007 Item: James Bond 007 Sean Connery poster / Finnish magazine Suosikki

007 Item: James Bond 007 Sean Connery poster / Finnish magazine Suosikki

Poster includes VHS video cassette covers of "From Russia with Love" (1963), "Dr. No" (1962) and "Goldfinger" (1964).

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007 Item: Pop! Movies James Bond from Goldfinger

007 Item: Pop! Movies James Bond from Goldfinger

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007 Filming location: Goldfinger gold factory / Goldfinger (1964)

GOLDFINGER GOLD FACTORY

Bond movie: "Goldfinger" (1964)
Place and location in the movie: Switzerland
Actual place and location: Pilatus Aircraft Factory, Stans, Switzerland
What happens here in the movie: Bond (Sean Connery) investigates what Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe) is planning to do
Visited by 007 Travelers: July 2014


The night shots when Bond infiltrates to the gold factory, were filmed at Pinewood Studios, England.

Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC

Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC

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007 Item: Pop! Movies 007 Golden Girl from Goldfinger Vinyl Figure

007 Item: Pop! Movies 007 Golden Girl from Goldfinger Vinyl Figure


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Licence to build!

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Uncover the secrets of 007’s most famous vehicle with the LEGO® Creator Expert James Bond™ Aston Martin DB5.

Combining a wealth of sophisticated gadgetry and the elegance of 007’s iconic Aston Martin DB5, LEGO Group have today announced the launch of the LEGO Creator Expert James Bond™ Aston Martin DB5, available exclusively from LEGO Stores and shop.LEGO.com from 18th July, 2018.

James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 from the 1964 hit film "Goldfinger" (1964) is the latest in the LEGO Creator Expert series and features a wealth of authentic gadgets and gizmos all created in Q’s workshop.

The model has been designed to provide a challenging and rewarding building experience full of nostalgia—a must-have for fans of Aston Martin, James Bond movies and LEGO building sets.

Featuring 1,290 pieces, you can combine the understated sophistication of Aston Martin with the joy of LEGO building and create your very own piece of James Bond™ memorabilia. An authentic replica of the world-famous 1964 Aston Martin DB5 sports car, this 1:8 scale model includes many of the unique features showcased in Goldfinger, from a working ejector seat, revolving number plates, radar tracker, hidden telephone, bulletproof shield, front wing machine guns and wheel mounted tyre scythes’.

The exterior of the car, painted in Silver Birch just like the original, features the smooth curves and sleek edges of the original Aston Martin DB5 and includes key details including sloped headlamps and drum lacquered silver front and rear bumpers. The moulded silver wire wheel rim inserts also feature the iconic Aston Martin wings that match the wings on the front and rear of the car. Pop open the bonnet to find a detailed six cylinder engine and open the doors of the car to reveal a radar tracker, as well as a telephone tucked away in the secret door compartment.

This LEGO Creator Expert model packed with a wealth of James Bond™ gadgetry is sure to have fans rubbing their hands with excitement.

The finished model measures over 3” (10cm) high, 13” (34cm) long and 4” (12cm) wide, making this a perfect display piece whilst showcasing the timeless elegance of 007’s iconic sports car.

To celebrate the launch, LEGO Group is also offering the chance to win a once in a lifetime trip to 007 Elements in Sölden, Austria ‘the ultimate James Bond™ experience’. Simply visit shop.lego.com/promotions.

Source, photos and video: Lego

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007 Related item: The Saint photo of Caron Gardner with autograph and dedication

007 Related item: The Saint photo of Caron Gardner with autograph and dedication to 007 Travelers


As a Bond girl in "Goldfinger" (1964) she plays one of Pussy Galore's Flying Circus Pilots. 

Caron Gardner with Roger Moore in one of the episodes of "The Saint"

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Official 007 Vodka Martini: Belvedere and James Bond collaboration

Belvedere Vodka and EON Productions have partnered to introduce the Official Belvedere 007 Martini. This collaboration will bring James Bond’s iconic cocktail to the finest cocktail bars around the world.

The Official Belvedere 007 Martini is crafted with Belvedere Vodka, Dry Vermouth, finished with a lemon twist and is always “shaken not stirred”.

Bond’s penchant for a particular type of martini is evident from the beginning of the film series. In fact, it’s his first cinematic drink in "Dr. No" (1962). When Bond is on assignment in Jamaica, a white-jacketed steward in his hotel room offers him, “One medium dry Vodka Martini, mixed like you said Sir, and not stirred.”

It was not until Sean Connery’s third outing as Bond in "Goldfinger" (1964) that we hear 007 say those now trademarked words. He has just “come to” after being tranquilised and is on Goldfinger’s private Lockheed JetStar. Mei-Lei (Mai Ling) Pussy Galore’s inflight assistant asks, “Can I do something for you Mr Bond?” His reply, “Just a drink. A Martini, shaken not stirred.”

The phrase “shaken not stirred” itself entered the lexicon, and in 2005 was selected as one of the 100 most famous lines in films.

Source and photo: 007.com


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Fort Knox: The Bullion Depository

Fort Knox is a US Army outpost at the site of the United States Bullion Depository, which houses the largest portion of the US official gold reserves. 

Only one man has attempted to crack Fort Knox: Auric Goldfinger.

Source: Storage Centres




Fort Knox: The Bullion Depository by Storage Centres.



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Bond film characters will be available as Funko Pop!

James Bond and other memorable Bond film characters will be available as Funko Pop! Vinyl figures this December (2017). The series will include two versions of 007 from "GOLDFINGER" (1964) and "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME" (1977).

The iconic “Golden Girl” from GOLDFINGER will also be available alongside supervillain Blofeld, complete with white cat, Oddjob and Jaws. Bond, as seen in "DR. NO" (1962) and "OCTOPUSSY" (1983) and Oddjob throwing his lethal hat will be sold exclusively in select stores.

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007 Item: Näin tehtiin elokuvat Kultasormi ja Pallosalama (The Making of Goldfinger and Thunderball) VHS tape

007 Item: Näin tehtiin elokuvat Kultasormi ja Pallosalama (The Making of Goldfinger and Thunderball) VHS tape

VHS tape includes:

The Making of Goldfinger
The Goldfinger Phenomenom
The Making of Thunderball
The Thunderball Phenomenom

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007 Item: The Best of James Bond, Promo medley CD

007 Item: The Best of James Bond, Promo medley

Not for resale

Tracks taken from The James Bond 30th Anniversary Collection, includes:

Diamonds Are Forever

Shirley Bassey

James Bond Theme

Monty Norman & The John Barry Orchestra

Goldfinger
Shirley Bassey

A View To A Kill

Duran Duran

Licence To Kill

Gladys Knight

Live & Let Die

Paul McCartney & Wings

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007 Item: Goldfinger Finnish comic book

007 Item: Goldfinger Finnish comic book

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Goldfinger's ejector seat stunt - is it possible?

Leading scientists and engineers have studied stunts in James Bond films.

Goldfinger's (Gert Fröbe) henchman has a gun to Bond's (Sean Connery) head as 007 drives his Aston Martin. Bond flicks the ejector seat switch on his gear stick and the hapless villain shoots out of the roof, leaving Bond free to make his escape.

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Andrew Martin, business development manager at Martin Baker, a company that makes ejector seats for aircraft, says that it would be possible to put an ejector seat into a car, but to do so Bond would need to replace his sports car with a big 4×4 vehicle.

'You need enough height in the cabin to integrate the ejector seat,' he says. 'In an aeroplane, the pilot doesn't fly with their helmet touching the roof.'

Martin adds that in a sports car seat, the driver and passenger lean back with their knees up, rather than sitting upright in the seat, which is required for ejection.

'After Bond pressed the button, it would take only one second before the passenger was no longer in the car,' he says. Therefore Bond wouldn't need to worry about alerting his gun-wielding assailant to his plans halfway through the manoeuvre.

He adds: 'There would be no difference in the shape of the seat. Maybe the passenger would wonder why his seat was hard plastic rather than Bond's nice leather driver's seat, but there would be no other clues as to what was underneath him.'

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Martin does say, however, that Bond would need some sort of protection between him and the passenger, otherwise he'd get a nasty burn when the rocket-propelled ejector seat took off.








Source: James Bond 007: 7 Bond stunts - E & T Magazine



Goldfinger's ejector seat stunt: IMPOSSIBLE

Is Goldfinger's electrocution of Odd Job possible?

Leading scientists and engineers have studied stunts in James Bond films.

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James Bond (Sean Connery) can't hurt Odd Job (Harold Sakata) with a punch, a kick or a wrestling move. However, when Goldfinger's (Gert Fröbe) henchman tries to retrieve his bowler hat, stuck in-between some iron railings in Fort Knox, 007 grabs a nearby live electric cable and jams it into the railings.

The current flows through the metal, through the hat and into Odd Job, electrocuting the villain.

Professor Ian Cotton, director of Manchester Energy and professor of high voltage technology at University Of Manchester, says it is completely feasible for the electricity to discharge when someone touches it, as the feet on the ground make it a full circuit (person to ground to circuit back to substation where the supply came from).

'This can be done through any conventional electricity supply,' Professor Cotton says.

'The fireworks and sparks you see in the film are also possible. The cable whips around. When the cable is pulled apart from something, like the floor, sparks are made. They can also be created at that magnitude,' he adds.

Source: James Bond 007: 7 Bond stunts - E & T Magazine

Goldfinger's electrocution of Odd Job: POSSIBLE

Goldfinger's use of Odd Job's hat trick - is it possible?

Leading scientists and engineers have studied stunts in James Bond films.

Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC

Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe) warns Bond (Sean Connery) not to meddle in his affairs by instructing Odd Job (Harold Sakata) to throw his metal-brimmed bowler hat at a stone statue a few metres away.

The hat flies through the air like a Frisbee, decapitating the statue with a single clean cut.

Metin Tolan, professor of experimental physics at the Technical University of Dortmund says that it is possible to do this, but the hat would need to be very heavy and thrown very fast.

'There is a contradiction here as it is not easy to throw something that heavy, that quickly,' he says.

'You would need the strength of Odd Job for this. It would be beyond an ordinary person.'

He adds that to take the statue's head off, the density of the metal in the hat rim would have to be higher than that of the stone. Also, the pressure at the point the brim of the hat hits the statue must be high.

Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC

Professor Tolan explains: 'Pressure is force divided by area. When the hat strikes, the area that hits the stone statue is very small, so the pressure very high. If you just throw a stone, the area striking the statue is much larger and therefore the pressure is much smaller.'

Source: James Bond 007: 7 Bond stunts - E & T Magazine

Goldfinger's use of Odd Job's hat trick: POSSIBLE

ASTON MARTIN DB5 - Everything you need to know about 007’s iconic car

Ian Fleming’s "Goldfinger" (1959) novel specified that Bond drive a gadget-laden Aston Martin DB Mark III for the chase across Europe. The Mark III was introduced in 1957, the year before Fleming wrote Goldfinger. In preparation for the filming of "Goldfinger" (1964), production designer Ken Adam and special effects’ John Stears visited Aston Martin Lagonda to make a deal with them for a car. On their visit they fell in love with the DB5 prototype and managed to secure it for the movie.

The DB5 returned in "Thunderball" (1965), repaired after Bond’s crash in "Goldfinger" but then didn’t appear for another 30 years until "GoldenEye" (1995). A version of the iconic car was also featured in "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997), "The World Is Not Enough" (1999), "Casino Royale" (2006), "Skyfall" (2012) and "SPECTRE" (2015).

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Text source: 007.com 
Photos: 007.com (except the photo of 007 Travelers in "Bond in Motion exhibition in London, England", photo  © 007 Travelers.  

Mika & Pirita / 007 Travelers
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Here are some of Sir Ken Adam’s sketches for the gadget-laden Aston Martin DB5 that appeared in GOLDFINGER (1964)