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Original Lotus Esprit (The Spy Who Loved Me 1977) up for auction

hullcityfanhullcityfan Banned
edited June 2013 in News Posts: 496
I didn't find this anywhere but you may have seen it but for those who haven't http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=10978&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

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  • bondsumbondsum
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    And the inside looks like this...

    IMG_1881.jpg
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    Another big seller we hope. I wonder if EON will snap this up?
  • hullcityfanhullcityfan Banned
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    @bondsum I'd still get it and sell it to EON for more.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    I reckon if Eon do bid? I reckon they will win unless its some multi billionaire up against them? As a mere mortal I will settle for my 1:43 scale thank you very much! :))
  • SirHenryLeeChaChingSirHenryLeeChaChing
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    Looking at the inside, it looks more fitting for the junkyard than auction. Oh well, I'm sure some rich sucker will buy it.
  • bondsumbondsum
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    I really don't think EON would be that interested, @hullcityfan. We know they own a fully kitted out version of the Aston Martin DB5 which they used in Skyfall and have for public events, but that was tailor-made rather than a bought original. As @SirHenryLeeChaChing says, it looks more fitting for the junkyard.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    This hull (it is not a car) looked like this when it was built, basically it is just the chassis, the wheel-fins and the rear propellers. I am positive it will find a buyer who will resell it a few years down the line. You can almost not lose money with this kind of stuff, all you need is a big enough wad of money to begin with.
  • hullcityfanhullcityfan Banned
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    Ok then it is an ex-car.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
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    Here is a news feed from SKY. I'm assuming it's the same car as mentioned at the top of the thread.

    Anybody have a spare million pounds?

    http://uk.news.yahoo.com/james-bond-submarine-car-auction-235802867.html#FEE0ah2
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    Just read the article and took a look at the photo's of the Lotus! Boy would I like to be the proud owner of that car! Awesome!
  • saunderssaunders Living in a world of avarice and deceit
    edited September 2013 Posts: 987
    I really hope EON do buy this back, mind you I also hope EON will learn their lesson and stop selling off the silverware as soon as the films are shot, surely even in '77 they must of realised the cultural and financial value of 007 film props. Anyway good luck Babs and MGW, hope you win!
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    Any news on what it sold for? And who the buyer was yet?
  • 001001
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    The "submarine car" used in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me has sold for 550,000 pounds (about $935,500) at auction, less than had been expected.

    The white Lotus Esprit, which transformed into a submarine during a sequence in the 1977 movie starring Roger Moore as 007, had been expected to sell for between 650,000 and 950,000 pounds, according to RM Auctions in London.

    Bidding started at 100,000 pounds in an auction which ran live on the internet.

    Known as "Wet Nellie" on the set of the film, the fully operational submarine car was among the contents of a storage unit in Long Island, New York, which was bought by a couple in a "blind" public auction in 1989.

    Although six Esprit body shells were used in filming, only one was converted into a submarine car, RM Auctions said.

    "We have a great track record in selling incredible and iconic movie cars, and this particular Lotus is certainly up there amongst the most famous cars of all time," RM managing director Max Girardo said in a statement.

    The auction house previously sold the Aston Martin DB5 used by Sean Connery as James Bond in the Goldfinger and Thunderball movies for 2.9 million pounds in 2010.

    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-10/james-bond-submarine-car-sold-in-london/4947628

  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Thanks for the update. This made the news on London's Heart radio station yesterday, interestingly.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
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    Only £550,000? Sounds like they were almost giving it away! ;-)
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    WillyGalore wrote:
    Only £550,000? Sounds like they were almost giving it away! ;-)

    Indeed. I didn't hear this on the radio as the sound was obscured to me, but I think they were expecting it to reach much more than this!
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,350
    A shame it didn't go for as much as expected. Now you really hope EON snapped it up.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,506
    Wow that is a surprise! Someone certainly bagged a bargain of movie history their?!!! Wished it was me! :(( ;)
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    edited October 2013 Posts: 13,350
    Thank @=bg=:

    http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/10/18/elon-musk-buys-plans-to-restore-007-submersible-lotus

    You've got to be annoyed that EON didn't buy this and now Musk wants to get it looking like it could work again! Clearly they think like they didn't need it.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    OMG he's gonna make it work for REAL? =D>
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
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    I want it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    Ooooh, me too! And unlike Anya, I want to not be in the passenger seat - I want to be driving it! Very cool car.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    That will be impressive if they manage it?
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