JAMES BOND
FACT FILES

Please note this article is not intended to be the definitive listing of all CORGI James Bond models. Some editions were made exclusively for the overseas market and therefore not generally available in the UK. Models illustrated are not to scale.

The 40th Anniversary of James Bond in the cinema afforded CORGI the opportunity to once again launch new scale models for the collector's market, with lesser know vehicles now available for the first time. This tradition continued over the next two decades with each successive film having a new tie-in release, or earlier models repackaged to achieve their maximum repurchase potential.

Some of the vehicles were issued again at the larger 1:36 scale in 2002 as part of ‘The Ultimate Bond Collection’. This set was launched to tie-in with the 40th Anniversary of James Bond in the cinema, and featured one model from each of the 20 films in official EON series. A special 3-car gift-set was also issued which replicated the contents of the ‘Definitive Collection’ released a year earlier. All models were once again 1:36 scale, with the exception of the Kenworth Truck which was made at the smaller 1:64 scale. Selected models also featured opening doors and in the case the Live And Let Die Bus the top deck was detachable.

• TY02501 Sunbeam Alpine Dr. No (1962)
• TY06701 Chevrolet pick-up truck From Russia With Love (1963)
• TY06801 Rolls-Royce III Sedanca DeVille Goldfinger (1964)
• TY06901 Aston Martin DB5 Thunderball (1965)
• TY05202 Toyota 2000GT You Only Live Twice (1967)
• TY07001 Aston Martin DBS On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
• TY02102 Mustang Mach 1 Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
• TY06102 Leyland RT Double Decker Bus Live And Let Die (1973)
• TY07101 AMC Hornet Hatchback The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
• TY04510 Lotus Esprit The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
• TY04002 Space Shuttle Moonraker (1979)
• TY04702 Lotus Esprit Turbo For Your Eyes Only (1981)
• TY05702 Mercedes Saloon Octopussy (1983)
• TY06402 Renault 11 Taxi A View To A Kill (1985)
• TY04802 Aston Martin V8 The Living Daylights (1987)
• TY07201 Kenworth Tanker Licence To Kill (1989)
• TY04902 BMW Z3 GoldenEye (1995)
• TY05102 BMW 750i Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
• TY05002 BMW Z8 The World Is Not Enough (1999)
• TY07501 Aston Martin Vanquish Die Another Day (2002)
• TY07601 Jaguar XRK Die Another Day (2002)

• TY99123 3 car set: Aston Martin DB5, BMW Z8 & Lotus Esprit Turbo (2002)
• TY99132 2 car set: Aston Martin Vanquish & Jaguar XKR (2002)

In 2003 CORGI once again reissued eight 1:50 scale models in new packaging, this time including a clear plastic display plinth with diorama backing and two data cards. A metal canister containing all 8 models was also issued. Two special limited edition twin packs containing vehicles from Goldfinger and Die Another Day were also produced which included a pair of hand-painted figures.

The entire series was reissued once again in 2006 with new packaging (minus the data cards) and new catalogue numbers, although the models were identical. The models in the 2006 release were incorporated into the new ‘Showcase’ range which replaced the data cards with a trivia game as part of the blister-packaging.

• TY95601 [2002] TY95602 [2006 Showcase] Rolls-Royce III Sedanca DeVille Goldfinger (1964)
• TY95301 [2002] TY95302 [2006 Showcase] Aston Martin DB5 Thunderball (1965)
• TY95101 [2002] TY95126 [2006 Showcase] ‘Little Nellie’ Gyrocopter You Only Live Twice (1967)
• TY95701 [2002] TY95702 [2006 Showcase] Lotus Esprit The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
• TY95801 [2002] TY95802 [2006 Showcase] Space Shuttle Moonraker (1979)
• TY95501 [2002] TY95502 [2006 Showcase] BMW Z3 GoldenEye (1995)
• TY95201 [2002] TY95202 [2006 Showcase] Aston Martin Vanquish Die Another Day (2002)
• TY95401 [2002] TY95402 [2006 Showcase] Jaguar XKR Die Another Day (2002)

• TY99132 2-car Die Another Day set (2002) Aston Martin Vanquish & Jaguar XKR
• TY99135 Metal film canister 8-car set (2002) with generic James Bond silhouette on lid
• TY99135 Metal film canister 4-car set (2002) with generic James Bond silhouette on lid
• This set contained the Aston Martin DB5, BMWZ3, Aston Martin Vanquish & Jaguar XKR

CORGI also issued two special edition twin packs limited to 150 copies worldwide:
• TY95901 Aston Martin Vanquish & Jaguar XKR + 2 hand-painted figures (2003)
• TY95902 Aston Martin DB5 & Rolls-Royce III Sedanca DeVille + 2 hand-painted figures (2003)

New and repackaged editions issued in 2006:
• TY96701 Aston Martin DBS Casino Royale (2005)
• TY95303 Aston Martin DB5 Casino Royale (2005) a repackaged edition of TY95301/2
• TY95905 Aston Martin DBS/DB5 twin-pack
• TY95303 Metal film canister 8-car set with Daniel Craig James Bond silhouette on lid
• This edition replaced the Aston Martin Vanquish with the Aston Martin DBS Casino Royale

Unreleased Die Another Day - Car in Ice DVD concept (2003)
CORGI concept artwork (above) and actual finished item (below), intended to be used on the DVD release of the film Die Another Day. The car itself is the first version Aston Martin Vanquish which CORGI had earlier released, the other parts are made of clear plastic. Actual size is 220mm wide, 220mm deep, 90mm high.

In 2003 CORGI Classic reissued 10 earlier vehicles which were repackaged into a ‘Directors Cut’ collection, and in 2006 added two new 1:36 scale Aston Martin models to tie in with the release of Casino Royale. Two models in this series now included figures to distinguish them from earlier releases.

The collection was also issued again in 2006 with much harder-to-find black gun barrel packaging and labelled as having ‘working features from the film’. Many of the models were now generally more detailed. The Goldfinger Rolls-Royce now has painted white-walled tyres (not actually seen on the car in the film), and included the Oddjob figure last seen in 1997. The ‘Little Nellie’ model is now completely re-tooled and far more detailed than the earlier version, including a more realistic Sean Connery figure as the pilot.

• CC06803 Rolls-Royce III Sedanca DeVille Goldfinger (1964) & Oddjob figure
• CC04306 Aston Martin DB5 Thunderball (1965) & figures
• CC04602 ‘Little Nellie’ Gyrocopter You Only Live Twice (1967) & Bond figure
• CC04512 Lotus Esprit The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
• CC04704 Lotus Esprit Turbo For Your Eyes Only (1981)
• CC04904 BMW Z3 GoldenEye (1995) & figures
• CC05104 BMW 750i Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
• CC05004 BMW Z8 The World Is Not Enough (1999)
• CC07503 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish Die Another Day (2002)
• CC07603 Jaguar XKR Die Another Day (2002)

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