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To: devolve

That’s darling devolve, wonder if that’s the one you got.


24 posted on 04/14/2010 10:54:47 PM PDT by potlatch (~~"Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off. "~~)
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To: potlatch

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Yes - That is the one

Dead on replicas from “Goldfinger”

5” long Rolls Royce in 1/36 scale

Some are impossible to find

The Sunbeam Alpine James Bond (Sean Connery) drove in Dr No

They rented it from a local woman to film the scene -

A big expense - 15 Shillings a day - for 3 days!

Dr No cost a tad over 2 million bucks to produce and promote

I believe it grossed over 75 million bucks

The next few Bond films cost 3-6 million to make - but made over 105 million

Then costs and grosses skyrocketed
The first 007 flicks made huge profits-to-cost ratios

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The red Ferrari 355 in the begining of Goldeneye

I saw one (1) in the US - mucho bucks - in the UK those smaller 007 diecast model are more abundant

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1/36 is an oddball scale -

CORGI also made some in a sub-1/43 scale too - usually advertised as a true 1/43 scale - but mucho smaller than 1/43 - Buyer beware

Get the length and width correct

Some original CORGI Aston Martin DB5 “Goldfinger” models are going in the hundreds now - lots of working gadgets on those - CORGI limited production

The recent DB5 from Casino Royale - a mere $12

A 1/18 10” long large original Aston Martin Goldfinger car (ERTL) can go used for $200-$500 used easy in mint condtion

Copies were cheaper - but not available anywhere now

Looks like a mucho safer investment then Obama Bucks or Obama Bonds


25 posted on 04/14/2010 11:19:22 PM PDT by devolve ( . . . . . . . . I can see Commies in the White House from my house . . . . . . . . . .)
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