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1985 Aston Martin V8 MkIV

1985 Aston Martin V8 MkIV in The Living Daylights, Movie, 1987

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

1985 Aston Martin V8 MkIV

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

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Author	Message
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. 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 see on the pics of other Vantage cars. -- Last edit: 2011-07-24 00:43:55 (G-MANN)
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
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
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!
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".
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!
G-MANN ◊ 2008-10-13 18:35	"I've had a few optional extras installed." Which include: Radio that automatically tunes into police band frequency: Instrument panel: Instead of the tyres slashers which featured on the DB5 in Goldfinger, this Aston Martin uses a laser to cut into the car alongside, seperating the body from the chassis: Missiles in the front foglamps, with targeting Head Up Display projected onto the windscreen: Bullet proof glass ("Amazing, this modern safety glass"): Skis that fold out of the sides: Tyre spikes for extra grip on icy surfaces: Rocket propulsion: And finally when the car buries itself into the snow, Bond activates the self destruct systen: -- Last edit: 2011-07-20 18:40:11
G-MANN ◊ 2011-07-24 01:01	An detailed article reposted on the Commander Bond forums (2nd comment down) explains a lot about the Aston Martins used in this film: Link to "debrief.commanderbond.net" Quote The Aston Martin V8 acquired for the [Cars of the Stars] “James Bond Collection” were two of at least four Vantages used in the making of the film, the fibre-glass copy is one of at least four replicas that were built. The AML “show car” is fitted with an automatic transmission, the other (real and fibre-glass) V8s are fitted with an assortment of both manual and automatic – just watch the sequence where 007 accelerates away from the “shed” on the frozen lake
Nightrider ◊ 2011-08-10 13:41	looks like missile launchers behind fog lights didn't have backblast at all.
Robi ◊ 2016-06-19 10:53	Alternate views, not seen in the final film: From the filming: Stunt gone wrong: Drawing:
Aurora ◊ 2018-06-13 19:35	nice toy
Robi ◊ 2019-06-11 18:34	This car will re-appear in the new Bond 25.
lobo ◊ 2021-04-08 20:18	The Car That Came in from the Cold. published September 1987 https://markginsburgmedia.com/the-car-that-came-in-from-the-cold/ "We bought three used models, only as they became available; we found them through motor ads in local newspapers, for a very reasonable price. ” Of the three cars that Eon Productions purchased for the film, the first was sent to Austria immediately to be used In the chase scene on a frozen lake near the Austro-Italian border, and didn’t return for several months. Meanwhile the second car was being fitted with some of the gadgets. “If we’d had the Aston Martin here at the studio from day one, we could have possibly fitted more of the gadgets onto one particular car,” Richardson remarked. He added that the used cars they purchased were all resprayed and refurbished by the factory so that they looked identical, though they weren’t quite brought up to new model status. Since the first one the film unit acquired had a canvas sunroof, similar canvas tops were added to other coupes. Richardson explained that sunroofs can be very handy for lighting certain interior shots. He also revealed the roles of the various Aston Martins scattered about the cavernous soundstage in varying states of degradation. The one most intact was, said Richardson, “what we call the No. 1 car for basic driving, run-bys on the road with Timothy driving it. Then there’s a No.2 which was the stunt car, and in actual fact took a lot of bashing and isn’t really drivable anymore. It’s the car that hit the ramp at about 75 mph and took off and landed on cardboard boxes. It also drove down the side of a mountain. And we have car No.3,” he elaborated, like one of those supremely well organized mad scientists that Steed and Mrs. Peel always encounter on The Avengers, “that is our special effects car.” Was that the car being towed behind the soundstage, with hoses wrapped around its fenders? “Oh no, that’s another kind of car altogether,” Richardson corrected, “these are what we call driving cars. No.3, the special effects model, has missiles that come out of the front spotlights. It also has rocket boosters out the back. The laser is going to be on that car. The beam quite literally is the hubcap, which has a little light that comes on — that’s all it does; then it’s all done optically. We have a total of 11 cars, Aston Martins,” he said proudly. “Only three are real cars, of course, though we do have car No. 10, which was a real body modified to make it look like the same model. It doesn’t have an engine, only brakes and steering. That was used for running down the side of a mountain, then to go between two trees, after which the skis get knocked out.” If only four of the cars had real-bodies, the implication is that seven were unreal. Indeed, the prop shop at Pinewood manufactured molds to make fiberglass bodies for the cars, under Aston Martin’s supervision. The company only hand-builds four shells a month, each being earmarked for a specific chassis. Even close-up, it was hard to tell the full-size mock-ups from the real metal-bodied cars. The idea of using miniatures was rejected from the beginning, Richardson noted. Surely the most bizarre license that the art department took when interpreting the sports car’s role in the script was for the “winterizing” scene when Q prepares the Vantage for chilly Bratislava. The car seen by the audience prior to that was a Volante, (which happened to belong to Aston Martin’s chairman, Victor Gauntlett). The most obvious and credible thing to do would have been to create a hardtop shell with a shape similar to the fabric top when raised. Instead, as the scene plays in Q’s workshop, a hardtop panel, shaped like the Vantage’s top, is being lowered by a chain onto the body of the convertible, which has its fabric top tucked away. Insert a shot of a welding gun, and presto, the vehicle has been transformed into the stock coupe. Will any of the three “real” Aston Martin Vantage coupes ever make it to the auction block? Only if Eon Productions goes into the restoration business. The car that remains most driveable is relatively gadgetfree, and the special effects car, with the rocket booster, is fairly devastated. More likely, Eon will store the three cars should they want to re-use them in another film"
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Kowalski5599 ◊ 2022-12-08 22:37	Rewatched this lastnight before bed. Did anyone else squirm a bit when Bond pushes the self-destruct button and then begins fighting to get the cello out of the car and get away in the deep snow? I'd have my shit out before pushing that button 😂😂 great film. Dalton was underrated and his Bond was ahead of his time.
tw2003 ◊ 2023-08-02 11:33	One of the movie cars is for sale at Link to "rmsothebys.com" 1973 car chassis number V8/10596/R

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