Codename: THUNDERBALL
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Well AJBers after many years I’ve finally bitten the bullet and purchased a pair of Mr Ed “Q” Maggiani’s replica James Bond props. The only problem was they were attached to this £30,000/$45,000, 49 year old, motor less lump of fibreglass!
This incredible piece of Bond history was originally the property of Mr Jordan Klein, the underwater engineering genius who with a 45-60 of his dive buddies or at least possibly every scuba diver Ivan Tors could muster, stunt man & an off duty motorcycle cop in the Bahamas in 1965?, under the direction of Ricou Browning co-filmed with cameraman Lamar Boren the incredible Thunderball underwater battle between Bond and the US Navy Para-Marines and Largo and his SPECTRE divers and who built from Ken Adam’s and Peter Murton's designs the incredible underwater bomb sled and 12 SPECTRE tow sleds. Only 3 of the 12 Tow Sleds are known to still exist, the other two being the property of the Ian Fleming Foundation Bond Vehicle Collection and a museum in Miami. Mr Klein also piloted the SPECTRE bomb sled and one of the Tow Sleds.
Extensive research has revealed a little known fact that stunt Tow Sled shells with no internals were recreated by John Stears & Albert Luxford for usage at Pinewood Studios. These are identified by the lack of battery compartment cover plates. You read it here first.
Mr Klein was gifted the prop by the production company upon completion of underwater filming where it was believed to have been used by Sean Connery's/Bond's underwater stunt double Frank Cousins. I am deeply honoured and deeply broke (that's putting it mildly 007!) to have this incredible Bond artifact as part of The Modest Collection as it has been a long time ambition to own a screen used Bond vehicle & lets face it, the DB5 was never gonna happen?.
As previously but with smaller Bond artifacts, an offer of its loan has been made to EON Productions Ltd should they require it for any 50th Anniversary of Thunderball events in 2015?…watch this space.
This incredible piece of Bond history was originally the property of Mr Jordan Klein, the underwater engineering genius who with a 45-60 of his dive buddies or at least possibly every scuba diver Ivan Tors could muster, stunt man & an off duty motorcycle cop in the Bahamas in 1965?, under the direction of Ricou Browning co-filmed with cameraman Lamar Boren the incredible Thunderball underwater battle between Bond and the US Navy Para-Marines and Largo and his SPECTRE divers and who built from Ken Adam’s and Peter Murton's designs the incredible underwater bomb sled and 12 SPECTRE tow sleds. Only 3 of the 12 Tow Sleds are known to still exist, the other two being the property of the Ian Fleming Foundation Bond Vehicle Collection and a museum in Miami. Mr Klein also piloted the SPECTRE bomb sled and one of the Tow Sleds.
Extensive research has revealed a little known fact that stunt Tow Sled shells with no internals were recreated by John Stears & Albert Luxford for usage at Pinewood Studios. These are identified by the lack of battery compartment cover plates. You read it here first.
Mr Klein was gifted the prop by the production company upon completion of underwater filming where it was believed to have been used by Sean Connery's/Bond's underwater stunt double Frank Cousins. I am deeply honoured and deeply broke (that's putting it mildly 007!) to have this incredible Bond artifact as part of The Modest Collection as it has been a long time ambition to own a screen used Bond vehicle & lets face it, the DB5 was never gonna happen?.
As previously but with smaller Bond artifacts, an offer of its loan has been made to EON Productions Ltd should they require it for any 50th Anniversary of Thunderball events in 2015?…watch this space.
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Very good score, Donk - I am glad hat you made that become true!
So when are you taking her for a spin in your kiddie pool? :v
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
Ed
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Thank you for sharing with us and congrats on another addition to the Modest Collection. -{
How are you going to top that 'Moonbuggy'?
Great to see this go to someone who will look after it and cherish it -{
As I was looking at it solely as a museum piece I realized my heart wasn't in it.
Great idea {[] will the over 60's get a discount
just that bloody restraining order getting in the way. damn kids, ruin everything.
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Just flash your bus pass, or tickle the Donky's balls upon entry Rob
Or the pushing 60s?
DG
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Happy holidays. Here's looking forward to 2015 and Thunderball's 50th Anniversary.
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Glad you like it, I think it will add a touch of class to the Dungeon {[]
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These were made for the film and brilliant they looked but did no
Off the shelf underwater sledges exist, or were they just not up to
The job ?
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www.cancerresearchuk.org