James Bond car show opens in UK A Ford Mustang Mach 1, right, which featured in the James Bond movie 'Diamonds Are Forever' is see...
James Bond car show opens in UK
A Ford Mustang Mach 1, right, which featured in the James Bond movie 'Diamonds Are Forever' is seen next to the AMC Hornet, right, which was used in the movie 'The Man with the Golden Gun' are seen on display at the opening of the Bond in Motion 50 vehicles in 50 years exhibition at the National Motor Museum in Beailieu, near Southampton, England Sunday, Jan.15, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
The autogyro called Little Nellie that featured in the James Bond movie 'You Only Live Twice' is seen on display at the opening of the Bond in Motion 50 vehicles in 50 years exhibition at the National Motor Museum in Beailieu, near Southampton, England Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
The largest collection of James Bond vehicles in the world opens to the public on Tuesday in Britain featuring classics such as the Aston Martin DBS from "Quantum of Solace." (AFP Photo/Justin Tallis)
An Aston Martin DB5 from the James Bond film "Goldfinger" is displayed at the opening of the "Bond in Motion: 50 Vehicles 50 Years" exhibition at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, southern England January 15, 2012. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)
A damaged Aston Martin DB5 from the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" is displayed at the opening of the "Bond in Motion: 50 Vehicles 50 Years" exhibition at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, southern England January 15, 2012. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)
A film clip showing Sean Connery as James Bond driving the Aston Martin DB5 in the James Bond movie 'Goldfinger'at the opening of the Bond in Motion 50 vehicles in 50 years exhibition at the National Motor Museum in Beailieu, near Southampton, England Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
The largest collection of James Bond vehicles in the world opens to the public on Tuesday in Britain featuring classics such as the Aston Martin DBS from "Quantum of Solace."
From earlier Bond films, the Phantom III Rolls-Royce from "Goldfinger" and the Lotus Esprit S1, which takes a trip into the sea with Roger Moore at the wheel in "The Spy Who Loved Me", are also among the 50 vehicles on show.
The "Bond in Motion" show at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, southeast England, marks half a century of 007 films.
Also featured are the vintage 1962 Rolls-Royce from "A View To A Kill" which was pushed into a lake by Bond's foes Zorrin and May Day, played by singer Grace Jones, with Bond still inside.
The premiere of the exhibition on Sunday was attended by Bond stars such as Britt Ekland who played Bond's bumbling accomplice Holly Goodnight in "The Man With The Golden Gun."
The exhibition also showcases boats, motorbikes, sledges, jets and parachutes used in Bond films.
Sarah Wright, a spokeswoman for the National Motor Museum, said: "We anticipate many people coming through our doors to come and see one of the most unique exhibitions in the world."
The exhibition will run until December 31.
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