These are amazing, SWJ...fantastic work! Would love to see some "in progress" shots, too, as I'm a customizer of Hot Wheels and Matchbox diecast. Do you only repaint or do you do other custom modifications as well (wheel changes, body mods, etc.)? Also, would love to know how you're making the terrain in the cases...plaster? Keep up the fine work!
These are amazing, SWJ...fantastic work! Would love to see some "in progress" shots, too, as I'm a customizer of Hot Wheels and Matchbox diecast. Do you only repaint or do you do other custom modifications as well (wheel changes, body mods, etc.)? Also, would love to know how you're making the terrain in the cases...plaster? Keep up the fine work!
On the whole, the models are pretty much as they come out of the box. Occasionally some re-painting is required. The de-gadgeted Bond vehicles such as the Vanquish, the AM V8 Vantage and the Jag XKR have required more work.
As regards the dioramas – on the whole I hardly touch them other than some re-painting. You tend to find that by simply changing the backdrop and turning the base around, you create something that looks ‘different’. Some bases are re-painted wholesale. Taking the snow covered base of the FYEO Esprit turbo and repainting it to look like a country lane gives you something very new. The OHMSS DBS and YOLT Toyota 2000 bases are fairly straight forward as well. Again a drop of paint and the removal of some of the scene decoration gives a new look. Any holes can be filled by modelling cement or even a bit of painted blu-tack!
But the one I did like particularly was the repainted underwater scene from TSWLM which I repainted as a countryside scene and placed a smashed up Bentley on it (from the CR novel)! I also created my own Iceberg from AVTAK made out of polystyrene and filler which looks quite good.
You are all very kind but I’m really not a modeller compared to some on here – I bash these out for my own pleasure. If I’m honest the photos make them look far better than they probably are in real life.
Thank you for the info...fascinating, indeed! I remember the iceberg from AVTAK...very cool (no pun intended Will have to go back and look for the underwater scene. Anyway, looking forward to your new creations!
hello to all
Very goog work SWJ !!! You are really the biggest code3 maker )
I didn' find on @ the 'comic trip' page about James Bond.
If you have time, it would be great to scan the page where the car is used ..!
Thanks & waiting for new models !
Cheers
Hi
Not really enough time... but still have new ideas to continue....
Hope you like it and nice to see that this web site is 'alive' and moving...
Cheers to all.
Hi
Not really enough time... but still have new ideas to continue....
Hope you like it and nice to see that this web site is 'alive' and moving...
Cheers to all.
Great stuff! {[] Not only is The Living Daylights one of my favourite Bond movies, but the Harrier is one of my favourite aircraft too!
RW requested some comparison pics of the new Corgi DB5 alongside the mid 90s release.
Having found my older DB5 model (no. 04201 with Oddjob figure) I've taken a few photos and the comparisons are quite interesting when you look closely. The earlier release is in gold, the new release is in silver - spot the differences!!
Double click the thumbnails for full size images:
Note the definition of the door outlines, headlights, wheel arches, bonnet/hood outline (plus bulge) and the line of the rear bumper in particular.
Thank you for the photos, MCF, very interesting to see the differences. And now, how about a comparison picture of the two gold colours together?
Corgi has done a nice job with the new mould, the details are very crisp in comparison to the older one and the grille is fitting much better.
Two differences I want to add are the correct taillight order (orange-red-white) on the new one, and the gold 1997 release has a wrong number plate, BHT instead of BMT 216A. That's a particularly strange error as the 1995 releases have correct plates, and all they would have to do was reprint the same plates in 1997. 8-) But I hadn't noticed this one until today.
Thank you for the photos, MCF, very interesting to see the differences. And now, how about a comparison picture of the two gold colours together?
You're welcome! Unfortunately the new DB5s are sealed in their inner display packs with dreaded sellotape, and while the gold version is worth so much (apparently) I don't want to disturb the packaging. As a collector I've never known what to do for the best when it comes to sellotape. If you remove it, it can detract from the 'mint' value of the model but if you leave it, it will eventually go brown, stain the packaging and fall off anyway!
Corgi has done a nice job with the new mould, the details are very crisp in comparison to the older one and the grille is fitting much better.
Two differences I want to add are the correct taillight order (orange-red-white) on the new one, and the gold 1997 release has a wrong number plate, BHT instead of BMT 216A. That's a particularly strange error as the 1995 releases have correct plates, and all they would have to do was reprint the same plates in 1997. 8-) But I hadn't noticed this one until today.
I admit I hadn't noticed those two points at all, even though they are really obvious when you look at the photos - !
hello to all
Very goog work SWJ !!! You are really the biggest code3 maker )
I didn' find on @ the 'comic trip' page about James Bond.
If you have time, it would be great to scan the page where the car is used ..!
Thanks & waiting for new models !
Cheers
Sorry DDenis not sure exactly what you are wanting a scan of? Which car in particular?
hello to all
Very goog work SWJ !!! You are really the biggest code3 maker )
I didn' find on @ the 'comic trip' page about James Bond.
If you have time, it would be great to scan the page where the car is used ..!
Thanks & waiting for new models !
Cheers
Sorry DDenis not sure exactly what you are wanting a scan of? Which car in particular?
I think DD's request was for scans of James Bond comic strip pages where some of these cars make an appearance. Apologies if I've got that wrong DD, but it would be a great idea anyway, so would quoting any passages in 'unfilmed' James Bond books where less well known cars are featured. The mysterious Bond SAAB comes to mind!
When I was a kid, I used to read the James Bond comic strip in my gran's daily paper (The Express??) but I don't have copies of the collected strips, or any of the unfilmed novels. Perhaps other people here can post some examples of illustrations and text or links to them.
hello to all
Very goog work SWJ !!! You are really the biggest code3 maker )
I didn' find on @ the 'comic trip' page about James Bond.
If you have time, it would be great to scan the page where the car is used ..!
Thanks & waiting for new models !
Cheers
Sorry DDenis not sure exactly what you are wanting a scan of? Which car in particular?
I think DD's request was for scans of James Bond comic strip pages where some of these cars make an appearance. Apologies if I've got that wrong DD, but it would be a great idea anyway, so would quoting any passages in 'unfilmed' James Bond books where less well known cars are featured. The mysterious Bond SAAB comes to mind!
When I was a kid, I used to read the James Bond comic strip in my gran's daily paper (The Express??) but I don't have copies of the collected strips, or any of the unfilmed novels. Perhaps other people here can post some examples of illustrations and text or links to them.
Yes originally in the Daily Express. All the stories were reprinted in large paperback form by Titan Books in the UK in the last decade. May still be in sci-fi shops like Forbidden Planet. Had about 3 stories to a compilation book, and several books.
they made A4 size books then more compact compliations recently.
Bleuville.
Sorry DDenis not sure exactly what you are wanting a scan of? Which car in particular?
I think DD's request was for scans of James Bond comic strip pages where some of these cars make an appearance. Apologies if I've got that wrong DD, but it would be a great idea anyway, so would quoting any passages in 'unfilmed' James Bond books where less well known cars are featured. The mysterious Bond SAAB comes to mind!
When I was a kid, I used to read the James Bond comic strip in my gran's daily paper (The Express??) but I don't have copies of the collected strips, or any of the unfilmed novels. Perhaps other people here can post some examples of illustrations and text or links to them.
Yes originally in the Daily Express. All the stories were reprinted in large paperback form by Titan Books in the UK in the last decade. May still be in sci-fi shops like Forbidden Planet. Had about 3 stories to a compilation book, and several books.
they made A4 size books then more compact compliations recently.
Bleuville.
Later on 2009 to 2012 they did James Bond Omnibus books with Volume 001 featuring 11 stories from CR to TBall. Vol.002 has 7 stories from OHMSS to TSWLMe.
Vol. 3 has 7 continuation stories inc. Colonel Sun and Vol. 4 has 9 continuation stories.(made up by Jim Lawrence.) They were £14.99 each. See the Titan site.
Hello to all,
and thanks to SWJ , MovieCarFan & Bleuville : this scan is exactly what I was looking for.
I think we never had this type of comics in France... so I think I will buy this book !!
So SWJ, if you can find each page corresponding to your models, it would be great ! But I have sort of the same problem than you have : space, relation in the family & ..money also ) ) )
But I continue to search for 'cheap' model appearing in movies.
Waiting for all new 3 codes models.
Cheers.
Bleuville - thanks very much for the info {[] Like DD, I think I will get myself a copy of one of these books too. There seems to be loads to choose from on Amazon so I thought I'd 'dip my toe in the water' and go for Volume 004, it seems to be quite close to the time I used to read the strip in The Daily Express as a kid. Hopefully it'll bring back a few memories!
Here's another few frames found online (bad quality unfortunately) - looks like an AC 428 again -
Here's a comic strip example found online - the car looks like an AC to me........
Yes the AC Frua 428. (If you've got £45-50 to spare for a 1/43! ) Bond drives this car in 3-4 comic strip adventures and then a Lotus Eclat on a couple of occasions and an XJ-S.
Hello to all,
and thanks to SWJ , MovieCarFan & Bleuville : this scan is exactly what I was looking for.
I think we never had this type of comics in France... so I think I will buy this book !!
So SWJ, if you can find each page corresponding to your models, it would be great ! But I have sort of the same problem than you have : space, relation in the family & ..money also ) ) )
But I continue to search for 'cheap' model appearing in movies.
Waiting for all new 3 codes models.
Cheers.
I'll see what I can do. I may try and post some pitures of cars that I just can't identify - someone here may know what they are.
hello to all
Very goog work SWJ !!! You are really the biggest code3 maker )
I didn' find on @ the 'comic trip' page about James Bond.
If you have time, it would be great to scan the page where the car is used ..!
Thanks & waiting for new models !
Cheers
Sorry DDenis not sure exactly what you are wanting a scan of? Which car in particular?
I think DD's request was for scans of James Bond comic strip pages where some of these cars make an appearance. Apologies if I've got that wrong DD, but it would be a great idea anyway, so would quoting any passages in 'unfilmed' James Bond books where less well known cars are featured. The mysterious Bond SAAB comes to mind!
When I was a kid, I used to read the James Bond comic strip in my gran's daily paper (The Express??) but I don't have copies of the collected strips, or any of the unfilmed novels. Perhaps other people here can post some examples of illustrations and text or links to them.
Ask and ye shall receive............ Sorry the formatting has gone to wonky!
The cars from the novels:
Triumph TR3 “Goldfinger” Country road
Subaru Impreza WRX STI “Carte Blanche” Countryside
Cord 812 “Live and Let Die” Quayside
Jaguar XK140 “Diamonds are Forever” Desert road
Alfa Romeo 8C “Moonraker“ Country road
Mercedes-Benz 300S “Moonraker“ Country road
ZIS 110 “From Russia With Love” Airfield
Lancia Flaminia Zagato Spyder “Risico” Docks
Bentley 4½ Litre “Casino Royale” French country road
Simca Aronde “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” French road
Ford Zephyr “Colonel Sun” London road
Hillman Minx “Doctor No” Harbour
Austin A30 “Doctor No” Jamaican road
Shelby American Mustang GT350 “For Special Services” Texan desert
Lancia Stratos HF “Role of Honour” Bridge
MG A “Quantum of Solace” Jamaican road
Ford Cortina “No Deals, Mr Bond” Irish road
Rover 3500 “Scorpius” Town centre
Jaguar XK8 “The Facts of Death” Cliff top road
MG TC “The Spy Who Loved Me” Town street
BMW M1 “Licence Renewed” Scottish road
Ferrari F355 Berlinetta “GoldenEye” Cliff chase with DB5
Austin 12/4 Low Loader Taxi “Thunderball” Outside hotel
Moskvitch 2140 “GoldenEye” St.Petersburg street
Lotus Esprit “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” Underwater
Toyota Crown taxi “Zero Minus Ten” Honk Kong road
Ferarri 550 “Tomorrow Never Dies” Car park
Ferrari Dino “James Bond and Moonraker” Rio road
GAZ-21 Volga “Devil May Care” Russian road
Toyota Celsior “The Man with the Red Tattoo” Tokyo street
Bentley Continental GT “Carte Blanche” Car park
Jensen Interceptor “Solo” Country road
Saab 9000 “The Man from Barbarossa” Country road
Rolls Royce Silver Ghost “Goldfinger” Swiss road
Citroen Traction Avant “Casino Royale” 1953 Black - outside casino
Buick Roadmaster or Super “Live and Let Die” 1954 ’49 - ’53 saloon US road
Sunbeam-Talbot 90 “Live and Let Die” 1954 Coupe/convertible expensive Jamaican road
Bentley MkVI “Moonraker“ 1955 Grey open top tourer English country road
Oldsmobile 88 or 98 “Diamonds are Forever” 1956 Black 4dr US road
Studebaker “Studillac” “Diamonds are Forever” 1956 Black convertible 1953 - 1956 desert road
Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire “Diamonds are Forever” 1956 Black 4dr English city road
Chevrolet Taxi “Diamonds are Forever” 1956 Bel Air / 150 / 210 US road
Pontiac Chieftain “Diamonds are Forever” 1956 Maroon
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost “From Russia With Love “ 1957 black coupe- de-ville 1920’s Istanbul road
Morris Oxford “From Russia With Love” 1957 Any colour saloon, old
Sunbeam Alpine “Doctor No” 1958 Black Mk I or III Jamaican road
Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith “Doctor No” 1958 Black London road - M’s car
Aston Martin DB MkIII “Goldfinger” 1959 Grey
Chrysler Imperial “Goldfinger” 1959 Miami
Buick saloon “Goldfinger” 1959
Ford Popular “Goldfinger” 1959 sky blue Reasonable
Peugeot 403 “From a View to a Kill“ 1960 black
Ford Consul “For Your Eyes Only” 1960 black
Plymouth saloon “For Your Eyes Only” 1960 Canadian road
Ford Consul “Thunderball” 1961 black
Humber Snipe “Thunderball” 1961 Super Snipe?
Land Rover Series II “Thunderball” 1961
Ford Thunderbird “The Spy Who Loved Me” 1962 Dark grey - MkII
Lancia Flaminia Zagato Spyder“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” 1963 white
Mercedes-Benz 300SE “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” 1963 W112 Saloon - black expensive
Peugeot 403 “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” 1963 Grey
Maserati 5000GT “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” 1963 Red 8cyl (soft top?) available in blue
Toyopet “You Only Live Twice” 1964 Toyota Crown or 1500 Corona - smart
Sunbeam-Talbot 90 “The Man With the Golden Gun” 1965 Coupe/ convertible Jamaican road as LALD
Ford Thunderbird “The Man With the Golden Gun” 1965 convertible Red Yat Ming
Opel Kapitän “The Living Daylights” 1962 black
ZIS “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” 1977 Moscow
Saab “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” 1977 Old, pre WWII (?)
Rolls Royce Silver Cloud “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” 1977
Buick “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” 1977 old, battered
Fiat (131 Mirafiori?) “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” 1977 Sardinian road
Land Rover Series III “Licence Renewed” 1981 Scottish countryside
Saab 900 Turbo “Licence Renewed” 1981 3 door silver hatchback expensive
Commer Security Van “Licence Renewed” 1981 Dark Blue “Security International”
Saab 900 Turbo “For Special Services” 1982 3 door hatchback silver expensive
Ford Mustang GT “For Special Services” 1982 red 1966 texan country road
BMW 528i “For Special Services” 1982 Black - Texas desert road
Saab 900 Turbo “Icebreaker” 1983 3 door silver hatchback expensive
Saab Finlandia “Icebreaker” 1983 Finnish police (but may be unmarked car
Ferrari “Role of Honour” 1984 308GTB or GTS black
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo “Role of Honour” 1984 Racing Green - magnolia interior
Citroen “Role of Honour” 1984 white French road
Dodge 600ES “Role of Honour” 1984 Blue French hotel
Jaguar XJ6 “Role of Honour” 1984 Dark blue English road
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 Racing Green - magnolia interior
Alfa Romeo Sprint “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 White petrol/garage
Porsche 911 turbo “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 black motorway series III
BMW “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 large white motorway
BMW 7 series “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 silver outside hospital
Saab 900 turbo “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 hire car Swiss road
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 Racing Green - magnolia interior
Saab “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987
Ford Cortina “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 dun colour Irish road
Volvo “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 maroon Irish road
Audi “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 dark blue Irish road
Rover Vitesse “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 black country lane
Renault “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 large Irish road
Jaguar “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 black Irish road
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo “Scorpius” 1988 Racing Green - magnolia interior
Saab 900 Turbo “Scorpius” 1988 grey motorway
BMW 735i “Scorpius” 1988 light colour motorway
Bedford RL “Scorpius” 1988 4 tonne truck
Audi “Scorpius” 1988 light blue motorway
Fiat “Win, Lose or Die” 1989 Italian road
Lancia Delta(?) “Win, Lose or Die” 1989 Crimson English road
Bentley “Licence to Kill” 1989 Florida
Jeep “Licence to Kill” 1989 Airfield
Rolls-Royce “Licence to Kill” 1989 Isthmus
Rolls Royce “Brokenclaw” 1990 Dark blue - Silver Spirit?
Buick “Brokenclaw” 1990 Battered New York
Chevrolet “Brokenclaw” 1990 old, brown San Francisco
Range Rover “Brokenclaw” 1990 N America forest
Isuzu Trooper “Brokenclaw” 1990 N America forest
Volga “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 Old Moscow street
Range Rover “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 Tel Aviv
VW “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 London
Rover “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 Big, old
ZIL “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 ‘anicient’ Moscow
Lincoln “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 black long Moscow
Opel ”Death is Forever” 1992 airport
Ferrari ”Death is Forever” 1992 any colour 4 seats - 456M?
VW Golf ”Death is Forever” 1992 maroon german road
Mercedes ”Death is Forever” 1992 black
Honda ”Death is Forever” 1992 four door black Paris
Toyota Previa ”Death is Forever” 1992 maroon Paris
Toyota Previa ”Death is Forever” 1992 any colour Italian road
Lexus “Never Send Flowers” 1993 sleek LS (XF10) german castle
Range Rover “Never Send Flowers” 1993 german castle
Mercedes “Never Send Flowers” 1993 german castle black
BMW “Never Send Flowers” 1993 german road
Porsche “Never Send Flowers” 1993 white 1990
VW “Never Send Flowers” 1993 red
Saab 9000 “Never Send Flowers” 1993 white
Rover “SeaFire” 1994 800 sleek, black English road
Saab 9000 “SeaFire” 1994 English road
VW Corrado “SeaFire” 1994 Beige German road - crashed
Rolls Royce “SeaFire” 1994 outside hotel
Mercedes “SeaFire” 1994 black outside german castle
BMW “SeaFire” 1994 black outside german castle
Jaguar “SeaFire” 1994 harbour
BMW “GoldenEye” 1995 Cuban road
Lexus “COLD” 1996 Washington road/outside hotel
Ferrari “COLD” 1996 Black, Italian road
Ford Taurus “COLD” 1996 Washington State
Rover “COLD” 1996 Old, sleek, black
Suzuki Vitara “Zero Minus Ten” 1997 red, hardtop, 2dr, Australian outback
Toyota Camry “Tomorrow Never Dies” 1997 Chinese street
Honda Civic “The Facts of Death” 1998 Cyprus
Bentley Turbo R “The Facts of Death” 1998 London Road
Mitsubishi Diamante “The Facts of Death” 1998 Red, Texab road
Porsche “The Facts of Death” 1998 Pink, texas house
Ford F150 pick up “The Facts of Death” 1998 Texas
Mercedes 240GD “The Facts of Death” 1998 Greek army
Toyota Camry “The Facts of Death” 1998 white, Athens
Plymouth 1987 “The Facts of Death” 1998 Athens, green taxi
Ferrari F355 GTS “The Facts of Death” 1998 Greece
Ctroen ZX “High Time To Kill” 1999 Red Brussels
Mercedes 500SEL “High Time To Kill” 1999 Blue Brussels
Tata Jeep “High Time To Kill” 1999 Nepalese Police
Land Rover “Doubleshot” 2000 Morocco
BMW 320i “Doubleshot” 2000 1998 Spain
Honda Life “The Man with the Red Tattoo” 2002 Tokyo
Toyota Majesta “The Man with the Red Tattoo” 2002 Black, Tokyo
Suzuki Wagon-R “The Man with the Red Tattoo” 2002 Japanese street
Honda Today “The Man with the Red Tattoo” 2002 Japanese street
Mazda Bongo Freindly “The Man with the Red Tattoo” 2002 Japanese street
Citroen DS “Devil May Care” 2008 Black, Paris 60’s
Mercedes 300D Cabriolet “Devil May Care” 2008 Black, burgundy interior, Marseille 60’s
Mercedes 300D “Devil May Care” 2008 Black 60’s
Sunbeam Alpine “Devil May Care” 2008 white 60’s
Audi A8 “Carte Blanche” 2011 black
Mini Cooper “Carte Blanche” 2011 Black - red roof
- you're right about the price SWJ, it certainly isn't cheap!
Thanks for posting the huge cars in novels list (flippin' heck! ) Are there any that stand out from the others in terms of car chase sequences or extended descriptions?
- you're right about the price SWJ, it certainly isn't cheap!
Thanks for posting the huge cars in novels list (flippin' heck! ) Are there any that stand out from the others in terms of car chase sequences or extended descriptions?
Blimey - what do you want? Jam on it!?! )
Well I'm fairly certain of the following, but to be honest there are not that many 'car chases' in the novels. From memory:
Moonraker - their is a race from London to the south coast between Bond (Bentley 41/2 litre) and Drax (Mercedes-Benz 300S) and someone in a Alfa Romeo 8C joins in.
Goldfinger - similar to the film but:
Aston Martin DB MkIII / Triumph TR3
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - again similar to the film but the action is on a German or Austrian road(?) Maserati 5000GT (Blofeld) Lancia Flaminia (Tracey's car)
James Bond, The Spy Who Loved MeFiat (131 Mirafiori?) and a Red Lotus Esprit
Role of Honour a chase
Ferrari, Lancia and bond in his new Bentley Mulsanne Turbo
Death is Forever - Bond (Toyota Previa) is followed by a Ferrari
Carte Blanche - Chase? I think?
Audi A8
Mini Cooper
With regard to descriptions:
Fleming: goes into detail on all the cars he uses in the books. Usually a minimum is the colour or style of body That of course is typical of his writing. you could prepare a three course meal on his descriptions of Bonds meals!
Gardner: his first half dozen or novels give fairly good descriptions ala Fleming., but then he loses interest and we just get 'a sleek black Rover' or 'a Ferrari'.
Benson: Marginally similar to some of the earlier Gardner descriptions - but I didn't find his novels particularly memorable - at least not car wise!
SWJ - thanks for the book info, there's some fascinating combinations there. I have to admit I never did quite buy into the 'Bond in a Bentley Blower' idea though. The machine is a beast but always seemed too big and unwieldy for European country roads, especially back in the 60's, much more suited to the racetrack IMHO. I reckon the Merc and Alfa would have left it trailing on the first tight bend!
I like the idea of the Maserati up against the Lancia, that sounds it would have been very cinematic if EON had gone with the idea.
However, the one that nearly made me choke on my beer was the 'Death is Forever' combo - Bond in a Toyota Previa people carrier? Up against a Ferrari - seriously?? Did he have the wife and kids with him? Was the Ferrari in reverse gear?
And a special thank you for posting the white Esprit, MCF! {[]
I was disappointed when Corgi showed a red Esprit S1 ("The First Production Esprit") but now that we get a white one I am happy. I haven't seen the red one yet but hope that the wheels will be better than the terrible Minichamps version with its smaller (!) rear wheels. (Autoart made a better S1 Esprit but unfortunately not in white.) I can live with the different number plates. It seems that Corgi only got a licence for "toy cars" but not "model cars" as otherwise we would see this Esprit as a Bond car for sure.
Hi folks, I just came across this by chance and thought I would say hello.
I have been the owner of the First Production Esprit for the past 31 years.
The Corgi model came about because Lotus, working in conjunction with Corgi, wanted to produce a range of historical land mark vehicles from the Lotus line and they approached me for authorisation to use my car.
My car actually differs slightly from other cars with regards to it logos and markings and a lot of time went into making it as authentic a scale model as possible.... it is certainly not a "toy car"!
As for the James Bond connection. In actual fact, the Bond Esprit was supposed to be red so you could say they got it wrong in the movie ;-)
And a special thank you for posting the white Esprit, MCF! {[]
I was disappointed when Corgi showed a red Esprit S1 ("The First Production Esprit") but now that we get a white one I am happy. I haven't seen the red one yet but hope that the wheels will be better than the terrible Minichamps version with its smaller (!) rear wheels. (Autoart made a better S1 Esprit but unfortunately not in white.) I can live with the different number plates. It seems that Corgi only got a licence for "toy cars" but not "model cars" as otherwise we would see this Esprit as a Bond car for sure.
Hi folks, I just came across this by chance and thought I would say hello.
I have been the owner of the First Production Esprit for the past 31 years.
The Corgi model came about because Lotus, working in conjunction with Corgi, wanted to produce a range of historical land mark vehicles from the Lotus line and they approached me for authorisation to use my car.
My car actually differs slightly from other cars with regards to it logos and markings and a lot of time went into making it as authentic a scale model as possible.... it is certainly not a "toy car"!
As for the James Bond connection. In actual fact, the Bond Esprit was supposed to be red so you could say they got it wrong in the movie ;-)
See the extract from the screen play.
Cheers
Gordon
I wasn't aware that it should have been red. I was under the impression that the only S1 available for filming was the Lotus MDs own car - which was white.
You are spot on re. Chrstopher Woods novelisation. Post 6,575 (link below) has a reasonable stab at what it may have looked like.
Sorry DDenis not sure exactly what you are wanting a scan of? Which car in particular?
I think DD's request was for scans of James Bond comic strip pages where some of these cars make an appearance. Apologies if I've got that wrong DD, but it would be a great idea anyway, so would quoting any passages in 'unfilmed' James Bond books where less well known cars are featured. The mysterious Bond SAAB comes to mind!
When I was a kid, I used to read the James Bond comic strip in my gran's daily paper (The Express??) but I don't have copies of the collected strips, or any of the unfilmed novels. Perhaps other people here can post some examples of illustrations and text or links to them.
Ask and ye shall receive............ Sorry the formatting has gone to wonky!
The cars from the novels:
Triumph TR3 “Goldfinger” Country road
Subaru Impreza WRX STI “Carte Blanche” Countryside
Cord 812 “Live and Let Die” Quayside
Jaguar XK140 “Diamonds are Forever” Desert road
Alfa Romeo 8C “Moonraker“ Country road
Mercedes-Benz 300S “Moonraker“ Country road
ZIS 110 “From Russia With Love” Airfield
Lancia Flaminia Zagato Spyder “Risico” Docks
Bentley 4½ Litre “Casino Royale” French country road
Simca Aronde “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” French road
Ford Zephyr “Colonel Sun” London road
Hillman Minx “Doctor No” Harbour
Austin A30 “Doctor No” Jamaican road
Shelby American Mustang GT350 “For Special Services” Texan desert
Lancia Stratos HF “Role of Honour” Bridge
MG A “Quantum of Solace” Jamaican road
Ford Cortina “No Deals, Mr Bond” Irish road
Rover 3500 “Scorpius” Town centre
Jaguar XK8 “The Facts of Death” Cliff top road
MG TC “The Spy Who Loved Me” Town street
BMW M1 “Licence Renewed” Scottish road
Ferrari F355 Berlinetta “GoldenEye” Cliff chase with DB5
Austin 12/4 Low Loader Taxi “Thunderball” Outside hotel
Moskvitch 2140 “GoldenEye” St.Petersburg street
Lotus Esprit “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” Underwater
Toyota Crown taxi “Zero Minus Ten” Honk Kong road
Ferarri 550 “Tomorrow Never Dies” Car park
Ferrari Dino “James Bond and Moonraker” Rio road
GAZ-21 Volga “Devil May Care” Russian road
Toyota Celsior “The Man with the Red Tattoo” Tokyo street
Bentley Continental GT “Carte Blanche” Car park
Jensen Interceptor “Solo” Country road
Saab 9000 “The Man from Barbarossa” Country road
Rolls Royce Silver Ghost “Goldfinger” Swiss road
Citroen Traction Avant “Casino Royale” 1953 Black - outside casino
Buick Roadmaster or Super “Live and Let Die” 1954 ’49 - ’53 saloon US road
Sunbeam-Talbot 90 “Live and Let Die” 1954 Coupe/convertible expensive Jamaican road
Bentley MkVI “Moonraker“ 1955 Grey open top tourer English country road
Oldsmobile 88 or 98 “Diamonds are Forever” 1956 Black 4dr US road
Studebaker “Studillac” “Diamonds are Forever” 1956 Black convertible 1953 - 1956 desert road
Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire “Diamonds are Forever” 1956 Black 4dr English city road
Chevrolet Taxi “Diamonds are Forever” 1956 Bel Air / 150 / 210 US road
Pontiac Chieftain “Diamonds are Forever” 1956 Maroon
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost “From Russia With Love “ 1957 black coupe- de-ville 1920’s Istanbul road
Morris Oxford “From Russia With Love” 1957 Any colour saloon, old
Sunbeam Alpine “Doctor No” 1958 Black Mk I or III Jamaican road
Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith “Doctor No” 1958 Black London road - M’s car
Aston Martin DB MkIII “Goldfinger” 1959 Grey
Chrysler Imperial “Goldfinger” 1959 Miami
Buick saloon “Goldfinger” 1959
Ford Popular “Goldfinger” 1959 sky blue Reasonable
Peugeot 403 “From a View to a Kill“ 1960 black
Ford Consul “For Your Eyes Only” 1960 black
Plymouth saloon “For Your Eyes Only” 1960 Canadian road
Ford Consul “Thunderball” 1961 black
Humber Snipe “Thunderball” 1961 Super Snipe?
Land Rover Series II “Thunderball” 1961
Ford Thunderbird “The Spy Who Loved Me” 1962 Dark grey - MkII
Lancia Flaminia Zagato Spyder“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” 1963 white
Mercedes-Benz 300SE “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” 1963 W112 Saloon - black expensive
Peugeot 403 “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” 1963 Grey
Maserati 5000GT “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” 1963 Red 8cyl (soft top?) available in blue
Toyopet “You Only Live Twice” 1964 Toyota Crown or 1500 Corona - smart
Sunbeam-Talbot 90 “The Man With the Golden Gun” 1965 Coupe/ convertible Jamaican road as LALD
Ford Thunderbird “The Man With the Golden Gun” 1965 convertible Red Yat Ming
Opel Kapitän “The Living Daylights” 1962 black
ZIS “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” 1977 Moscow
Saab “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” 1977 Old, pre WWII (?)
Rolls Royce Silver Cloud “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” 1977
Buick “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” 1977 old, battered
Fiat (131 Mirafiori?) “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” 1977 Sardinian road
Land Rover Series III “Licence Renewed” 1981 Scottish countryside
Saab 900 Turbo “Licence Renewed” 1981 3 door silver hatchback expensive
Commer Security Van “Licence Renewed” 1981 Dark Blue “Security International”
Saab 900 Turbo “For Special Services” 1982 3 door hatchback silver expensive
Ford Mustang GT “For Special Services” 1982 red 1966 texan country road
BMW 528i “For Special Services” 1982 Black - Texas desert road
Saab 900 Turbo “Icebreaker” 1983 3 door silver hatchback expensive
Saab Finlandia “Icebreaker” 1983 Finnish police (but may be unmarked car
Ferrari “Role of Honour” 1984 308GTB or GTS black
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo “Role of Honour” 1984 Racing Green - magnolia interior
Citroen “Role of Honour” 1984 white French road
Dodge 600ES “Role of Honour” 1984 Blue French hotel
Jaguar XJ6 “Role of Honour” 1984 Dark blue English road
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 Racing Green - magnolia interior
Alfa Romeo Sprint “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 White petrol/garage
Porsche 911 turbo “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 black motorway series III
BMW “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 large white motorway
BMW 7 series “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 silver outside hospital
Saab 900 turbo “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 hire car Swiss road
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 Racing Green - magnolia interior
Saab “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987
Ford Cortina “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 dun colour Irish road
Volvo “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 maroon Irish road
Audi “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 dark blue Irish road
Rover Vitesse “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 black country lane
Renault “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 large Irish road
Jaguar “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 black Irish road
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo “Scorpius” 1988 Racing Green - magnolia interior
Saab 900 Turbo “Scorpius” 1988 grey motorway
BMW 735i “Scorpius” 1988 light colour motorway
Bedford RL “Scorpius” 1988 4 tonne truck
Audi “Scorpius” 1988 light blue motorway
Fiat “Win, Lose or Die” 1989 Italian road
Lancia Delta(?) “Win, Lose or Die” 1989 Crimson English road
Bentley “Licence to Kill” 1989 Florida
Jeep “Licence to Kill” 1989 Airfield
Rolls-Royce “Licence to Kill” 1989 Isthmus
Rolls Royce “Brokenclaw” 1990 Dark blue - Silver Spirit?
Buick “Brokenclaw” 1990 Battered New York
Chevrolet “Brokenclaw” 1990 old, brown San Francisco
Range Rover “Brokenclaw” 1990 N America forest
Isuzu Trooper “Brokenclaw” 1990 N America forest
Volga “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 Old Moscow street
Range Rover “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 Tel Aviv
VW “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 London
Rover “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 Big, old
ZIL “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 ‘anicient’ Moscow
Lincoln “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 black long Moscow
Opel ”Death is Forever” 1992 airport
Ferrari ”Death is Forever” 1992 any colour 4 seats - 456M?
VW Golf ”Death is Forever” 1992 maroon german road
Mercedes ”Death is Forever” 1992 black
Honda ”Death is Forever” 1992 four door black Paris
Toyota Previa ”Death is Forever” 1992 maroon Paris
Toyota Previa ”Death is Forever” 1992 any colour Italian road
Lexus “Never Send Flowers” 1993 sleek LS (XF10) german castle
Range Rover “Never Send Flowers” 1993 german castle
Mercedes “Never Send Flowers” 1993 german castle black
BMW “Never Send Flowers” 1993 german road
Porsche “Never Send Flowers” 1993 white 1990
VW “Never Send Flowers” 1993 red
Saab 9000 “Never Send Flowers” 1993 white
Rover “SeaFire” 1994 800 sleek, black English road
Saab 9000 “SeaFire” 1994 English road
VW Corrado “SeaFire” 1994 Beige German road - crashed
Rolls Royce “SeaFire” 1994 outside hotel
Mercedes “SeaFire” 1994 black outside german castle
BMW “SeaFire” 1994 black outside german castle
Jaguar “SeaFire” 1994 harbour
BMW “GoldenEye” 1995 Cuban road
Lexus “COLD” 1996 Washington road/outside hotel
Ferrari “COLD” 1996 Black, Italian road
Ford Taurus “COLD” 1996 Washington State
Rover “COLD” 1996 Old, sleek, black
Suzuki Vitara “Zero Minus Ten” 1997 red, hardtop, 2dr, Australian outback
Toyota Camry “Tomorrow Never Dies” 1997 Chinese street
Honda Civic “The Facts of Death” 1998 Cyprus
Bentley Turbo R “The Facts of Death” 1998 London Road
Mitsubishi Diamante “The Facts of Death” 1998 Red, Texab road
Porsche “The Facts of Death” 1998 Pink, texas house
Ford F150 pick up “The Facts of Death” 1998 Texas
Mercedes 240GD “The Facts of Death” 1998 Greek army
Toyota Camry “The Facts of Death” 1998 white, Athens
Plymouth 1987 “The Facts of Death” 1998 Athens, green taxi
Ferrari F355 GTS “The Facts of Death” 1998 Greece
Ctroen ZX “High Time To Kill” 1999 Red Brussels
Mercedes 500SEL “High Time To Kill” 1999 Blue Brussels
Tata Jeep “High Time To Kill” 1999 Nepalese Police
Land Rover “Doubleshot” 2000 Morocco
BMW 320i “Doubleshot” 2000 1998 Spain
Honda Life “The Man with the Red Tattoo” 2002 Tokyo
Toyota Majesta “The Man with the Red Tattoo” 2002 Black, Tokyo
Suzuki Wagon-R “The Man with the Red Tattoo” 2002 Japanese street
Honda Today “The Man with the Red Tattoo” 2002 Japanese street
Mazda Bongo Freindly “The Man with the Red Tattoo” 2002 Japanese street
Citroen DS “Devil May Care” 2008 Black, Paris 60’s
Mercedes 300D Cabriolet “Devil May Care” 2008 Black, burgundy interior, Marseille 60’s
Mercedes 300D “Devil May Care” 2008 Black 60’s
Sunbeam Alpine “Devil May Care” 2008 white 60’s
Audi A8 “Carte Blanche” 2011 black
Mini Cooper “Carte Blanche” 2011 Black - red roof
Wow - thank you so much for that! -{
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
And a special thank you for posting the white Esprit, MCF! {[]
I was disappointed when Corgi showed a red Esprit S1 ("The First Production Esprit") but now that we get a white one I am happy. I haven't seen the red one yet but hope that the wheels will be better than the terrible Minichamps version with its smaller (!) rear wheels. (Autoart made a better S1 Esprit but unfortunately not in white.) I can live with the different number plates. It seems that Corgi only got a licence for "toy cars" but not "model cars" as otherwise we would see this Esprit as a Bond car for sure.
Hi folks, I just came across this by chance and thought I would say hello.
I have been the owner of the First Production Esprit for the past 31 years.
The Corgi model came about because Lotus, working in conjunction with Corgi, wanted to produce a range of historical land mark vehicles from the Lotus line and they approached me for authorisation to use my car.
My car actually differs slightly from other cars with regards to it logos and markings and a lot of time went into making it as authentic a scale model as possible.... it is certainly not a "toy car"!
As for the James Bond connection. In actual fact, the Bond Esprit was supposed to be red so you could say they got it wrong in the movie ;-)
See the extract from the screen play.
Cheers
Gordon
Hi Gordon, welcome to the thread and thanks for posting. It must be terrific to own that very special Lotus AND to have an accurate mass produced model made of it. When Corgi took over 'Vanguards' the amalgamation with Corgi's own toy-like miniature road cars under the same Corgi banner led to some confusion amongst consumers as to whether the company were now producing toys or models. Corgi still make toy-like cars but anything that is made as part of the 'Corgi Vanguards' range is by definition a model, not a toy, so you are right to point that out. It's good to see that they also gave you certificate number 0001 to go with it!
I'd be interested to know whether Corgi laser-scanned the real car and how that was done i.e. was it done on site or was the car taken off somewhere to have it done?
Can you post some recent photos of the real car?
Regarding the colour and the fact that the original car was described in the book as red, I wonder if the filming of the underwater sequences was a factor. A white Lotus would have stood out far more distinctly underwater than a red one (as SWJ's red model Lotus proves) and I would imagine that the movie's production team would have wanted both the car and its gadgets to be seen very clearly for maximum audience impact.
I also wonder whether the FYEO Esprit with skis appearing in copper bronze might have been a nod towards the TSWLM Lotus's true colour, by at least not being another white car.
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On the whole, the models are pretty much as they come out of the box. Occasionally some re-painting is required. The de-gadgeted Bond vehicles such as the Vanquish, the AM V8 Vantage and the Jag XKR have required more work.
As regards the dioramas – on the whole I hardly touch them other than some re-painting. You tend to find that by simply changing the backdrop and turning the base around, you create something that looks ‘different’. Some bases are re-painted wholesale. Taking the snow covered base of the FYEO Esprit turbo and repainting it to look like a country lane gives you something very new. The OHMSS DBS and YOLT Toyota 2000 bases are fairly straight forward as well. Again a drop of paint and the removal of some of the scene decoration gives a new look. Any holes can be filled by modelling cement or even a bit of painted blu-tack!
But the one I did like particularly was the repainted underwater scene from TSWLM which I repainted as a countryside scene and placed a smashed up Bentley on it (from the CR novel)! I also created my own Iceberg from AVTAK made out of polystyrene and filler which looks quite good.
You are all very kind but I’m really not a modeller compared to some on here – I bash these out for my own pleasure. If I’m honest the photos make them look far better than they probably are in real life.
Just saw this on the 007.com store - a little bit more exclusive only 100 available
http://www.shop.007.com/aston-martin-db5-hot-wheels-comic-con-exclusive
Instagram: instagram.com/tie_another_day
Thanks 006 for the "Heads Up", just ordered one.
Very goog work SWJ !!! You are really the biggest code3 maker
I didn' find on @ the 'comic trip' page about James Bond.
If you have time, it would be great to scan the page where the car is used ..!
Thanks & waiting for new models !
Cheers
Not really enough time... but still have new ideas to continue....
Hope you like it and nice to see that this web site is 'alive' and moving...
Cheers to all.
Great stuff! {[] Not only is The Living Daylights one of my favourite Bond movies, but the Harrier is one of my favourite aircraft too!
Having found my older DB5 model (no. 04201 with Oddjob figure) I've taken a few photos and the comparisons are quite interesting when you look closely. The earlier release is in gold, the new release is in silver - spot the differences!!
Double click the thumbnails for full size images:
Note the definition of the door outlines, headlights, wheel arches, bonnet/hood outline (plus bulge) and the line of the rear bumper in particular.
Corgi has done a nice job with the new mould, the details are very crisp in comparison to the older one and the grille is fitting much better.
Two differences I want to add are the correct taillight order (orange-red-white) on the new one, and the gold 1997 release has a wrong number plate, BHT instead of BMT 216A. That's a particularly strange error as the 1995 releases have correct plates, and all they would have to do was reprint the same plates in 1997. 8-) But I hadn't noticed this one until today.
You're welcome! Unfortunately the new DB5s are sealed in their inner display packs with dreaded sellotape, and while the gold version is worth so much (apparently) I don't want to disturb the packaging. As a collector I've never known what to do for the best when it comes to sellotape. If you remove it, it can detract from the 'mint' value of the model but if you leave it, it will eventually go brown, stain the packaging and fall off anyway!
I admit I hadn't noticed those two points at all, even though they are really obvious when you look at the photos - !
Sorry DDenis not sure exactly what you are wanting a scan of? Which car in particular?
I think DD's request was for scans of James Bond comic strip pages where some of these cars make an appearance. Apologies if I've got that wrong DD, but it would be a great idea anyway, so would quoting any passages in 'unfilmed' James Bond books where less well known cars are featured. The mysterious Bond SAAB comes to mind!
When I was a kid, I used to read the James Bond comic strip in my gran's daily paper (The Express??) but I don't have copies of the collected strips, or any of the unfilmed novels. Perhaps other people here can post some examples of illustrations and text or links to them.
Yes originally in the Daily Express. All the stories were reprinted in large paperback form by Titan Books in the UK in the last decade. May still be in sci-fi shops like Forbidden Planet. Had about 3 stories to a compilation book, and several books.
they made A4 size books then more compact compliations recently.
Bleuville.
Later on 2009 to 2012 they did James Bond Omnibus books with Volume 001 featuring 11 stories from CR to TBall. Vol.002 has 7 stories from OHMSS to TSWLMe.
Vol. 3 has 7 continuation stories inc. Colonel Sun and Vol. 4 has 9 continuation stories.(made up by Jim Lawrence.) They were £14.99 each. See the Titan site.
http://titanbooks.com/the-james-bond-omnibus-vol-001-4361/
Bleuville.
and thanks to SWJ , MovieCarFan & Bleuville : this scan is exactly what I was looking for.
I think we never had this type of comics in France... so I think I will buy this book !!
So SWJ, if you can find each page corresponding to your models, it would be great ! But I have sort of the same problem than you have : space, relation in the family & ..money also
But I continue to search for 'cheap' model appearing in movies.
Waiting for all new 3 codes models.
Cheers.
Here's another few frames found online (bad quality unfortunately) - looks like an AC 428 again -
Yes the AC Frua 428. (If you've got £45-50 to spare for a 1/43! ) Bond drives this car in 3-4 comic strip adventures and then a Lotus Eclat on a couple of occasions and an XJ-S.
I'll see what I can do. I may try and post some pitures of cars that I just can't identify - someone here may know what they are.
Ask and ye shall receive............ Sorry the formatting has gone to wonky!
The cars from the novels:
Triumph TR3 “Goldfinger” Country road
Subaru Impreza WRX STI “Carte Blanche” Countryside
Cord 812 “Live and Let Die” Quayside
Jaguar XK140 “Diamonds are Forever” Desert road
Alfa Romeo 8C “Moonraker“ Country road
Mercedes-Benz 300S “Moonraker“ Country road
ZIS 110 “From Russia With Love” Airfield
Lancia Flaminia Zagato Spyder “Risico” Docks
Bentley 4½ Litre “Casino Royale” French country road
Simca Aronde “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” French road
Ford Zephyr “Colonel Sun” London road
Hillman Minx “Doctor No” Harbour
Austin A30 “Doctor No” Jamaican road
Shelby American Mustang GT350 “For Special Services” Texan desert
Lancia Stratos HF “Role of Honour” Bridge
MG A “Quantum of Solace” Jamaican road
Ford Cortina “No Deals, Mr Bond” Irish road
Rover 3500 “Scorpius” Town centre
Jaguar XK8 “The Facts of Death” Cliff top road
MG TC “The Spy Who Loved Me” Town street
BMW M1 “Licence Renewed” Scottish road
Ferrari F355 Berlinetta “GoldenEye” Cliff chase with DB5
Austin 12/4 Low Loader Taxi “Thunderball” Outside hotel
Moskvitch 2140 “GoldenEye” St.Petersburg street
Lotus Esprit “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” Underwater
Toyota Crown taxi “Zero Minus Ten” Honk Kong road
Ferarri 550 “Tomorrow Never Dies” Car park
Ferrari Dino “James Bond and Moonraker” Rio road
GAZ-21 Volga “Devil May Care” Russian road
Toyota Celsior “The Man with the Red Tattoo” Tokyo street
Bentley Continental GT “Carte Blanche” Car park
Jensen Interceptor “Solo” Country road
Saab 9000 “The Man from Barbarossa” Country road
Rolls Royce Silver Ghost “Goldfinger” Swiss road
Citroen Traction Avant “Casino Royale” 1953 Black - outside casino
Buick Roadmaster or Super “Live and Let Die” 1954 ’49 - ’53 saloon US road
Sunbeam-Talbot 90 “Live and Let Die” 1954 Coupe/convertible expensive Jamaican road
Bentley MkVI “Moonraker“ 1955 Grey open top tourer English country road
Oldsmobile 88 or 98 “Diamonds are Forever” 1956 Black 4dr US road
Studebaker “Studillac” “Diamonds are Forever” 1956 Black convertible 1953 - 1956 desert road
Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire “Diamonds are Forever” 1956 Black 4dr English city road
Chevrolet Taxi “Diamonds are Forever” 1956 Bel Air / 150 / 210 US road
Pontiac Chieftain “Diamonds are Forever” 1956 Maroon
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost “From Russia With Love “ 1957 black coupe- de-ville 1920’s Istanbul road
Morris Oxford “From Russia With Love” 1957 Any colour saloon, old
Sunbeam Alpine “Doctor No” 1958 Black Mk I or III Jamaican road
Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith “Doctor No” 1958 Black London road - M’s car
Aston Martin DB MkIII “Goldfinger” 1959 Grey
Chrysler Imperial “Goldfinger” 1959 Miami
Buick saloon “Goldfinger” 1959
Ford Popular “Goldfinger” 1959 sky blue Reasonable
Peugeot 403 “From a View to a Kill“ 1960 black
Ford Consul “For Your Eyes Only” 1960 black
Plymouth saloon “For Your Eyes Only” 1960 Canadian road
Ford Consul “Thunderball” 1961 black
Humber Snipe “Thunderball” 1961 Super Snipe?
Land Rover Series II “Thunderball” 1961
Ford Thunderbird “The Spy Who Loved Me” 1962 Dark grey - MkII
Lancia Flaminia Zagato Spyder“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” 1963 white
Mercedes-Benz 300SE “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” 1963 W112 Saloon - black expensive
Peugeot 403 “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” 1963 Grey
Maserati 5000GT “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” 1963 Red 8cyl (soft top?) available in blue
Toyopet “You Only Live Twice” 1964 Toyota Crown or 1500 Corona - smart
Sunbeam-Talbot 90 “The Man With the Golden Gun” 1965 Coupe/ convertible Jamaican road as LALD
Ford Thunderbird “The Man With the Golden Gun” 1965 convertible Red Yat Ming
Opel Kapitän “The Living Daylights” 1962 black
ZIS “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” 1977 Moscow
Saab “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” 1977 Old, pre WWII (?)
Rolls Royce Silver Cloud “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” 1977
Buick “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” 1977 old, battered
Fiat (131 Mirafiori?) “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” 1977 Sardinian road
Land Rover Series III “Licence Renewed” 1981 Scottish countryside
Saab 900 Turbo “Licence Renewed” 1981 3 door silver hatchback expensive
Commer Security Van “Licence Renewed” 1981 Dark Blue “Security International”
Saab 900 Turbo “For Special Services” 1982 3 door hatchback silver expensive
Ford Mustang GT “For Special Services” 1982 red 1966 texan country road
BMW 528i “For Special Services” 1982 Black - Texas desert road
Saab 900 Turbo “Icebreaker” 1983 3 door silver hatchback expensive
Saab Finlandia “Icebreaker” 1983 Finnish police (but may be unmarked car
Ferrari “Role of Honour” 1984 308GTB or GTS black
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo “Role of Honour” 1984 Racing Green - magnolia interior
Citroen “Role of Honour” 1984 white French road
Dodge 600ES “Role of Honour” 1984 Blue French hotel
Jaguar XJ6 “Role of Honour” 1984 Dark blue English road
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 Racing Green - magnolia interior
Alfa Romeo Sprint “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 White petrol/garage
Porsche 911 turbo “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 black motorway series III
BMW “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 large white motorway
BMW 7 series “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 silver outside hospital
Saab 900 turbo “Nobody Lives Forever” 1986 hire car Swiss road
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 Racing Green - magnolia interior
Saab “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987
Ford Cortina “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 dun colour Irish road
Volvo “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 maroon Irish road
Audi “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 dark blue Irish road
Rover Vitesse “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 black country lane
Renault “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 large Irish road
Jaguar “No Deals, Mr Bond” 1987 black Irish road
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo “Scorpius” 1988 Racing Green - magnolia interior
Saab 900 Turbo “Scorpius” 1988 grey motorway
BMW 735i “Scorpius” 1988 light colour motorway
Bedford RL “Scorpius” 1988 4 tonne truck
Audi “Scorpius” 1988 light blue motorway
Fiat “Win, Lose or Die” 1989 Italian road
Lancia Delta(?) “Win, Lose or Die” 1989 Crimson English road
Bentley “Licence to Kill” 1989 Florida
Jeep “Licence to Kill” 1989 Airfield
Rolls-Royce “Licence to Kill” 1989 Isthmus
Rolls Royce “Brokenclaw” 1990 Dark blue - Silver Spirit?
Buick “Brokenclaw” 1990 Battered New York
Chevrolet “Brokenclaw” 1990 old, brown San Francisco
Range Rover “Brokenclaw” 1990 N America forest
Isuzu Trooper “Brokenclaw” 1990 N America forest
Volga “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 Old Moscow street
Range Rover “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 Tel Aviv
VW “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 London
Rover “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 Big, old
ZIL “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 ‘anicient’ Moscow
Lincoln “The Man from Barbarossa” 1991 black long Moscow
Opel ”Death is Forever” 1992 airport
Ferrari ”Death is Forever” 1992 any colour 4 seats - 456M?
VW Golf ”Death is Forever” 1992 maroon german road
Mercedes ”Death is Forever” 1992 black
Honda ”Death is Forever” 1992 four door black Paris
Toyota Previa ”Death is Forever” 1992 maroon Paris
Toyota Previa ”Death is Forever” 1992 any colour Italian road
Lexus “Never Send Flowers” 1993 sleek LS (XF10) german castle
Range Rover “Never Send Flowers” 1993 german castle
Mercedes “Never Send Flowers” 1993 german castle black
BMW “Never Send Flowers” 1993 german road
Porsche “Never Send Flowers” 1993 white 1990
VW “Never Send Flowers” 1993 red
Saab 9000 “Never Send Flowers” 1993 white
Rover “SeaFire” 1994 800 sleek, black English road
Saab 9000 “SeaFire” 1994 English road
VW Corrado “SeaFire” 1994 Beige German road - crashed
Rolls Royce “SeaFire” 1994 outside hotel
Mercedes “SeaFire” 1994 black outside german castle
BMW “SeaFire” 1994 black outside german castle
Jaguar “SeaFire” 1994 harbour
BMW “GoldenEye” 1995 Cuban road
Lexus “COLD” 1996 Washington road/outside hotel
Ferrari “COLD” 1996 Black, Italian road
Ford Taurus “COLD” 1996 Washington State
Rover “COLD” 1996 Old, sleek, black
Suzuki Vitara “Zero Minus Ten” 1997 red, hardtop, 2dr, Australian outback
Toyota Camry “Tomorrow Never Dies” 1997 Chinese street
Honda Civic “The Facts of Death” 1998 Cyprus
Bentley Turbo R “The Facts of Death” 1998 London Road
Mitsubishi Diamante “The Facts of Death” 1998 Red, Texab road
Porsche “The Facts of Death” 1998 Pink, texas house
Ford F150 pick up “The Facts of Death” 1998 Texas
Mercedes 240GD “The Facts of Death” 1998 Greek army
Toyota Camry “The Facts of Death” 1998 white, Athens
Plymouth 1987 “The Facts of Death” 1998 Athens, green taxi
Ferrari F355 GTS “The Facts of Death” 1998 Greece
Ctroen ZX “High Time To Kill” 1999 Red Brussels
Mercedes 500SEL “High Time To Kill” 1999 Blue Brussels
Tata Jeep “High Time To Kill” 1999 Nepalese Police
Land Rover “Doubleshot” 2000 Morocco
BMW 320i “Doubleshot” 2000 1998 Spain
Honda Life “The Man with the Red Tattoo” 2002 Tokyo
Toyota Majesta “The Man with the Red Tattoo” 2002 Black, Tokyo
Suzuki Wagon-R “The Man with the Red Tattoo” 2002 Japanese street
Honda Today “The Man with the Red Tattoo” 2002 Japanese street
Mazda Bongo Freindly “The Man with the Red Tattoo” 2002 Japanese street
Citroen DS “Devil May Care” 2008 Black, Paris 60’s
Mercedes 300D Cabriolet “Devil May Care” 2008 Black, burgundy interior, Marseille 60’s
Mercedes 300D “Devil May Care” 2008 Black 60’s
Sunbeam Alpine “Devil May Care” 2008 white 60’s
Audi A8 “Carte Blanche” 2011 black
Mini Cooper “Carte Blanche” 2011 Black - red roof
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEO-45020-AC-428-Frua-Convertible-Baujahr-1967-1973-grun-1-43-/371068624182?pt=Spielzeugautos&hash=item566569dd36
- you're right about the price SWJ, it certainly isn't cheap!
Thanks for posting the huge cars in novels list (flippin' heck!
Blimey - what do you want? Jam on it!?!
Well I'm fairly certain of the following, but to be honest there are not that many 'car chases' in the novels. From memory:
Moonraker - their is a race from London to the south coast between Bond (Bentley 41/2 litre) and Drax (Mercedes-Benz 300S) and someone in a Alfa Romeo 8C joins in.
Goldfinger - similar to the film but:
Aston Martin DB MkIII / Triumph TR3
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - again similar to the film but the action is on a German or Austrian road(?) Maserati 5000GT (Blofeld) Lancia Flaminia (Tracey's car)
James Bond, The Spy Who Loved MeFiat (131 Mirafiori?) and a Red Lotus Esprit
Role of Honour a chase
Ferrari, Lancia and bond in his new Bentley Mulsanne Turbo
Death is Forever - Bond (Toyota Previa) is followed by a Ferrari
Carte Blanche - Chase? I think?
Audi A8
Mini Cooper
With regard to descriptions:
Fleming: goes into detail on all the cars he uses in the books. Usually a minimum is the colour or style of body That of course is typical of his writing. you could prepare a three course meal on his descriptions of Bonds meals!
Gardner: his first half dozen or novels give fairly good descriptions ala Fleming., but then he loses interest and we just get 'a sleek black Rover' or 'a Ferrari'.
Benson: Marginally similar to some of the earlier Gardner descriptions - but I didn't find his novels particularly memorable - at least not car wise!
I like the idea of the Maserati up against the Lancia, that sounds it would have been very cinematic if EON had gone with the idea.
However, the one that nearly made me choke on my beer was the 'Death is Forever' combo - Bond in a Toyota Previa people carrier? Up against a Ferrari - seriously?? Did he have the wife and kids with him? Was the Ferrari in reverse gear?
Hi folks, I just came across this by chance and thought I would say hello.
I have been the owner of the First Production Esprit for the past 31 years.
The Corgi model came about because Lotus, working in conjunction with Corgi, wanted to produce a range of historical land mark vehicles from the Lotus line and they approached me for authorisation to use my car.
My car actually differs slightly from other cars with regards to it logos and markings and a lot of time went into making it as authentic a scale model as possible.... it is certainly not a "toy car"!
As for the James Bond connection. In actual fact, the Bond Esprit was supposed to be red so you could say they got it wrong in the movie ;-)
See the extract from the screen play.
Cheers
Gordon
I wasn't aware that it should have been red. I was under the impression that the only S1 available for filming was the Lotus MDs own car - which was white.
You are spot on re. Chrstopher Woods novelisation. Post 6,575 (link below) has a reasonable stab at what it may have looked like.
http://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/28313/james-bond-car-collection-questions-and-praise/page/263/
Wow - thank you so much for that!
Hi Gordon, welcome to the thread and thanks for posting. It must be terrific to own that very special Lotus AND to have an accurate mass produced model made of it. When Corgi took over 'Vanguards' the amalgamation with Corgi's own toy-like miniature road cars under the same Corgi banner led to some confusion amongst consumers as to whether the company were now producing toys or models. Corgi still make toy-like cars but anything that is made as part of the 'Corgi Vanguards' range is by definition a model, not a toy, so you are right to point that out. It's good to see that they also gave you certificate number 0001 to go with it!
I'd be interested to know whether Corgi laser-scanned the real car and how that was done i.e. was it done on site or was the car taken off somewhere to have it done?
Can you post some recent photos of the real car?
Regarding the colour and the fact that the original car was described in the book as red, I wonder if the filming of the underwater sequences was a factor. A white Lotus would have stood out far more distinctly underwater than a red one (as SWJ's red model Lotus proves) and I would imagine that the movie's production team would have wanted both the car and its gadgets to be seen very clearly for maximum audience impact.
I also wonder whether the FYEO Esprit with skis appearing in copper bronze might have been a nod towards the TSWLM Lotus's true colour, by at least not being another white car.
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