BMW Z8 ROADSTER 1999 – 2003 The car was featured in the 1999 film The World Is Not Enough, It was driven by Bond until being sliced in half by a helicopter equipped with tree-cutting saws in Azerbaijan. So far in the film series, this marks the only occasion when Bond has expressed concern about being upset with James wreaking havoc on cars and equipment. Ironically, this takes place after Desmond Llewelyn makes his final appearance on the screen as Q. Performance The $128,000 car had an all aluminum chassis and body and used a 4.9 L (4941 cc) 32-valve V8, that […]
Iconic Movie Cars
Iconic Movie Cars – Back to the Future – iBAV
When John Delorian starting working on his first dream car after stepping down from General Motors he never envisioned it would be his last car. John used his car to time travel a few years in the future and after seeing his car as the headliner of one of the best sci-fi movies of all time, he was convinced that his car was going to be a success! All kidding aside, It just so turned out that the car market was at a all-time low and his DMC-12 wasn’t selling fast enough which is sad because John was on the right track at […]
Iconic Movie Cars – Jurassic Park – IBAV
There’s a timeless special feeling when revisiting the original Jurassic Park films. A lot of it had to do with the vehicles bringing you closer to that sense of reality. A theme park full of dinosaurs with real life skinned vehicles Lets take a look at a few iconic cars under the skin. 1992 FORD EXPLORER XLT 1991 – 1994 All of the Tour Vehicles in the film were 1992 Ford Explorer XLTs, but only two were in operation during the Isla Nublar Incident, on their first real test run of the park. Explorers initially came in 4 trim levels: the base model XL […]
Iconic Movie Cars – Knight Rider – IBAV
The adventures of Michael Knight and his incredible super-car K.I.T.T., Knight Industries 2000 His partner in fighting crime is a Pontiac Trans Am, the Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT), tricked out with enough bells and whistles to make James Bond drool, including highly advanced artificial intelligence. I remember growing up watching Knight Rider as a kid and while the car is not amazing by today standards, it was absolutely ahead of its time and made me think about the future of cars and 30 years later, I am still waiting on a self driving car! 1982 PONTIAC TRANS AM 1982 – 1986 […]
Most Iconic JAMES BOND Vehicles – iBAV
Daniel Craig, Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan, George Lazenby, Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton all have one thing in common, They all played roles as James Bond who is known for driving exotic, expensive and stylish cars. From Dr. No to Spectre, cars have been an iconic part of the James Bond movies. Here is a selection of some of Bond’s best cars, with no decade left untouched. BMW Z8 ROADSTER 1999 – 2003 The car was featured in the 1999 film The World Is Not Enough, It was driven by Bond until being sliced in half by a helicopter equipped with tree-cutting saws in Azerbaijan. […]
