Bond Cars: The Definitive History is a lavish celebration of the cars that also became the stars alongside James Bond.
The book features original call sheets, technical drawings and story-boards, accompanied by previously unpublished photography and exclusive interviews, about every car driven by 007 on film.
As a part of the BMW Vision Next 100 project, Rolls-Royce revealed the 103EX, a look at the future of luxury mobility. Bond Lifestyle explores the history of Rolls-Royce and Bond and travelled to the Roundhouse in London to take a closer look at the Vision Next 100 futuristic limousine to see if it's fit for a villain!
If you want to drive like 007, chances are you’ll have to spend big bucks. But for those of lacking the coin to put us in a Lotus or an Aston, there’s a surprisingly affordable alternative that’s nearly as stylish and timeless as James Bond himself. That would be the BMW Z3 that featured 20 years ago in the Pierce Brosnan debut GoldenEye.
Sean Connery (1930-2020) was the first actor to portray James Bond in the EON produced 007 films, and the Scot has been living the Bond Lifestyle ever since, from taking residence in the Bahamas and playing golf wearing his Slazenger sweater to driving a fast BMW. Connery also lend his image to promote Louis Vuitton, several whisky brands, and Citroën cars.
David Arnold, composer of 5 Bond films, is auctioning off a brilliant piece of James Bond memorabilia for a poverty fighting charity CARE International – the charity he is an ambassador for. This limited edition promotional Samsonite attaché briefcase was presented to David Arnold, the composer of the film score for Tomorrow Never Dies, for his contribution to the production.
The BMW R 1200 C motorcycle plays a big part in an action packed chase scene in Tomorrow Never Dies. The BMW was stolen by Bond, and used in the chase sequence through the streets of Saigon, Vietnam, ridden by both James Bond and Wai Lin, a Chinese secret agent.
One of Bond's first non-British cars: a 1995 Atlanta Blue Metallic, Q-Branch equipped BMW Z3 with Beige Nappa Leather interior and a 1.9 Litre 16-valve four-cylinder engine. The car can be seen twice in the 1995 movie GoldenEye. The brand new model was fully equipped with weaponry as well as other refinements.
Brits are urging movie makers to put 007 back behind the wheel of a British manufactured car in the next Bond flick, after the Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger came out top in a Virgin Cars poll of favourite ever Bond motors.
