licence to drive
Throughout the Bond series James Bond has been provided with various cars and vehicles with ‘optional extras’ installed. “Ejector seat? You’re joking!” one of the many lines audiences have enjoyed during Bonds briefing from Q on his latest vehicle.
As time has progressed, so has technology installed by Q-branch. In the early films Bond was fighting off the villains using oil spills and smoke screens in his Aston Martin DB5. More recently James Bond has been employing the latest in adaptive camouflage, mobile remote control and GPS satellite navigation in his cars. Q-Branch has not just modified cars; they have provided Bond with a variety of weird and wonderful vehicles throughout the series. Bond has used the agile Acrostar Mini Jet in Octopussy, unusual Iceberg Boat in a View To A Kill and the outrageous Hovercraft Gondola in Moonraker.
However James Bond isn’t the only one who has been using modified vehicles. Since Dr. No’s basic Dragon Tank to Zao’s gadget-laden Jaguar XKR, the villains have proven they can compete with the best of Q’s inventions. It can be guaranteed that whether Bond is driven, drives, or encounters these vehicles, the audience will be continually amazed, wowed and inspired by future vehicles to come. §
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Le Chiffre's Yacht |
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Aston Martin DB5 |
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Skyfleet S570 |
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Aston Martin DBS V12 |
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Colonel Moon’s Hovercrafts |
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Ford Fairlane |
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Aston Martin V12 Vanquish |
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Graves’ Ice Dragster |
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Ford Thunderbird |
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Jaguar XKR |
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Antonov |
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Switch Blades |
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Sunseeker |
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Q-Boat |
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BMW Z8 |
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King Helicopters |
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Parahawks |
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Stealth Ship |
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BMW 750iL |
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BMW R1200 Motorcycle |
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Cagiva Motorcycle |
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Aston Martin DB5 |
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Ferrari Spider 355 |
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Tiger Helicopter |
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BMW Z3 Roadster |
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Russian Tank |
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Armour Train |
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The WaveKrest |
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Kenworth Tankers |
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Aston Martin V8 |
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Hercules |
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Russian Helicopter |
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Iceberg Submarine |
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Renault Taxi |
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1962 Rolls Royce |
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Zorin’s Airships |
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Acrostar Mini Jet |
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Tuk Tuk Taxi |
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Q’s Hot Air Balloon |
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Gonzales’ Aeroplane |
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Citröen 2 CV |
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Lotus Esprit Turbo |
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Yamaha Motorcycles |
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The Neptune |
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One-Man Submarine |
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Hovercraft Gondola |
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Glastron Handglider Boat |
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Space Shuttle |
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Jaws’ Van |
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The Liparus |
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Lotus Esprit |
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Stromberg’s Motorbike |
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Stromberg’s Helicopter |
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Miniature Submarine |
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Hovercraft Speedboat |
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Wetbike |
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Stromberg’s Escape Pod |
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Scaramanga’s Junk |
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AMC Hornet |
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Flying AMC Matador |
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Double Decker Bus |
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Glastron Speedboats |
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Ford Mustang Mach 1 |
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Moon Buggy |
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Dirt Bikes |
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Bathosub |
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Aston Martin DBS |
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Tracey’s Ford Cougar |
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Bobsleds |
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Bird 1 |
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Toyota 2000 GT |
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Tigers Helicopter |
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Little Nellie |
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M1 Submarine |
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Disco Volante |
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BSA Lightning Motorcycle |
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Aston Martin DB5 |
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1937 Rolls Royce III |
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Lockheed Jetstar |
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Bentley Mark IV |
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SPECTRE Helicopter |
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Sunbeam Alpine |
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Dragon Tank |
