24 Carat Goldfinger
17th September 2024
A very limited run of the world's most expensive model car launches today
By MI6 Staff
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Arguably the world’s most famous car now becomes the ultimate luxury scale model as British car kit makers Agora Models announce a precious limited edition 24 ct gold-plated Goldfinger Aston Martin DB5 in 1:8 scale. With just seven models being created, the car will come complete with some of Bond’s most famous gadgets, including functioning ejector seats and revolving number plate.
Made in collaboration with 007 film makers, Eon Productions, and Aston Martin, the museum quality 1:8 scale model kit has been created to celebrate 60 years of the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger, a film which introduced the now iconic DB5 to the big screen for the very first time. The car will be available as a self-build kit or complete model.
Priced at £24,999 ($29,999; €29,999), the meticulously detailed 24 ct gold-plated model will be unveiled on September 17th, 2024 for preview and available to purchase exclusively through agoramodels.com on James Bond Day, October 5th, 2024. Successful owners of this exclusive edition will be the first seven orders received
The model will feature an arsenal of functioning gadgets as designed by Q in Goldfinger: ejector seat with removal roof panel, twin front-mounted Browning machine guns, bulletproof screen, tyre slashers, oil slick jets, revolving number plates, gadget control panel, radar tracker screen, weapons tray, extending over-rider rams.
The gold-plated scale replica began with laser scanning of the original full-size Goldfinger car. Hundreds of photos were taken to capture every detail, including the engine, chassis, dashboard and gadgets. Up to 250 moulds were then created – each weighing well over a tonne – and painstakingly tested before final production began. The gold-plated body is made with 24 ct Fairmined gold worked by specialists in Birmingham’s jewellery quarter and each car is individually certificated.
Honouring Agora Models’ mission to bring museum-quality model kits of the world’s most iconic cars to modelling fans, the Limited Edition model will provide the opportunity to acquire the ultimate James Bond Aston Martin DB5 model kit.
SPECIFICATION
- Strictly limited to only seven models worldwide, numbered 001 – 007
- 24 ct gold-plate (Fairmined gold) (https://fairmined.org)
- Priced £24,999, $29,999, €29,999
- 1:8 scale
- Measures 569 mm x 211 mm x 173 mm
- Weight appx 7 kg
- Accompanied by a signed certificate from EON Productions and Agora Models
“I have always dreamt of offering the ultimate James Bond vehicle as part of our collection. At 1:8 scale, we can ensure the ingenious gadgets created by Q could be faithfully recreated, and function without compromising on the aesthetic appeal of a display model. Producing a gold-plated edition of the DB5 is a fitting celebration of the 60th anniversary of Goldfinger” - James Franks, Founder, Agora Models.
Prospective customers should register their interest at agoramodels.com. Standard Edition models in Silver Birch are also available.
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