Worst Car

baccaretbaccaret Posts: 61MI6 Agent
edited March 2007 in The James Bond Films
I was watching the man with the golden gun the other day,and kept thinking about why bond was using an amc matador as a flying car. It has to be the uncoolest car in the whole series. There has been some real great cars in the series from the aston martin db5 the mustangs and the lotus in tswlm,but a matador yuck!!!!. Any way was wondering what everyones opinion of the worst vehicle in a bond movie was?B-)

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  • sniperUKsniperUK UlsterPosts: 594MI6 Agent
    Renault 11 taxi in AVTAK,rubbish car rubbish scene.
  • 00-Agent00-Agent CaliforniaPosts: 453MI6 Agent
    The Ford Mondeo in Casino Royale. I don't know if it is THE worst but it is definitely in the running.
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  • Tilly Masterson 007Tilly Masterson 007 UKPosts: 1,472MI6 Agent
    The Double Decker bus from LALD!
  • baccaretbaccaret Posts: 61MI6 Agent
    Fish1941 wrote:
    I was watching the man with the golden gun the other day,and kept thinking about why bond was using an amc matador as a flying car.

    Huh? I thought that it was Scaramanga who had the flying car.

    And as I recalled, Bond had stolen an AMC from a car lot to chase after Scaramanga.

    I know that is was scaramangas car that was the flying matador, all I meant was what was the worst car in a bond movie,sorry I guess I worded it wrong.:'(
  • zebondzebond DolletPosts: 103MI6 Agent
    . . . always despised that God awful DB5. . .

    :p
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  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,991Quartermasters
    edited January 2007
    baccaret wrote:
    Fish1941 wrote:
    I was watching the man with the golden gun the other day,and kept thinking about why bond was using an amc matador as a flying car.

    Huh? I thought that it was Scaramanga who had the flying car.

    And as I recalled, Bond had stolen an AMC from a car lot to chase after Scaramanga.

    I know that is was scaramangas car that was the flying matador, all I meant was what was the worst car in a bond movie,sorry I guess I worded it wrong.:'(

    Eon had a $$$ deal with AMC for TMWTGG...ergo, Scaramanga's flying car was an AMC Matador, and Bond's (stolen) barrel-roll jump car was an AMC Javelin, if I remember correctly.

    And as for worst...don't know/can't remember/trying to forget the make, :v but it has to be the car in AVTAK which got magically cut cleanly in half as a result of a collision...compared to that one, the AMCs in 'Golden Gun' are Rolls-Royces :p
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  • s96024s96024 Posts: 1,519MI6 Agent
    edited January 2007
    Renault 11.

    I suppose it depends on the context the car is used. It's unlikely there is going to be a DB5 just sitting around that bond can steal.
    00-Agent wrote:
    The Ford Mondeo in Casino Royale. I don't know if it is THE worst but it is definitely in the running.

    I thought the new mondeo looked really good. Obviously a big publicity stunt for Mondeo, which I don't like.

    Obviously there have been terrible cars which feature in the background. But to pick a more important car. It would have to be the BMW 750iL. Horrible car, and the ridiculous gadgets made it even worse.
  • Bill TannerBill Tanner "Spending the money quickly" iPosts: 261MI6 Agent
    edited January 2007
    I don't think there is a 'worst' car; I always admire the way in which Bond uses whatever comes to hand and most of the vehicles have been correct for their role (AMC snatched from a showroom, Renault 11 Taxi, Tuk-Tuk, Melina's 2CV etc).

    What I don't like is when Bond's personal car doesn't fit his cover. Whether you like it or not, the 7-series was the right choice for a banker. But a white Esprit (with British plates) for a Marine Biologist? Or a white Esprit for an assassination in Greece? A Vantage V8 on the streets of Bratislav? Much as I admire some of the Bond cars, they're often the wrong choice for the scene. Q is plainly an idiot.

    If you're asking what is the worst vehicle Bond has driven, regardless of context, I'd probably vote for the truck in FRWL.
  • crawfordbooncrawfordboon Posts: 126MI6 Agent
    Bond's car in Golden Gun is an AMC Hornet. It was insipid, but no worse than Tracey's Ford Cougas in OHMSS.

    Thinking about it, there are quite a few Bond that don't feature cars significantly, such as LALD, MR, and LTK.
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,991Quartermasters
    Hornet---of course, you're right. I was confusing one mediocre AMC product with another ;%
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  • heartbroken_mr_draxheartbroken_mr_drax New Zealand Posts: 2,073MI6 Agent
    Renault 11, AVTAK

    Stupid car, pointless and silly chase.
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  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    How come nobody has mentioned the invisible car in DAD? ;)
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  • wordswords Buckinghamshire, EnglandPosts: 249MI6 Agent
    That flying car in TMWTGG looked rubbish even in the seventies. When the Lotus turned into a sub it looked feasible (and cool) - that car just didn't work as a plane.

    BTW, call me sad but i quite liked the Renault in AVTAK :s
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent Speeding in the Tumbler...Posts: 3,676MI6 Agent
    What was it with Moore and AMC Motors cars? Weren't they in like 3 of his outings? ?:)


    I saw an '81 Pacer speeding down the highway the other day and I nearly gagged. Atrocious-looking cars even when they were supposedly in style. :#
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  • wordswords Buckinghamshire, EnglandPosts: 249MI6 Agent
    RogueAgent wrote:
    What was it with Moore and AMC Motors cars? Weren't they in like 3 of his outings? ?:)


    I saw an '81 Pacer speeding down the highway the other day and I nearly gagged. Atrocious-looking cars even when they were supposedly in style. :#

    This is the trouble with company's paying for product placement I guess. Sometimes the highest bidder doesn't actually supply the most inspiring product (BMW anyone? 8-) )
  • baccaretbaccaret Posts: 61MI6 Agent
    words wrote:
    RogueAgent wrote:
    What was it with Moore and AMC Motors cars? Weren't they in like 3 of his outings? ?:)


    I saw an '81 Pacer speeding down the highway the other day and I nearly gagged. Atrocious-looking cars even when they were supposedly in style. :#

    This is the trouble with company's paying for product placement I guess. Sometimes the highest bidder doesn't actually supply the most inspiring product (BMW anyone? 8-) )


    I could not agree with you more, you would think that the Bond creators would not just go for the highest bidder, and would use products that would be top of the line the kind that you would put your best men in , and that does not include any amc products:p
  • Agent WadeAgent Wade Ann ArborPosts: 321MI6 Agent
    edited February 2007
    Well, Louis Vuitton now owns Astin Martin. And ever since AVTAK, we all know what kind of luggage Bond uses, so it seems only permissable that from here on out the vehicle of choise will be the good ol' Astin Martin.
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  • Bill TannerBill Tanner "Spending the money quickly" iPosts: 261MI6 Agent
    Agent Wade wrote:
    Well, Louis Vuitton now owns Astin Martin. And ever since AVTAK, we all know what kind of luggage Bond uses, so it seems only permissable that from here on out the vehicle of choise will be the good ol' Astin Martin.

    Despite reports to the contrary, Vuitton does not yet own Aston Martin. The firm is still in the process of sale and the new owners will be announced during the next two weeks. LV declared interest when the sale was first announced but have now released a statement to say that they withdrew from the auction when the bidding past £400 million. Whether true or not, we're yet to find out.

    Oh, and yes - Bond used LV luggage in AVTAK, but I've always regarded it as a one-off as part of his St John Smyth cover. I don't think there's been a reappearance of the luggage brand since.



    Aston story here:
    http://coolbrit.net/blog/2007/02/06/louis-vuitton-lvmh-denies-aston-martin-acquisition/#more-268
    According to a recent report from Autocar magazine, Aston Martins new owner will be revealed next month and it won’t be luxury goods empire LVMH. The French conglomerate apparently showed interest last autumn but “didn’t even get to first base” a spokesman for LVMH told Autocar.

    A new investment fund owned by LVMH boss Bernard Arnault and a Belgian entrepreneur was also thought to have submitted bids, but withdrew when they realized the price would be well over £400 million. In addition, Aston Martin boss Ulrich Bez wasn’t keen on giving control of Aston to a company with zero car industry background.
  • chris Walkenchris Walken Posts: 85MI6 Agent
    the 2cv in FYEO is the worst car of all even low it was a good car chase scene
  • Allen009Allen009 Posts: 5MI6 Agent
    he dones't really drive his own car that much, i think he drives ugly trucks and stuff more as his getaways. in diamonds are for ever, he drives a mustang...tisk tisk James.
  • AlFoAlFo Posts: 15MI6 Agent
    yeah but that mustang has incredible shape shifting abilities!

    Of all all the cars he's been given the bmw 750 is definately the ugliest.
  • baccaretbaccaret Posts: 61MI6 Agent
    Agent Wade wrote:
    Well, Louis Vuitton now owns Astin Martin. And ever since AVTAK, we all know what kind of luggage Bond uses, so it seems only permissable that from here on out the vehicle of choise will be the good ol' Astin Martin.

    agent wade we can only hope so{[]
  • baccaretbaccaret Posts: 61MI6 Agent
    Agent Wade wrote:
    Well, Louis Vuitton now owns Astin Martin. And ever since AVTAK, we all know what kind of luggage Bond uses, so it seems only permissable that from here on out the vehicle of choise will be the good ol' Astin Martin.

    agent wade we can only hope so{[]
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    edited March 2007
    baccaret wrote:

    and would use products that would be top of the line the kind that you would put your best men in

    ...if the product would be top of the line, the company may not feel the need to PAY for a movie appearance.

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  • taitytaity Posts: 702MI6 Agent
    Dan Same wrote:
    How come nobody has mentioned the invisible car in DAD? ;)

    Because it looked so damn pretty when it was in sight. Compare that to something like the cars in TMWTGG.
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    edited March 2007
    taity wrote:
    Dan Same wrote:
    How come nobody has mentioned the invisible car in DAD? ;)
    Because it looked so damn pretty when it was in sight. Compare that to something like the cars in TMWTGG.
    Well, I simply don't agree. I think it was ridiculous and was a major reason why DAD is such a bad film. I think it is far worse than any car in TMWTGG, or any other Bond film for that matter.
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  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    edited March 2007
    Dan Same wrote:

    How come nobody has mentioned the invisible car in DAD?

    Agreed, that the vanish car was a bad idea. But to my opinion, the film grounded, when we all had to see the ugly-animated kite-surfing sequences....
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  • Barry NelsonBarry Nelson ChicagoPosts: 1,508MI6 Agent
    chris Walken wrote:
    the 2cv in FYEO is the worst car of all even low it was a good car chase scene

    Was that the car in the chase scene that rolls down the hill through some nut pickers. :))

    If so, I agree that is the worst car.

    For the record, I thought the Mondeo looked good and since it was no doubt a rental, it was also appropriate.
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