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Car Of The Day: January 12, 2010; Corgi Juniors '66 Aston Martin DB6
Topic Started: Jan 12 2010, 05:41 AM (811 Views)
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Today's car of the day is Corgi Juniors' 1966 Aston Martin DB6.

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The Aston Martin DB6 was a British sports car introduced by Aston Martin in September 1965. The car had improved aerodynamics and specification over its predecessor, the DB5. The final DB6 was produced during the first week of January 1971, giving the model the longest production run to date of any Aston Martin model.


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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_DB6

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This is an early Corgi Juniors- this was originally a Husky casting that was rebadged into a Corgi by casting over the Husky name and placing a Corgi Juniors sticker on top. Unfortunately this particular example is missing the label (very common problem with them). This one came as a recent purchase from old442dude.

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After Aston Martin had rejected proposals for a replacement for the DB5 from Touring of Milan, the decision was made to focus on their own development car, registered, 4 YMC. Wind tunnel testing, begun in February 1965, showed work was needed to counteract the car’s tendency to lose rear-wheel traction at high speed. So the final development phases saw a DB5 chassis, suitably lengthened and titled MP 219, with a rear spoiler and abbreviated Kammback tail that Aston Martin had previously incorporated in sports racers. The decision was made to produce MP 219 as the Aston Martin DB6 although its de Dion rear axle was replaced with a live axle to reduce cost.

Introduced at the 1965 Motor Show, the Aston Martin DB6 was notable as the first model to be engineered following a factory move from Feltham to Newport Pagnell. From the front, the DB6 looked almost identical to the DB5; the greatest difference is in the rear panels which incorporate the Kammback. The tail, combined with the relocated rear axle and the 3.75-inch (95 mm) lengthened wheelbase, provide more stability at high speed. Though the rear-end Kamm-styled design was similar to the Ferrari 250, it did not prove popular with buyers when the DB6 was introduced.[citation needed]

Other recognition points include the return of front-door quarter windows, an oil-cooler air scoop low on the front end, quarter-bumpers at each corner and an overall length of the DB6 was increased by approximately two inches.

Other notable changes:

Roof line raised by two inches
More leg room for rear passengers
More steeply raked windscreen
Split front and rear bumpers
Standard chrome wire wheels
Optional power steering
Optional air conditioning
Standard ZF five speed manual unit and a Borg Warner or optional three speed automatic gearbox available at no extra cost

Another major change from the DB5 to the DB6 was the abandonment of the full superleggera construction technique by stylist Touring of Milan. For most of the DB6's construction, the more common body-on-frame technique was used; this was primarily due to the extended rear requiring a stronger and more rigid design using folding sheet metal frames


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james_autos
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What a beautiful car. Probably my favouite Aston ever made, and I've been fortunate enough to drive one.

I think this one may get my vote this week.
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That's a sterling example!

I have the Husky, in beige. It truly is a beautiful car.
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Dean-o-mite
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That is a very attractive example that highlights this casting. The versions I have are just 'bleh' and I never gave this casting a second thought. I want one of those green ones!!

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Very nice! So when do we get a new DB6 casting like this? :o
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jedimario
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I like it. It's got lots of detail and is a decent casting but still retains that old school die-cast charm.
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jedimario
Jan 12 2010, 10:58 PM
I like it. It's got lots of detail and is a decent casting but still retains that old school die-cast charm.
that just about sums it up for me as to why i collect the older models.you get well made models now but they dont have the feel and charm of the vintage diecast models.

has any one else ever found it amazing the amount of history those old models tell.
i often prefere moderately playworn on vintage dinky models as in my opinion they just look to good if there mint in mint box

i know a collector who only has mint in mint boxed stuff :o seems silly to me doing that as that really is limiting youre self in a major way.

that aston martin is a lovely colour. i dont think i have seen that colour one before.i did have the rockets version till recentley but i never liked the way it sat.it was to high. although both the original versions are much better than the attempt at re introducing it in the 1980s and 90s with the plastic base and black windows
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Jan 14 2010, 07:41 PM
although both the original versions are much better than the attempt at re introducing it in the 1980s and 90s with the plastic base and black windows
This one also has a plastic base.
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Jan 14 2010, 07:41 PM
i know a collector who only has mint in mint boxed stuff :o seems silly to me doing that as that really is limiting youre self in a major way.

I think part of the reason he does this is for presentation purposes. He's trying to attract the collectors with deeper pockets, and he feels that they might be turned off by a rummage sale look. Now, some dealers do both. However, seeing, in a retail setting or a show, a table filled with mint and boxed products, affects you psychologically- it's a very attractive thing.

There's a dealer from New Jersey who I see at EVERY show- he specializes in 'O' Corgis. He has mountains of mint and boxed 1960s Corgis on his table, neatly stacked. It's truly a beautiful thing. I never fail to stop at his table, even though many of the models carry three digit price tags. Steve Mullican's table is filled, wall to wall, with vintage boxed Lesneys. The crowds surround his table like little kids around a Christmas tree.

You and I have similar tastes, Harlan. I prefer looking through an old box, seeing what treasures lie within, and so do you...but presentation purposes carry much weight. As it does in a fine restaurant.
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