James Bond Lotus

James Bond fans rejoice! If you’ve seen “The Spy Who Loved Me” (1977) countless times already and have a few million burning a hole in your pocket, now is your chance to pick up the actual Lotus Espirit S1 car that James Bond used in the film. This vehicle is claimed to be one of only three surviving Lotus prop cars used during filming, though if you want to bring this nostalgia home. For those who love the super spy, but don’t remember the vehicle in this film, it ebuted its submersible skills during a chase scene that saw Bond escape gunfire from a helicopter by driving straight off a pier and then up went the wheels and out came the fins. Continue reading for more pictures and an actual video showing the the Espirit in “The Spy Who Loved Me”.

“Sadly, there are a few downsides to this car; mainly that it isn’t road legal. That probably has something to do with its creation as a prop car, though it certainly isn�t helped by the fact that it lacks an engine and appears to reside atop a plinth,” says Yahoo News. Auction page.

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