Nonetheless, diecast cars and trucks have now been man-cave favorites for more than 100 years. ... Corgi, also a British company, chose to focus on classic English cars of the era.

The original Corgi 007 Aston Martin DB5 toy debuted in October 1965, about a year after the “Goldfinger” movie showed Sean Connery behind the wheel of the gadget-infused spy-mobile.