This model car costs more than a new Toyota Aygo

Hobbies are expensive. Especially if you collect model cars and want to add this Aston Martin DB5 Vantage to your collection. The “toy car” costs more than a new Toyota Aygo.

Of course, that’s a somewhat disrespectful term. The scale model is not intended to entertain your 3 year old nephew, but as a showpiece in a display case. The Aston Martin DB5 Vantage is manufactured with the utmost care.

1:8 scale model of the Aston Martin DB5 Vantage

First of all, there are 5,000 hours of development time in the model car. It then takes more than 500 hours of manual labor per copy to assemble the scale model. A precise job, because the 1:8 scale DB5 consists of thousands of parts.

Admire the photos and see the attention paid to the vintage wire wheels, instrument panel and even the door latch system. The eye for detail is amazing. Even the tiny logos aren’t simple stickers like you’d expect on a toy car.

Expensive model car

Are you enchanted by the refined model car? Then you have to dig deep into your pocket. Model maker Amalgam Collection is making just 199 examples of the Aston Martin DB5 Vantage, and they’re priced at €19,995 each. That’s more than a Toyota Aygo X that you buy new for less than 18,600 euros.

Of true life The Aston Martin DB5 Vantage was built between 1963 and 1965, just over a thousand models were built, making the model car more exclusive than the original. Of course, the car, which gained iconic status through its role in the James Bond series, is slightly more expensive than the scale model. The prices for used Aston Martin DB5 are quickly moving towards one million euros. Luckily, we recently wrote about this affordable occasion, also known as “ that of the poor man Aston Martin is mentioned.