The only gadget to appear was a self-destruct system triggered by attempts to break into the car. In keeping with the more serious tone of the movie, Bond's Turbo Esprit was equipped with more realistic gadgets than those used in The Spy Who Loved Me. With the amphibious Esprit having proven so popular in The Spy Who Loved Me, the production team once again selected Lotus for use by 007 in For Your Eyes Only - an Esprit S3 Turbo. Then, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, a copper-metallic Esprit Turbo was used. When the bad guys tried to break into it, it destroys itself. On the Greek island of Corfu Bond drives a white Esprit Turbo. The 2010 Guinness World Records describes the jump as the "first astro spiral used in a movie" and lists it third among the top ten James Bond film stunts.įor Roger Moore's fifth role, the script called for two vehicles. The stunt was inspired by jumps performed in AMC sponsored thrill shows in the USA. Seven tests were performed in advance before the one jump performed by uncredited British stuntman "Bumps" Williard. The famous jump was captured in just one filming sequence.
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The 360 V8 Hornet was heavily modified with center-mounted steering, full roll cage and cut-away front wheel arches. In the film's landmark stunt, Bond spots a collapsed bridge and does a 360 degree barrel roll over a river. Pepper is about to test drive the Hornet when James Bond hijacks it from the dealership to chase supervillain Scaramanga. Pepper - last seen in Live And Let Die - is admiring the car while on holiday in Thailand with his wife. In The Man With The Golden Gun, James Bond (Roger Moore) steals an AMC Hornet 2-door hatchback from a Bangkok showroom as Sheriff J.W.
A big block 429 V8 version was also used in some scenes according to one source. Allegedly four 302 powered Mustangs tried and failed to pull off the two wheeled scenes, with the successful car being a 351 powered Mach 1. Several cars were used during shooting, with some being destroyed while attempting the famous two-wheeled stunt. The film was also Sean Connery’s final performance in an official Eon production Bond film. The last of the first generation Mustangs, the model seen in the film was released for 1971 and sold through to 1973, making it the last of the truly classic Mustangs. Virtually all the cars destroyed during filming were Fords and there’s a reason for that: Ford offered to supply as many cars as the producers wanted, provided James Bond drove a Mustang.įor Bond, the producers chose a red Mach 1 fastback rather than a convertible. The famous ‘57 Chevy was powered by the 283 cubic inch small block V8 that could be optioned with all manner of goodies, including 2x4 bbl carburetors and even, for a princely sum - mechanical fuel injection.ĭiamonds Are Forever features one of the most iconic car chases in Bond film history with 007 piloting a red Mustang Mach 1 sportsroof (aka fastback). Bond ends up driving himself to his hotel with the deceased ‘chauffeur’ as his passenger. Later we learn than the car following them is driven by Felix Leiter, CIA agent and friend of 007. Bond soon realizes his chauffeur is not what he seems. Having just landed in Jamaica he’s no sooner going at break neck speed to evade a 1961 Chevy Impala.
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The very first car chase in James Bond movie history occurs when 007 is a back seat passenger in a convertible 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. Dr No was not only a huge success, it laid the groundwork for all subsequent Bond movies to come. The perfect combination of suave charm, subtle humor, and deadly menace. For many, Connery is Bond - the original and best. Sean Connery’s first outing as James Bond was a deserved success, so much so that he was to play Bond in the next four 007 films, followed by a single appearance in both the 1970s and ‘80s.
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