110,000 euros a piece, it costs as much as a real sports car; although it offers other incentives, such as the “hidden tricks” of the Mi6 Q Section.
An updated Aston Martin compared to Goldfinger’s
The Aston Martin DB5 from “No Time To Die”, the latest film in the James Bond saga starring Daniel Craig, includes familiar accessories, although others have been duly updated. When he first appeared in “Goldfinger”, starring Sean Connery in the mid-’60s, the DB5 had barely entered the market. It caused a huge impact among the public and – even more – endowed with those ingenious inventions created by “Q”: the ejection seat, the machine guns, the revolving license plates, the extendable wheel nuts…
Under the hood of the Aston Martin is an electric motor.
The latest DB5 from Daniel Craig It was still apparently the same, with its classic silver color, but it incorporated more armor, digital license plates or powerful Gatling machine guns behind its retractable headlights. Enough to be the true protagonist of one of the best scenes in the film. The Little Car Company, Aston Martin y EON Productions have teamed up to manufacture this exact replica at a two-thirds scale, capable of accommodating an adult and a child and offering them a one hundred percent experience 007.
The Aston Martin DB5 Junior has been reduced to 2/3 scale with 3D
The price will be outrageous, but the means have not been spared. The Aston Martin DB5 The original has been 3D scanned to exact dimensions, then scaled down proportionally. Only the roof had to be removed so that its occupants, obviously of a different size, could access it. Special effects specialist Chris Corbould, an Oscar winner and present in fifteen of the 007 films, was also hired. He was in charge of designing the mechanisms of the different accessories, all of them functional.
Sketches of the Aston Martin at 2/3 scale.
The Aston Martin Junior of “No Time to Die” features tilting headlights for Gatling guns that spin, light up and sound just like the real thing. It also has a “skid mode” and digital license plates that can change their numbering instantly; and it can emit a black smokescreen from its rear… All this is controlled from a panel located inside the left door (it has a right-hand drive “off course”).
Battery electric propulsion for 007 Junior
However there is no engine Aston Martin under the hood, but an electric one powered by batteries, absolutely invisible in the structure. It offers several driving modes and a range of up to 120 km. Even the clocks on the instrument panel – the famous british smiths– although some have updated functions: the fuel level now measures … volts. And the wooden steering wheel is also removable to facilitate access to the driver, who can be a not very corpulent adult.
Front detail of the Aton Martin DB5.
Dynamically, the little DB5 Junior is also well served: The Little Car Company has installed four Brembo disc brakes Y Bilstein springs and dampers, which guarantee sporting behavior as requested by the James Bond. Unfortunately, the Aston Martin Junior 007 is not approved for road use, so its wealthy buyers will only be able to use it on a closed circuit or on their own farms. The costly acquisition entails membership enrollment in the select Aston Martin Owners Club.
More information: www.007junior.com
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