Aston Martin One-77

Between 2009 to 2012, Aston Martin produced seventy-seven beautiful rolling sculptures. And they called it the Aston Martin One-77.

It is an Aston Martin from the moment you see it. The long, smooth bonnet. The low, muscular stance. The sophisticated gentleman suit. All it needed was a bow-tie. And guns. And probably an ejector seat. It never did become a Bond car though, that distinction came in the form of the Vanquish instead.

I feel like Hot Wheels has always done a good job with the modern Aston Martins. This One-77 is no exception. While the Metal-flake Gray paint job on the 2012 All-Stars don’t do it justice, the White version more than makes up for it with its blue pearl-ish hue. And then there came this Metal-flake Champagne from the 5-pack. This could have been an official Aston Martin palette. When you look at it, it just feels like an Aston Martin. Again, the casting details are pretty good at this scale. The flush door handles and wings are outlined nicely, the air ducts that connect to the headlights and the side vents are sculpted with convincing detail. The best wheel option is the one on the Champagne colored car, your standard 10SP. It just looks right. The interior isn’t really much to look at, and with those small windows, you can hardly see anything anyway. Although to be honest, a maroon or red interior would have been a nice contrast to any of these colors.

Beautiful as it is though, this One-77 didn’t seem to have the same appeal as the other Aston Martin cars in the Hot Wheels stable. For me, its because it looked small. It felt a bit short. If you put it beside the DBS for example, you can see that it looks like the little brother that needs to be looked after. Not that it does, but it just feels like it when viewed as it is.