Aston Martin
Ask most people about Aston Martin and they picture a Bond car or an elegant grand tourer, not a bottle green Formula 1 machine from a base beside the Silverstone circuit.
Data Matrix codes: Aston Martin
One of these codes is printed on the bottom of the box, next to the barcode.
6536844first batch6538308production batch 26538428production batch 3
LEGO prints a different code for each production batch and region, which is why one item has several. The scanner recognises all 3.
About this minifigure
Aston Martin is best known for road cars, but in Formula 1 it now runs a team of its own, and the car races in a dark green that nods to traditional British racing green. In a field full of reds, oranges and blues, that green stands on its own.
If you want the model that looks unlike everything around it, this is the one. Green cars have always been rare in racing, so it catches the eye even when the whole set is lined up together. It photographs well, too, and surprisingly often ends up at the front of a collector's shelf.
Adult fans will add the context: the team has spent several years investing steadily in its base, with a new factory, its own wind tunnel and high-profile engineering signings, all aimed at a title fight. For a child it is enough that the green car looks great next to the red and orange ones.
Did you know: The team returned to Formula 1 under the Aston Martin name in 2021 — before that, the marque had raced in the championship only across 1959 and 1960.
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