James Bond car exhibition
UK National Motor Museum in Beaulieu to feature 007’s 50 favourite rides
By Shahzad Sheikh
50, yes 50, vehicles from James Bond movies will be on show from 17th January and for the remainder of next year up to December at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, Hampshire in England.
It’s the largest such exhibition of its kind ever staged and is part of the 40th anniversary celebrations for the world-famous car museum as well as 50 years of Bond.
Vehicles on show will include:
• Phantom lll Rolls-Royce both from Goldfinger,
• the Lotus Esprit S1 (‘Wet Nellie’) from The Spy Who Loved Me,
• the Bede Acrostar jet from Octopussy,
• the BMW 750iL from Tomorrow Never Dies,
• the villain Parahawk featured in The World is Not Enough
• the SFX Cello Case Ski from The Living Daylights.
• Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace,
• the Jaguar XKR with SFX weapons from Die Another Day
Also included will be the Ford Mustang Mach 1 from Diamonds Are Forever, villain Zukovsky’s Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II from The World Is Not Enough and the vintage 1962 Rolls Royce, pushed into a lake by May Day and Zorin with Bond still inside, in A View to a Kill.
Plus the ‘Burial-At-Sea Bed’ from You Only Live Twice, the Union Jack Parachute which villain Gustav Graves used when he landed on The Mall and the Surfboard with concealed weapons and ammunition, from Die Another Day. Also on display will be the Casino Royale Skyfleet S570 model, based on a Boeing 747, and original ‘Pig’ from The Living Daylights, used to smuggle Koskov across the border through the Siberian Pipe Line.
There are over 250 vehicles at the museum including historic racing cars, modern rally cars and the latest F1 machines as well as World Land Speed Record Breakers. Plus the World of Top Gear exhibition.
Details on www.beaulieu.co.uk. I’ve been there – it’s a great place and if you’re planning a holiday this summer, make sure you check it out.
And send us your pics!
