Everyone loves Bond’s cars

As the modern Royal cavalier, James Bond absolutely needs a noble and elegant car which can match with him. From the beginning “Dr. No.” to today’s “Quantum of Solace”, 007 never makes us disappointed.

Aston Martin DB5

The God’s Choice

The “Goldfinger” indicates the coming of “Bond’s Trend”: Beautiful women, dream scenery, the evil badass and extraordinary weapon and racing cars…all of these should owe to props director Ken Adam, he decides to choose Aston Martin DB5 as the modern luxury Chariot on the land for 007.as a favor racing car lover, Adam has been always pursuing a feeling which surpasses the realism, so we see the classical ejection seat, and this car also becomes one of the symbols to the Bond’s legend. To Aston Martin, this is absolutely a business victory. Although originally the company suspected about this cooperation, 007 made them famous overnight and make hundreds of thousands of dollars. In the shiny history of DB5, various derivative products are also included, such as the same model produced by Corgi sold out exceeds 20million sets, creating a record in the toy sales history! Now, Aston DB5 has become the “small” Aston V8
Vantage, it is believed it will also be very popular.

Toyota 2000 GT Cabriolet

Less is more

The big success of “Goldfinger” and “Thunderball” makes most of manufactures pay attention to the golden egg-007 and they start to find a chance for cooperation. So when “You Only Live Twice” was confirmed to be filmed in Japan, Toyota started to step into the film . so we see a rare open 2000GT, and it became the Japanese Bond lady Aki’s car. With the closed circuit television on the car(absolutely fashion in 1967), the 2000GT became the pursuing goal of the media, greatly improving the reputation of Toyota. Now, the stunning Nissan GTR is just as the modern chariot for 007, the only difference is that it has a real top roof.

Alpine Sunbeam Series 5

To be the No. 1

In the 1st episode of Dr. No, James Bond did not have his own car. So when he went to Jamaica to perform the task, he only rent an Alpine Sunbeam to spy the enemy. To the tall Connery, this little open car seems too small, and it seems to be more suitable for those playboys with Ray-Ban sunglasses. Choosing this car also prove that the character construction was in a period of exploring, which was not mature as later. Today’s Mazda MX5 is just like the Sunbeam at
that time, it inherits the racing car spirit of 1960s, but also fully of pizzazz and relax.

Bentley Mark IVFaithful to the original work

“From Russia with Love” is the most faithful film to the original work. At the beginning of the film, a Bentley appeared. Fleming, who loves Bentley, arranged the passenger Bond for it, but this decision made the Bond in the original work become a conservative person. As in 1963, the refulgence of Bentley after the Second World War faded, just like the old nobles in front of Beatles and Spoutnik. In 2008, the original Great Britain’s endless halo recurred through the new launch of Bentley-Continental GTC.

1968 Aston Martin DBSFull of nobility

After Sean Connery left 007, the dramatists decided to build a BOND who was more closed to life and easier to get along with for the new film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”. So, the Australian man George Lazenby controlled the steering wheel of Aston Martin DBS as 007 , which was the only time in his life. Although there is no secret weapon in the car, it still attracts enough attention. The DBS, which was updated to DB6 in 1969, used to be the car of the elegant noble Brett Sinclair

in “The Persuaders”, and it becomes more and more popular with the hot play of the TV series. In 2008, Maserati GranTurismo becomes the most close car to the DBS’s noble elegance in this time.

Ford Mustang Mach 1

Absolute wildnessWith the appearance of the Bond with false hair, the vintage Conney in the “Diamonds Are Forever”(1971) did not get the success as expected.

Citroen 2CV

As Fiat has done with the 500 and VW with the Beetle, Citroen has followed the current trend for reinventing classic models. By cashing in on the charm of the original 2CV, the French firm is set to launch into uncharted territory - going up against prestige models such as BMW's MINI. With the same curved bonnet, slab sides and covered rear wheels, it looks just like the original 2CV, which first appeared in 1948. Under the skin, the 2CV is likely to use platform architecture from the C3 supermini and C4 hatch, featuring a front-wheel-drive layout and a comfortable
driving experience.The new model will be positioned above the C3 in Citroen's range, and will carry a premium price. Although the firm is tight-lipped about production, our sources indicate that a concept version could appear in 2009.

Lotus Esprit Series 1

The Spy Who Loved Me was the tenth film in the James Bond franchise and the third to star Roger Moore as British secret agent 007. It was also the first official Bond picture not to be produced by the original Saltzman-Broccoli partnership, Harry Saltzman having sold his share of Eon Productions to United Artists in 1975. The typically farfetched plot centred around megalomaniac Karl Stromberg who, with missiles captured from American and Russian submarines, planned to wipe out mankind from the surface of the Earth. Stromberg (played by Curt Jurgens) would then revert to his new undersea kingdom where he would be
the supreme ruler. Since the Toyota Roadster of 1967’s You Only Live Twice, the next ten years had seen a surprising lack of feature-packed Bond cars, George Lazenby making just a brief foray with an Aston Martin DBS in On Her Majesty's Secret Service which was followed by some spirited two wheeled driving in a rented Ford Mustang during Connery’s swansong in Diamonds Are Forever. For 1977’s epic release though, Bond would be getting his hands on undoubtedly the most spectacular machine yet to emerge from Q Branch. It was decided that Lotus’s new Esprit would be the most appropriate set of wheels for 007 and just like Connery was inextricably linked to his Aston Martin DB5, Roger Moore and the Esprit would become an era defining partnership. A pair of complete Series 1 Esprit’s were loaned to producer Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli, one of these being used as a camera car. Additionally there were a number of waterproofed examples built in various configurations for the scenes where the Lotus would be required to operate under the sea. Indeed, the Esprit used in The Spy Who Loved Me was unique in the Bond series as it could be used both on land and underwater. Three types of vehicles were built for the aquatic scenes, a waterproofed Esprit able to drive into and out of the water, one that could transform from car to submarine and another that was essentially a wet submarine with an Esprit body.

BMW Z3-BMW7 Series-BMW Z8

The World Is Not Enough (1999) Q decided that Bond would do very well with another BMW car and provided him with a Z8 loaded with all the standard Q requirements such as a bullet-proof body, weapons strategically hidden all over the car, a remote control that this time came in the form of the keychain, a tracking system, a listening device, etc. In our world, the Z8 is indeed a top-caliber car. With neon exterior lighting, multifunction controls, a dashboard that canted downwards to provide the driver an unobstructed view of the road, etc., the Z8 was definitely groomed to be an instant classic from the very start.