Aston Martin DB5
The most famous of all Bond's cars, the Aston Martin DB5 (registration number LU 6789 or BMT 216 A or 4711-EA-62) appeared in both Goldfinger and Thunderball. Among its array of gadgetry are two forward firing machine guns, rear firing water jets and oils slicks and an ejector seat for those unwanted passengers. A bullet proof shield protects the rear window, and revolving number plates make this car truly international. The Aston Martin is the personal favourite of Desmond Llewelyn.
Lotus Esprit
Probably the sportiest of Bond cars, 007's Lotus
Esprit (registration number
PPW 306 R) was laden with all sorts of electronic wizardry. Featured in The Spy Who Loved Me, its underwater modifications
make it ideal for seaside getaways, and the rear firing mud sprayers
always come in handy. Also equipped with surface-to-air missiles, depth
charges, underwater smoke screens and torpedoes, the Lotus is one of Q's
best efforts.
Bond also has a white Lotus Turbo Esprit
(registration number OPW 654W) in
For Your Eyes Only, but the anti-theft device
incorporated by Q-branch is perhaps a little too effective. Later in the
film, he drives a red Turbo Esprit (registration number OPW 678 W), which is well
equipped with ski equipment.
Aston Martin V8
A stylishly designed vehicle, the Aston Martin
Volante (registration number B549WUU) featured in The Living Daylights
has plenty of optional extras. A wheel hub mounted laser is useful if you
don't want to be overtaken. Described as 'winterised', the Aston also
features spiked tyres, stabilising outriggers and turbo thrust. Dual
forward facing missiles come as standard, and it gets Bond out of a couple
of slippery scrapes before he is forced to use the factory fitted
self-destruct button.
BMW Z3 Roadster
Not available until after the release GoldenEye, the
BMW Z3 roadster is a 2-seater
convertible with the standard Q-branch modifications. The roadster
features a rear parachute, twin stinger missiles, an in-board
satellite tracking unit and very nice bodywork. Although Bond
also drives an Aston Martin DB5 (registration number BMT 214 A), the Z3 is
his 'company car'.
Sunbeam Alpine
Driven by Bond in Dr. No, the Sunbeam Alpine is
involved in 007's first ever car chase. As the pursuing hearse bursts
into flames at the bottom of a ravine, Bond quips, "I think they were on
their way to a funeral".
Classic Bentley
Making its only appearance in From Russia With Love, Bond's classic Bentley is equipped with a car phone which was years ahead of its time.
Toyota 2000GT
In You Only Live Twice, Bond is saved several
times by Aki driving a white Toyota 2000GT Convertible, which is equipped
with a TV monitor. Toyota never manufactured a convertible version of the
2000GT, so built two especially for the film.
Aston Martin DBS
George Lazenby was the new 007, and in On Her
Majesty's Secret Service, the Aston Martin DBS was his new car.
A classy six cylinder edition from the Aston Martin DB series released in 1969,
Bond's new car ends up looking like an
advert for a flower shop. No gadgets here, but the glove compartment concealed
a sniper's rifle.
Mustang Mach I
Featured in the main car chase in Diamonds Are
Forever, the Mustang Mach I screeched around the streets of Las Vegas
performing some incredible stunts. The most memorable is an escape
through a narrow alley way, in which the car drives on two wheels and only
just manages to squeeze through the gap. A classic Bond blooper, the car
enters the alley on the passenger's side wheels and leaves on the driver's
side.
AMC Hornet
A Hornet is commandeered from the local AMC showroom by 007 in
The Man With The Golden Gun. The Hornet is
particularly memorable for performing Bond's incredible 360
degree mid-air roll as he uses a broken bridge to jump a river in
pursuit of Scaramanga.
Citroen 2CV
Featured in For Your Eyes Only, Bond uses Melina
Havleock's Citroen 2CV (registration number M-1026-A) when Q's anti-theft
device on his Lotus Turbo Esprit is a little overblown. Although the 2CV
is shot, battered and rolled down the hillside, it still manages to assist
007 and Melina in making their escape.
Mercedes
A Mercedes (registration number BT 36-72) containing stolen jewelry comes
to 007's aid in Octopussy when he needs to
catch up with a train carrying the escaping villain, Kamal Khan, and his
henchmen. After losing its tyres, the car remarkably drives along the
railway track, but does not survive its trip down the river.
Alfa Romeo GTV6
The property of a lady who was far too busy using the payphone, 007 steals an Alfa
Romeo GTV6 in order to make the hazardous trip to an American Air Force base.
The GTV6 performs well as Bond races against the clock to stop Kamal Khan's
villainous scheme to detonate a nuclear device in the middle of Octopussy's
circus.
Renault 11
In A View To A Kill, 007 commandeers a
French taxi driver's Renault 11 in order to chase an assassin, who has
made an escape by parachuting from the Eiffel Tower. The Renault has its
roof chopped off, then gets cut in half as Bond watches the parachutist
rather than the road.
Ferrari 355GTS
Xenia Onatopp's superb sports car, the red Ferrari 355GTS (registration
number 437 NAC 75) has wonderful performance and sleek curves (somewhat
like its driver). In GoldenEye, Xenia races
Bond in his Aston Martin DB5 (registration number BMT 214 A) along a
treacherous mountain road during 007's on-the-job evaluation.
Cagiva Motorbike
Making it's only appearance in the pre-title sequence of GoldenEye, the Cagiva is appropriated by 007 as part of a daring escape from his attack on a Russian nerve gas factory. The bike didn't last long after Bond drives it off the edge of a huge cliff in his attempt to catch up with the plane that is his only escape route.
BMW R1200C
Used in an exciting, but somewhat implausible, escape scene in Tomorrow
Never Dies, Bond and Wai Lin misappropriate this R1200C Cruiser from a line of motorcycles
in their attempts to evade Elliot Carver's henchmen. Isn't it convenient that 007 decided to
pick the BMW?