Cool cars have, of course, always been a big part of the super spy's image. Here's our pick of the best cars featured in the franchise.
Cool cars have, of course, always been a big part of the super spy's image. Here's our pick of the best cars featured in the franchise.
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Ian Fleming was a vintage Bentley owner and made it 007's car of choice in the original Bond books. His c.1936 beauty in <em>From Russia With Love</em> was equipped with a radio telephone.
Bentley Mark IV -- "From Russia With Love," 1963 —
Ian Fleming was a vintage Bentley owner and made it 007's car of choice in the original Bond books. His c.1936 beauty in From Russia With Love was equipped with a radio telephone.
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This Bond car was fitted with machine guns, an ejector seat and a host of other Q Branch gadgets. It made a triumphant return in Skyfall and sold for $4.6 million in 2010.
Aston Martin DB5 -- "Goldfinger," 1964 —
This Bond car was fitted with machine guns, an ejector seat and a host of other Q Branch gadgets. It made a triumphant return in Skyfall and sold for $4.6 million in 2010.
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One of the coolest Bond cars ever, the rare Japanese exotic was specially modified to accommodate the lanky Sean Connery -- the roof was removed.
Toyota 2000GT -- "You Only Live Twice," 1967 —
One of the coolest Bond cars ever, the rare Japanese exotic was specially modified to accommodate the lanky Sean Connery -- the roof was removed.
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Of all Bond's Astons, this is our favorite -- simply stunning. George Lazenby drove it in his single, and vastly underrated, appearance as 007.
Aston Martin DBS -- "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," 1969 —
Of all Bond's Astons, this is our favorite -- simply stunning. George Lazenby drove it in his single, and vastly underrated, appearance as 007.
Bonhams
The only American car in Bond's stable, it actually belongs to Bond girl Tiffany Case in <em>Diamonds Are Forever</em>.
Ford Mustang Mach 1 -- "Diamonds Are Forever," 1971 —
The only American car in Bond's stable, it actually belongs to Bond girl Tiffany Case in Diamonds Are Forever.
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With the amphibious Lotus Esprit in <em>The Spy Who Loved Me</em>, Bond production designers created the only car to truly rival the DB5 for icon status. Elon Musk paid $860,000 for one of them in 2013.
Lotus Esprit -- "The Spy Who Loved Me," 1977 —
With the amphibious Lotus Esprit in The Spy Who Loved Me, Bond production designers created the only car to truly rival the DB5 for icon status. Elon Musk paid $860,000 for one of them in 2013.
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Not the sexiest car in Bond's stable by any means, the "tin snail" is also the slowest. However, it made for one of the more memorable chase scenes in the series.
Citroen 2CV -- "For Your Eyes Only," 1981 —
Not the sexiest car in Bond's stable by any means, the "tin snail" is also the slowest. However, it made for one of the more memorable chase scenes in the series.
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Eschewing the Citroen, Bond breaks out another awesome Lotus on the ski slopes of Cortina. Unfortunately he finds a dead body inside.
Lotus Esprit Turbo -- "For Your Eyes Only," 1981 —
Eschewing the Citroen, Bond breaks out another awesome Lotus on the ski slopes of Cortina. Unfortunately he finds a dead body inside.
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The only Italian car on the list, Bond steals it from a woman in a phone booth for a high speed chase in Germany. A very affordable classic these days for anyone looking for a little 007 action.
Alfa Romeo GTV6 -- "Octopussy," 1983 —
The only Italian car on the list, Bond steals it from a woman in a phone booth for a high speed chase in Germany. A very affordable classic these days for anyone looking for a little 007 action.
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Bond's return to Aston Martin in 1987 saw Timothy Dalton take the wheel of a gadget-laden V8 Volante. Another underrated favorite of ours.<br />
Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante -- "The Living Daylights," 1987 —
Bond's return to Aston Martin in 1987 saw Timothy Dalton take the wheel of a gadget-laden V8 Volante. Another underrated favorite of ours.
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Bond's brief flirtation with BMW began in the late 90's and didn't last terribly long. Pierce Brosnan uses a cell phone to drive the high-tech 750iL -- off a roof, alas.<br />
BMW 750iL -- "Tomorrow Never Dies," 1997 —
Bond's brief flirtation with BMW began in the late 90's and didn't last terribly long. Pierce Brosnan uses a cell phone to drive the high-tech 750iL -- off a roof, alas.
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Brosnan-as-Bond is forever linked to BMW, giving him a sort of yuppie-ish air. That and his Italian suits from Brioni. <br />
BMW Z8 -- "The World Is Not Enough," 1999 —
Brosnan-as-Bond is forever linked to BMW, giving him a sort of yuppie-ish air. That and his Italian suits from Brioni.
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<em>Die Another Day </em>saw in the modern Aston Martin era, and the Vanquish did not disappoint, with bulletproof bodywork, heat-seeking missiles and more. <br />
Aston Martin Vanquish -- "Die Another Day," 2002 —
Die Another Day saw in the modern Aston Martin era, and the Vanquish did not disappoint, with bulletproof bodywork, heat-seeking missiles and more.
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Driven by Miss Moneypenny, with Bond riding shotgun, so to speak, the Defender qualifies for the list thanks to its cult-like status. Too bad Land Rover is discontinuing it. <br />
Land Rover Defender - "Skyfall," 2012 —
Driven by Miss Moneypenny, with Bond riding shotgun, so to speak, the Defender qualifies for the list thanks to its cult-like status. Too bad Land Rover is discontinuing it.
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The DB10 represents the future of Aston Martin's road cars, and we're only too glad to have 007 test it out for us. On screen, it more than holds its own against Bond's other rides. Well done, James. <br />
Aston Martin DB10 - "Spectre, 2015" —
The DB10 represents the future of Aston Martin's road cars, and we're only too glad to have 007 test it out for us. On screen, it more than holds its own against Bond's other rides. Well done, James.
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License to thrill: The coolest Bond cars of all time
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The bespoke Aston Martin DB10 created for Daniel Craig’s latest (and possibly last) outing, as the world’s most famous secret agent, is everything we’ve come to expect from the franchise. It’s wickedly fast, sexy, and well beyond the reach of anyone without a double-0 to their name.

The filming of Spectre, the 24th Bond film and the fourth to star Craig, involved the destruction of some £24 million (about $38 million) worth of cars in total, including seven DB10s – a new record for a 007 production.

Sleek rides have, of course, always been a big part of the super spy’s image. The DB10 joins a fabulous stable dating back to the early 60’s and Bond’s big screen debut, and is chronicled in a snazzy new coffee table book by Frederic Brun.

So how does the DB10 measure up? In a drag race it would apparently win hands down, but put into perspective the competition is pretty stiff. In the gallery above, we show our pick of the coolest Bond cars of all time.