Bond Cars Elimination Game

IncompetentHenchman

CommanderRoss wrote: »

Couldn't disagree more, the Lotus misses class and elegance. It's not the type of car Bond should drive. And the gadgets are over the top and unbelievaeble. The '69 Aston is one of the most beatiful cars ever made. It may not have anything on gadgets but it's sure the type of fast GT Bond deserves. And so is the V8, which even has some optional extra's installed..

The V8 is good, third-place for sure. But for the '69 I don't really see it so I'll agree to disagree.

GBF

IncompetentHenchman wrote: »

CommanderRoss wrote: »

Couldn't disagree more, the Lotus misses class and elegance. It's not the type of car Bond should drive. And the gadgets are over the top and unbelievaeble. The '69 Aston is one of the most beatiful cars ever made. It may not have anything on gadgets but it's sure the type of fast GT Bond deserves. And so is the V8, which even has some optional extra's installed..

The V8 is good, third-place for sure. But for the '69 I don't really see it so I'll agree to disagree.

It is mainly because of the OHMSS hype. I mean if even the Mercury Cougar is in the top10 whereas other cars (all BMWs) are not, it is relatively obvious that this is the case.

stun_harvesting

The Lotus didn't have the timeless appeal of the DB5 (in fact, it was a time capsule), but for a teen in 1977 watching The Spy Who Loved Me in the cinema, it was literally the greatest fantasy ever (except for Star Wars). It was sleek, elegant and fantastical, which is what every Bond fan wanted in the 70's.

The DBS has more old-world charm but it really didn't do anything in the movie. I'd understand the Vantage coming in third, though, since it was the first time an Aston Martin was playing a major role in a Bond film since the 60's and it must've been the same experience for the 80's kids as it was for me in '77.

And also because my dad owned one. My dad owned just an Aston Martin V8, never mind.

josiah

CommanderRoss wrote: »

Couldn't disagree more, the Lotus misses class and elegance. It's not the type of car Bond should drive. And the gadgets are over the top and unbelievaeble. The '69 Aston is one of the most beatiful cars ever made. It may not have anything on gadgets but it's sure the type of fast GT Bond deserves. And so is the V8, which even has some optional extra's installed..

I agree with the statements by @CommanderRoss. For me the Lotus is a boxy white eyesore. I don't find the car to have aged well at all (regardless of its popularity in the 70s), whereas the V8 has a style to it that almost feels like a throwback to some of the classic 60s Aston Martins. Like the Aston Martin DBS from CR, the one from OHMSS has a special weapons compartment. The compartment in the DBS from Casino Royale held Bond's pistol and the defibrillators. In the PTS of OHMSS not only are we slowly introduced to the new Bond for the first time in the DBS, but we are also shown that in the usual glove compartment the car housed a sniper rifle that breaks down for easy storage and also,

the final unforgettable and tragic moments of the film take place in the car, making it integral to the plot. Who can forget that final camera shot of the bullethole in the windshield?

The DBS from OHMSS is a very sleek and elegant looking car and I'd have been delighted to see either this car or the V8 in second place. The fact that the V8 is (like the DB5) tricked out with fairly practical gadgets pushes it over for me and I am over the moon to see it getting the attention it deserves.

:D

GBF

I think it should not predominantly depend on the look of the car but on how the car is used in the film. If we remember the car very well or if it is just a good looking something. The DBS '69 is very memorable due to the PTS and the ending of the film, the Lotus and the V8 Volante are more memorable due to their gadgets and their memorable car chases. They probably all deserved the second place and the game showed that Bond fans like them more or less equally.