To say that my first car was very special is something of an understatement. It was an Aston Martin DB5 with a very smart golden paint job, which was bought for me by my parents, in 1967. I was hoping for a silver one, exactly like the one Sean Connery had driven as James Bond in the movie Goldfinger, the previous year, but my mother had struggled to find one in that colour, nevertheless, a working mint condition gold painted Aston Martin DB5, was as I have said something very, very special.
A silver version was eventually released in 1968, which was unfortunately a little too late for my Christmas present! I absolutely loved my very first, but sadly, my only Aston Martin!
Unfortunately, as you will already have determined, my first car was a toy, arguably one of the most famous Corgi Toys ever produced, James Bond’s Aston Martin D.B.5. It was first released in 1965, just in time for Christmas with a golden paintjob.
The story goes that Corgi bosses were concerned that the silver painted factory samples looked too much like ‘base metal’ and any production delay would have meant the model not being in the shops in time for Christmas, so a decision was made to paint it gold, which to me, made it look very special.
What was your first car? What special memories do you have?
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