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"Wet Nellie" [2] is the behind-the-scenes name given to a custom-built submarine, created for the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me in the shape of a Lotus Esprit S1 sports car. [3] The Esprit was chosen to give James Bond a glamorous car to drive.
Throughout the James Bond series of films and novels, Q Branch has given Bond a variety of vehicles with which to battle his enemies. Among the most noteworthy gadgets, Bond has been equipped with various vehicles that have numerous modifications to include elaborate weapons and anti-pursuit systems, alternative transportation modes, and various other functions.
BOND in MOTION 50 Vehicles. 50 Years The Spy Who Loved Me - Roger Moore Lotus Esprit 'Wet Nellie' Whilst enjoying a drive in his new Lotus Esprit on Sardinia, Roger Moore's Bond is soon involved in a chase with Stromberg's henchmen. Driving off a pier straight into the sea it looks like the end for Bond.
From Goldfinger through No Time to Die, here are scale models of Aston Martin, Jaguar, Lotus, and other iconic movie cars.
England-based David Brown Automotive introduced a one-off version of its restomodded Mini Remastered built as a tribute to the Lotus Esprit Turbo driven by James Bond. Think of David Brown ...
The James Bond Car Collection (or Bond in Motion) was a partwork magazine published by Eaglemoss Publications in the United Kingdom. In the UK, each issue was priced at £7.99 (issue 1: £2.99) and came with a 1:43 model of a car in a diorama from a James Bond film.
An S1 Esprit was featured in the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, where a car famously converted into a submarine after a road chase. [63] The car used in the underwater scenes, nick-named "Wet Nellie", was bought by Elon Musk in September 2013. [64] Two Essex-spec Turbo Esprits were featured in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only ...
Officially known as the Aston Martin D12 Goldfinger Edition, the anniversary model will be built by Q, Aston Martin's ultra-luxury bespoke service, with a limited production run of 60 units.