capngrog Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Here's a link to an interesting article today on Hagerty's web site: https://www.hagerty.com/media/entertainment/10-bond-cars-not-made-by-aston-martin/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20_October_8_Newsletter_NewDD I think that the writer missed several cars, especially the FIRST car driven by James Bond in any of the Bond movies, Dr. No. That car was a black 1957 Chevrolet convertible. With that said, like Padgett, I'll always associate James Bond with the Aston-Martin marque, especially the DB 5. Cheers, Grog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Even worse, there's no mention of the 1974 Hornet X from Man with the Golden Gun. Possibly THE best car stunt ever (in the days before CGI). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Astro Spiral car HAD to be a Hornet, was the only car they had figures for. Know the early books mentioned his personal Blower Bentley, was one used in Casino Royale ? (Woody Allen version). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 If you take a Hornet X to a car show and tell people it’s a James Bond car they will look at you funny for making that statement. If you take any Aston Martin to a show and claim it’s a James Bond car you will get a 👍 reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, padgett said: Astro Spiral car HAD to be a Hornet, was the only car they had figures for. Not true. The original work and test jumps were done with a Javelin. AMC required the swap out for the Hornet in the movie because Javelin production ended before the movie came out in 1974. Product placement is worthless if the product isn't for sale. Edited October 8, 2020 by joe_padavano (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, TerryB said: If you take a Hornet X to a car show and tell people it’s a James Bond car they will look at you funny for making that statement. If you take any Aston Martin to a show and claim it’s a James Bond car you will get a 👍 reaction. The whole point of this thread is "Bond cars that are NOT Aston Martins". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, joe_padavano said: The whole point of this thread is "Bond cars that are NOT Aston Martins". Yes I know but I’m just making a comment that to most of the public it’s not that way. When my son was in Cub Scouts he modeled one of his pinewood derby cars on the James Bond Lotus that ran under water. Edited October 8, 2020 by TerryB (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 The Lotus submarine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capngrog Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 35 minutes ago, joe_padavano said: The whole point of this thread is "Bond cars that are NOT Aston Martins". Actually, that was the point of the linked Hagerty article, but the thread "Bond, James Bond Cars" is open to discussion of any of the Bond cars. Joe, thanks for the bringing up the "spiral jump" featured in "The Man With the Golden Gun". As far as I'm concerned, that ranks right up with the best automotive movie stunts of all time, and, in my opinion, deserved an Oscar all by itself. Double thanks for the background information on the test jumps, of which I was totally ignorant. I guess this could lead into another thread, "Best Movie Car Stunts of All Time". Well, why not? I'll see if I can get one going ... if it hasn't already been done or someone beats me to it. Cheers, Grog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Thank you Joe, I learned something. Long description can be found here. Picture is from article and shows the Javelin. Remembered was CalSpan so easy to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 There were actually something like seven or eight of the James Bond Lotus submarine cars. Most were just "shells" and each was used for a specific shot in the movie. For example one car was fitted with neutral buoyancy foam and "driven" by divers, hence all the bubbles coming from the car in the scene. One car was located by accident. It was purchased on Long Island, N.Y. by a couple that placed a $100 bid on a storage unit, that the owner had defaulted on the payments. The car was sold to Elon Musk for $100,000. Not a bad return on your investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) The best Bond car in my book. Although Bond didn't actually drive it. And only one problem with this scene. Bond places a magnetic homing device in the trunk of the Rolls. Problem is the body is made of aluminum with a wood frame. Nothing magnetic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65nNcNiwJHM Edited October 9, 2020 by K8096 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Don't see many baby blue Mustangs anymore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG7jXkqe_bU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 I am not a really big Japanese car guy , but this one is a exception. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 I always liked the Honda 600 better than the Toyota GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capngrog Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, 1912Staver said: I am not a really big Japanese car guy , but this one is a exception. Greg Which Bond movie was that one? The one set in Japan with the armed auto gyro? I don't remember the title of that one. Regardless, that's a good looking car. What is it? Cheers. Grog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 It's a 1966 Toyota 2000 GT. They go for big money. Most were coupes, but they made 2 convertibles for the movie. You Only LIve Twice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N77m1gRC7F4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8eJ8bj2sh0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Im partial to the Mach I in Diamonds are Forever. Also, I am thinking he was originally a passenger in the black 57 chevy, after he killed the driver then he took over the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 4 hours ago, TAKerry said: Im partial to the Mach I in Diamonds are Forever. Yeah, especially when it can switch sides while on two wheels. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957Birdman Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 The blower Bentley makes a cameo appearance in From Russia with Love. In Goldfinger, Q tells Bond that the blower Bentley has been put out to pasture and he will now be issued the Aston Martin DB5. Although never seen in the movies, Felix Leiter was said in two of the books to own a Cord and a Studillac. Ian Fleming was a car fancier who owned a 1955 and 1956 T-Bird. Lew Bachman 1957 Thunderbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capngrog Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 Of all the Bond Cars, did Bond actually own one? If he didn't own one, he had one assigned to him by M and/or Q, and I seem to recall that all of these "owned" cars were of the Aston-Martin marque ... or am I "mis-remembering" again? As '57 Bird stated above, I dimly recall that, early on in the series, his personally-owned car was a "Blower Bentley". Puzzled as ever. Cheers, Grog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Think David Niven had a Blower Bentley in Casino Royale. That and Thunderball were the only two that Cubby didn't own. ps "Never say Never Again" was Sean Connery talking about playing Bond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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