The Spy Who Loved Me, 1977
The Spy Who Loved Me, 1977

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The Spy Who Loved Me, 1977
Front and rear prop car registration number plates made for the Lotus Esprit used by Roger Moore as James Bond in the 1977 United Artists/EON Productions film The Spy Who Loved Me; accompanied by a document concerning the provenance (3)
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The number plates in this lot are sold as objects without any of the rights associated with the sale of a transferable vehicle registration mark.

© 1977 DANJAQ, LLC. AND UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Lot Essay

One of the most memorable cars in movie history, the Lotus Esprit provides much of the excitement of the film. Q's modifications meant that it was able to turn into a submarine. Bond is chased around Sardinia pursued by a missile-launching motorbike, Jaws and a car full of Stromberg's henchmen, and finally by Stromberg's mistress Naomi in a helicopter. To evade Naomi, Bond drives the car off a jetty into the sea, where it transforms into a submarine. Bond uses the car's missile-launchers to dispose of Naomi and proceeds to take a closer look at Stromberg's underwater base. Having utilised the submarine Lotus' ink jets, torpedoes and mines to fight off Stromberg's underwater henchmen, Bond drives the car up a beach to the amazement of holidaymakers.

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