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ben68 ◊ 2005-11-28 14:06	1977 Lotus Esprit. In "The Spy Who Loved Me", Bond uses it to run away from the villains leaded by Stromberg by diving into the ocean. The car can in fact be converted in a submarine and has a lot of gadgets such as torpedos, rockets, mines etc. At the box-office of the 007 cars, the 1977 submarine Esprit comes at the 2nd place, just behind the 1964 DB5. -- Last edit: 2005-11-28 14:14:13
bent8rover ◊ 2007-02-05 01:59
G-MANN ◊ 2008-10-06 18:35	It had been some years since Bond got a gadget-laden car from Q-Branch, so this time he is given the Lotus Esprit. "Look what Q's brought for us. Isn't it nice?" Q: Right, now pay attention 007, I want you to take great care of this equipment. There are one or two rather special accessories... Bond: Q, have I ever let you down? Q: Frequently! The accessories include jet pipes which spray cement onto pursuing vehicles: "Can you swim?" And the most incredible of all, the car converts into a submarine! And it also features an arsenal of weapons; surface-to-air missles: Torpedos: Oil slick: And underwater mines: All of these help to see off Stromberg's underwater soldiers, but the submarine springs a leak and Bond takes it back onto dry land. -- Last edit: 2008-10-06 18:58:48
G-MANN ◊ 2008-10-07 00:18	antp wrote It is visible for so long time in the movie? It appears about 1 hour into the film and is on screen for approximately 10 minutes (including the underwater scenes). A pretty famous and memorable car, if not quite as famous as the legendary Aston Martin DB5.
antp ◊ 2008-10-07 09:49	But as I said, due to toys and other derivates, it could get 5 stars...
DRB ◊ 2008-11-14 19:20	NEWS: A non-submarine Esprit used in the movie is going on the auction block Dec 1, 2008, at a Bonhams & Butterfields sale. From the Bonhams.com site: "The white 1976 Lotus Esprit from the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me, starring Roger Moore and Barbara Bach, will be sold by the international auctioneers on 1 December at its annual motoring Auction Sale at Olympia, in West London. The car is expected to fetch £100,000-120,000." Happy bidding!
CRAFT372 ◊ 2009-11-04 15:02	This baby made number 4 on Empire Magazines Top 10 Movie cars onely surpassed by the Batmobile from the 1989 Batman movie Christine and the Back To The Future Delorean -- Last edit: 2009-11-04 17:00:01
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2010-08-15 17:15	The vehicle details for PPW 306R are: Date of Liability 01 09 1979 Date of First Registration 03 09 1976 Year of Manufacture 1976 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1973CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour WHITE Vehicle Type Approval
Sandie ◊ 2011-06-21 18:02	I've got a model of this as well. 1/43. It's a paint is a bit chipped and faded. Another vote for five stars.
valiant1962 ◊ 2012-06-06 08:09	On display at the National Motor Museum Beaulieu in June 2011.
somename ◊ 2013-06-28 23:19	Wet Nellie the James Bond submarine Lotus heads to auction -- Last edit: 2013-06-28 23:22:56
somename ◊ 2013-09-10 17:58	James Bond’s Lotus submarine, “Wet Nellie,” sells for $966,440
Gamer ◊ 2013-09-10 18:13	Sandie wrote I've got a model of this as well. 1/43. It's a paint is a bit chipped and faded. Another vote for five stars. Is it the Corgi one? Mine is and it has chipped white paint. I own a normal version as well, in blue. Both have "shutter" windows: Link to "www.hollywood-diecast.com"
skywatcher68 ◊ 2014-06-21 18:51	According to one of the original Esprit's appearances on a recent episode of "American Restoration", the movie used four of these: one road-going, one that dives into the water, one that transforms into the submarine, and the submarine itself. The shell of the second one, which had the engine, transmission, and interior removed for the film, was found in a Bahamian scrapyard a few years ago and Rick Dale's team restored it for the Dezer Hollywood Cars Museum. Link to "1.bp.blogspot.com" https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqiilEQCYAAg9AR.jpg:large https://twitter.com/_RickDale_/status/479812749535371265/photo/1 http://www.vegasnews.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1071-588.jpg
JL24 ◊ 2015-02-11 00:09	This website says 5: http://www.lotusespritturbo.com/James_Bonds_Lotus_Esprit_S1.htm This website says 6: Link to "www.slashgear.com" While this one says 7: http://www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1061050 I know for sure that there were two road cars used so if we add those, we have 7, 8, and 9 total cars going from the top
Eivaio ◊ 2015-07-20 15:47	Registration number: PPW 306R Tax Due:01 September 1979 Vehicle make: LOTUS Date of first registration: 03 September 1976 Year of manufacture: 1976 Cylinder capacity (cc): 1973cc CO₂Emissions: Not available Fuel type: PETROL Vehicle status: Not taxed Vehicle colour: WHITE Vehicle type approval: Not available Wheelplan: 2 AXLE RIGID BODY Revenue weight: Not available
Robi ◊ 2016-06-22 14:51	Two cars were used for the driving scenes. One was the "Bond car", which was also present at the opening of the "007 Stage" at Pinewood Studios, the other one belonged to the Lotus chairman. About seven mock-ups were used for the underwater scenes.
jpts ◊ 2017-05-06 15:52	I saw this on "Top Gear's Bond Cars Special" and according to the show, when Lotus heard about EON Productions were shopping for a new car for Bond, the head of Lotus Cars Public Relations at the time, Don McLaughlan thought that instead of going and asking EON to use their new Esprit for the movie, why not make Eon come and ask to use the Esprit for the movie. So McLaughlan took a new prototype Esprit with the Lotus brandings taped over and parked the vehicle in front of the EON Productions' main office building at Pinewood Studios and went to see a friend and when the staff left the production offices for lunch, they noticed the prototype and when McLaughlan return, he got in the vehicle and drove off without answering any questions. -- Last edit: 2023-07-19 15:59:16
Ddey65 ◊ 2017-06-14 06:23	You know, as cool as the car, as well as the whole scene was, I have to admit something; I sat in the driver's seat of an '88 Lotus Esprit recently, and I couldn't believe how small the damn thing was. I always thought this was the bigger, more modern Lotus. And if I had a hard time in the thing, I'll bet this was an even bigger pain in the ass for the late Roger Moore. -- Last edit: 2017-06-14 06:24:50
Aurora ◊ 2018-06-14 15:43	A few beautifull toys
rjluna2 ◊ 2021-10-10 17:47	The submarine version was sold for US $997,000: Link to "www.msn.com"
train68 ◊ 2022-08-11 01:10	I would love to have a car like that.
Baube ◊ 2022-08-11 01:18	me too.. can you imagine the faces of the people watching you crossing the river while they're still jammed on the bridge...
train68 ◊ 2022-08-11 05:47	Also, you wouldn't have to worry about paying to put your car on a ferry.
Baube ◊ 2022-08-11 06:33	only thing is like most of Q's gadgets, we won't know if they have a long-term reliability as James Bond never brings them back...
CarnivalRedEscort ◊ 2022-11-19 16:13	Apparently Elon Musk owns the road going one now! -- Last edit: 2022-11-19 17:33:12
herbie1968 ◊ 2024-01-27 04:54	IMO it should get ***** as it’s Iconic with bond just like his DB5.

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1976 Lotus Esprit S1 [Type 79]

1976 Lotus Esprit S1 [Type 79] in The Spy Who Loved Me, Movie, 1977

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