The most expensive James Bond film, in terms of its production costs – was Skyfall, coming in at a whopping $300 million – and to date, it’s still also the highest-grossing movie from the franchise.
Fans are eagerly awaiting any news at all on when the next film will happen (and it’s going to, we just don’t know when…) so while we patiently wait, let’s sit back and take a look at some of the cars from the films – but not the obvious ones…no, we’re going all out to discover the rarest cars from the movies. Drive on…
Rare James Bond cars
So, it might surprise you to learn that some of the Bond cars are so rare that they’re not even registered to drive anymore. However, some of the other cars were made especially for the franchise and simply aren’t available for members of the public to acquire – meaning even the most ardent 007 fans can only dream about them. Which are the rarest and where are they now…?
The rarest 007 car is…
Which of the Bond cars are the rarest – and where are they now? Well, the first one of these is the Toyota 2000GT.
This featured in the 1967 film You Only Live Twice. It’s thought to be the rarest 007 vehicle left in the UK. A fascinating fact about this particular car is that the late Sean Connery, standing at 6 foot 2, was way too tall to fit into the car comfortably, and so it went back to Toyota who turned the car into a convertible, meaning it could accommodate his rangy frame!
They completed the conversion work on not one, but two of the cars within a fortnight of being notified. How much would an original set you back? Well, you’d have to have in the region of £700,000 sitting in your bank account…sadly, if you want a top-rated sports car, it might be better to look elsewhere for something a touch more affordable
Our second pick of the pops is the now fairly obscure Renault 11 TXE. This unmistakably 80s car was featured in 1985’s A View To A Kill. Almost forty years on, there are only three of these left, and they’re all registered in the UK.
Fancy fascinating fact about this car? When the film was being shot, the prop cars used had their roofs cut off and some of them were cut in half too. Now, although there aren’t many left – their price is a little less eye-watering, coming in at a slightly cheaper £2000.
Last, but certainly not least is the Ford LTD – and this is a car that was also featured in the same 1985 blockbuster. However, what’s interesting about this one is that Ford never sold this car – at least not in the UK. At the time of writing, there are sixteen of them remaining – in Britain, and it’ll set you back at just under £9000 if you want to try and source one on the market somewhere…
There you have it – they might not be as well known as the Aston Martins or Jaguars the films were famous for, but they’re still really integral to the films’ success and their legion of fans.
