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ben68 2005-11-15 15:15	1984 Aston Martin V8 Volante. Bond (Timothy Dalton) uses also a 1984 Aston Martin V8 Vantage (Fastback) in the same film when escaping from Czechoslovakia with violonist Kara Milovy (Mariam d'Abo). -- Last edit: 2005-11-15 17:03:48
antp 2005-11-28 19:50	Image replaced by the one that you sent Both cars have the same license plate, by the way. -- Last edit: 2005-11-28 20:23:17
ben68 2005-11-28 20:19	Maybe we could keep the "Volante" as well in the list of major cars present in the movie, as both cars appear anyway at different moments. I would keep it as I find the "Volante" more attractive than the "Vantage" fastback ;-) -- Last edit: 2005-11-28 20:21:42
antp 2005-11-28 20:22	Yes, that's better... Here is it: vehicle.php?id=13790 -- Last edit: 2005-11-28 20:23:05
wickey 2006-01-15 15:29	I just loved the scene as Aston can not escape old Ladas - so funny
any1 2006-02-10 21:10	Actually, I think this is an Aston V8, not a Vantage spec. car.
mr dellorto 2006-04-21 23:17	next to bonds Aston Martin is a Lada 1600
jplemoine 2006-04-21 23:21	1300 ou 1500, pas 1600: calandre unie. Les 1600 avaient les entourages de phares noirs...
any1 2006-11-27 18:10	Even if it does have a visible Vantage badge it still is an "Oscar India" V8. The Vantage had a slightly wider body and a covered grille - as you can se on the pis. of other Vantage cars
ben68 2006-11-27 18:20	antp wrote Both cars have the same license plate, by the way. Reg. nr. B549 WUU has been attributed to... two cars From RAC website: Reg. B549 WUU Manufacturer ASTON MARTIN Model V8 AUTO Body type 2 DOOR SALOON Colour BLUE Fuel type PETROL Date manufactured 31 December 1985 Number of previous owners 4 From DVLA website : Reg. B549 WUU Date of Liability 01 07 2006 Date of First Registration 18 03 1985 Year of Manufacture 1985 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 5340CC Fuel Type Petrol Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour GREY
ben68 2007-01-07 19:52	any1 wrote Actually, I think this is an Aston V8, not a Vantage spec. car. Definitely a Vantage. -- Last edit: 2007-01-07 19:58:34
gliffhanger 2007-01-19 12:41	On Wikipedia They Say Its A V8 Vantage Volante James Bond's car (B549 WUU) in the 1987 film The Living Daylights is somewhat confusing. At the beginning of the film, the car is a V8 Vantage Volante (convertible), complete with Vantage badges. The car used in these scenes was a preproduction Vantage Volante owned by Aston Martin Lagonda chairman, Victor Gauntlett. Later, the car is fitted with a hardtop ("winterised") at Q Branch, and these scenes feature a pair of non-Vantage V8 saloons, fitted with the same number plate and Vantage badges as the initial car. Clearly, the later cars are intended to be the same Volante.[1] The alterations and gadgets featured were: Ice tyres Jet engine behind rear number plate Retractable outriggers Heat-seeking missiles behind fog lights Lasers in front wheel hubcaps Bulletproof windows Fireproof body Self-destruct system
gliffhanger 2007-01-19 12:42	antp wrote Image replaced by the one that you sent Both cars have the same license plate, by the way. thats because is A V8 Vantage Volante
antp 2007-01-19 14:08	I thought that it was a coupé. Well, if it is the same as the other but with an hard-top, we could consider grouping them. I'll do that later by moving useful comments too. -- Last edit: 2007-01-19 14:08:56
ben68 2007-01-19 17:25	antp wrote I thought that it was a coupé. Well, if it is the same as the other but with an hard-top, we could consider grouping them. I'll do that later by moving useful comments too. When I watched the film (some years ago), if I remember well, it appeared that these were different cars (one V8 Vantage Volante and the fastback from the picture - even if it's not a Vantage, it remains a fastback, not a convertible)! -- Last edit: 2007-01-19 17:25:28
G-MANN 2007-01-19 17:59	Well they probably were, but they still wore the same numberplate in the film.
antp 2007-01-19 18:11	More pictures: So fastback coupé, or hardtopped-convertible ?
G-MANN 2007-01-19 18:39	Definetely a coupe.
any1 2007-01-24 22:06	Well, this will bring some answer to the subject. The Volante in the beginning is a V8 Volante body. Since it was Victor Gauntlet, then chairman of AML, it was fitted with a Vantage engine! But it still is a V8 body, NOT a Vantage body! When we visit Q branch we learn that they are "winterizing" the car. In my opinion "winterizing" means outriggers, spikes in the Pirelli P7:ns etc. It is, of course, virually impossible to convert a Volante to a coupé this way. And it also seems stupid! Why not take a coupé rather than put a coupé roof on a Volante??? It is too obvious that it is two different cars. And - anyone can see that the coupé is NOT a Vantage but "only" a V8 coupé!
bent8rover 2007-02-05 01:44
Tim 2007-02-09 02:54	Just to muddy the water a bit, the actual stunt car used in the chase sequence is a standard 1979 "Oscar India" made up to look like a Vantage. They even dubbed a Vantage onto the soundtrack because they sound significantly different. The stunt car exists still, with many of its trick bits still fitted, and carries a "B549WUU" number plate. It's true licence number is "HLF99T".
gliffhanger 2007-03-05 21:12
Kazimann 2007-07-17 18:59	Quote From RAC website: Reg. B549 WUU Manufacturer ASTON MARTIN Model V8 AUTO Body type 2 DOOR SALOON Colour BLUE Fuel type PETROL Date manufactured 31 December 1985 Number of previous owners 4 Strange that it says it is an automatic, becasue in the film, it shows it being a manual transmission (in the scene when Bond accelerates out of the barn).
quiksilver 2008-03-25 13:55	I remember the “making of” film at the time this came out. They used three coupes and the Volante. I have seen two of the three Coupes at car shows I understand the other was so badly damaged during filming it was scrapped. They explained in the making of film that winterising did include adding the hard top so it is clearly supposed to be the same car. Although clearly very different I’m sure lots of viewers won’t notice the difference!

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