![]() ![]() The car is described as a 1953 Mark VI, although in reality the Mark VI had ceased production the previous year and once again the car was battleship grey, with dark blue leather upholstery. Right at the end of the same book, Bond is introduced to another Bentley. This Bentley was badly damaged in Casino Royale but was repaired to make a reappearance in the third book, Moonraker its revival was short-lived though, as it was damaged beyond repair when giant rolls of newsprint were released from the back of a lorry while in pursuit of Hugo Drax. The convertible coupe was battleship grey, with large French Marchal headlamps and Bond supposedly acquired the car in 1933, setting up all kinds of problems when it comes to pinpoint his date of birth. James Bond’s first Bentley was a 4½ litre with Amherst Villiers supercharger, one of the “blower” Bentleys originally built in Welwyn Garden City in 1929/30 – just 55 were made, compared with 665 normally aspirated cars – with a distinctive supercharger mounted forward of the radiator grill. While a Bentley did make its way into the films – a 1939 4-litre Bentley Vanden Plas Tourer is seen at the beginning of From Russia With Love, when Bond entertains Sylvia Trench – by the time of the following film, Goldfinger, Q informs Bond that his Bentley has been replaced by the DB5. ![]() ![]() Although the film series has inextricably linked 007 with Aston Martin, in Ian Fleming’s books James Bond’s personal car was always a Bentley, one of three mentioned in the book series. ![]()
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