James Bond cars

Five Range Rovers modified for filming in Bond 24 were stolen at the end of October, according to reports. The Range Rover Sports, a Range Rover Evoque and five other cars were stolen from Jaguar Land Rover’s training facility in Germany and estimated to be worth around €800,000. The cars have since been replaced and […]

For the the man for whom a showroom model is not enough: Aston Martin’s bespoke service covers just about everything except an ejector seat or machine guns. Check out what you can get them to do in the video above. The opinions expressed in the article are those of the author. They do not necessarily […]

Do you have a spare $1 million to spend on your Bond collection? If so you might be interested in the Lotus Esprit submarine currently on sale by the Dezer Collection. The car, one of six built for filming the underwater sequence in The Spy Who Loved Me, is not drivable but is one of […]

After a successful two year run at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu March saw the “Bond In Motion” exhibition move to the London Film Museum at Covent Garden. Here we take a look at what to expect. The official launch party for “Bond In Motion” was attended by various luminaries of the Bond world including stunt director […]

Last week the Telegraph included a feature covering the car stunt work on the James Bond films to coincide with the launch of Bond In Motion. The telegraph spoke to former stig Ben Collins, the stunt driver in the Aston Martin at the beginning of Quantum of Solace, as well as legendary stuntman, stunt coordinator […]

Speaking at the launch of the Bond In Motion exhibition in London yesterday, Michael G Wilson told reporters from ITN that Bond 24 would feature a new Aston Martin: “The next film, by the way, we’re going to have a new Aston – people haven’t seen.” Presumably that means a new, as yet unreleased model […]

The London Film Museum is set to be home to the Bond in Motion exhibition, the largest official collection of James Bond vehicles, following its successful two year stint at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu that just finished in January. The exhibition, located in Covent Garden, is scheduled to open on 21st March 2014 […]

Recently I was looking for information on 007’s cars from John Gardner’s books and was surprised to find that a definitive list doesn’t appear to exist. While the Saab 900 Turbo is well known from this era, it is a long way from being the only car Bond drives and the “Silver Beast” itself only […]

The buyer of the submarine Lotus Esprit used in the filming of The Spy Who Lived Me that was auctioned last month for £550,000 has been revealed to be Elon Musk, who is behind Tesla and SpaceX. The car turned up in a storage locker and after being authenticated as the original vehicle seen on […]

The Lotus Esprit adapted for use in the underwater shots for Roger Moore’s third outing as 007, The Spy Who Loved Me, sold at auction in London this evening for £550,000. Opening at £100,000, the bidding quickly rose in £50,000 increments until resistance to the £500,000 barrier when bidding stood at £450,000. However, after breaching […]