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The most famous Bondmobiles

August 29, 2005 09:12 IST

Forget Pussy Galore. She's got nothing on the Lotus Esprit that can plunge into the sea and transform itself into a submarine.

Then there's the vanishing Aston Martin V12 Vanquish with a cloaking device that is possibly the only car in the history of cinema with the ability to become invisible at the push of a button.

Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
Aston Martin V12 Vanquish   |  See Slide Show

The Most Famous Bondmobiles

Aston Martin V12 Vanquish

BMW Z8

BMW Z3

BMW 750Li

Aston Martin DB5

Citroen 2CV

Aston Martin V8

Lotus Esprit

Alfa Romeo GTV-6

Ford Mustang Mach I

Toyota 2000GT Convertible

AMC Hornet

Aston Martin DBS

Bentley 4 1/4 litre VDP Tourer

Sunbeam Alpine

The Starring Vehicles

Over the years, Bond cars like these have succeeded in generating as much attention as the bombshell Bond girls. The charming Mr. Bond cavorts with such memorable film legends as the BMW 750Li, the Lotus Esprit and, of course, the ever popular Aston Martin.

Here, we rank these memorable Bondmobiles according to the films' worldwide box office admissions, sourcing figures cited from the-numbers.com, a site that tracks business information on the film industry. All of the figures were confirmed by MGM which used reported ticket revenues as the basis for its calculations.

When 10 Bondmobiles Are Not Enough
  1. Die Another Day
  2. The World Is Not Enough
  3. GoldenEye
  4. Tomorrow Never Dies
  5. Thunderball and Goldfinger
  6. For Your Eyes Only
  7. The Living Daylights
  8. The Spy Who Loved Me
  9. Octopussy
  10. Diamonds Are Forever
  11. You Only Live Twice
  12. The Man With The Golden Gun
  13. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
  14. From Russia With Love
  15. Dr. No

Additional facts and figures were also culled from The Essential Bond: The Authorized Guide to the World of 007 by Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall. We've also included in our list all the different enemy vehicles and Bond-girl vehicles for a side-by-side comparison against the featured Bondmobiles.

So next time you start to hear the word Bond, think Bondmobiles, James Bondmobiles.

Slide Show: The most famous Bondmobiles

Bonnie McGeer, Forbes