by A sad piece of news arrived over the weekend – Sir Sean Connery has passed away at the age of 90. The legendary actor starred in dozens of films but became famous primarily as the first James Bond. In his role as Agent 007, Sean Connery drove the coolest cars of his time. We’ve selected the best of them.
Aston Martin DB5
The cult car of James Bond – that says it all.
Sean Connery drove an Aston Martin DB5 in the films ‘Thunderball’ and ‘Goldfinger’. Let’s recall that the 282-horsepower sports car is equipped with machine guns, rams, changing license plates, and an ejection seat. Recently, such a spy car with all the gadgets was released in a limited edition.
Ford Mustang Mach I
In the film ‘Diamonds Are Forever’, Agent 007 unexpectedly gets behind the wheel of a bright red 1971 Ford Mustang Mach I with a 5.8-liter V8 producing 285 horsepower.
Sunbeam Alpine
The lightweight British roadster Sunbeam Alpine – the first car of James Bond from the debut movie ‘Dr.
No’. It is equipped with a modest 80-horsepower engine with a capacity of 1.6 liters.
Chevrolet Bel Air
In the film ‘Dr. No’, Agent 007 also drove around a tropical island in a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible. By the way, even in the ’50s, the Bel Air offered V8 engines with injectors.
Bentley 3 ½ Litre
In the books by Ian Fleming, James Bond generally drove a Bentley. In the movies, Bentley appeared only once with Sean Connery in ‘From Russia with Love’.
Toyota 2000GT
Especially for the movie ‘You Only Live Twice’, an exclusive Toyota 2000GT convertible was produced. The fact is that the tall Sean Connery simply did not fit properly in the coupe, and this complicated filming. So they removed the roof from the car.
By the way, now the Toyota 2000GT is worth three Lamborghinis.
