2002 Aston Martin Vanquish

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The DB5 was a very nice car with a price tag competitive with the top-of-the-line Mercedes SL of the day. The Vanquish was Aston Martin's return to true supercar status, so it was a natural that when Bond returned to Aston Martin, after several movies in the woods with BMW, the Vanquish would be his ride. While anything but cheap, through the miracle of depreciation, a car that once pushed 230 grand can now be had for about $85,000. Not bad for a true James Bond Aston Martin. Caption courtesy of Hagerty.

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1971 Ford Mustan... The 71-73 Mustang was arguably the most controversial of the first-generation Mustangs. Still great looking, it is quite a bit larger than its predecessors, just as Sean Connery was in "Diamonds Are Forever." You could argue that both Connery and the Mustang had put on a bit of a middle-age midsection. Caption courtesy of Hagerty.

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1961 Sunbeam Alp... The Sunbeam Alpine was said to be the only sports car available to the producers of "Dr. No"? when they were shooting in Jamaica. A little softer and more luxurious than a Triumph or an MG of the day, the Alpine was stylish and well built. Caption courtesy of Hagerty.

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1969 Mercury Cou... The red Cougar (which appeared to be a 428 Cobra Jet XR7) was not actually driven by Bond but by his future wife, the exciting but unstable Tracy Di Vincenza, played by Diana Rigg. Even though Bond did not actually drive it, the car garnered the most screen time of any car in the movie (far more than his Aston Martin DBS), and Tracy drove it with the skill and verve of Bond himself. Caption courtesy of Hagerty.

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1974 AMC Hornet AMC stepped up in a big way with some very prominent product placement in "The Man with the Golden Gun." In a famous scene, Bond commandeers a new Hornet from an AMC showroom in Hong Kong. Mayhem ensues. Not many AMCs of the era survived, in part, because Chrysler disposed of large numbers of spare parts after buying AMC. Caption courtesy of Hagerty.

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1977 Lotus Espri... With the exception of the famous Aston Martin DB5, the white Lotus Esprit is probably the sexiest and most recognized Bond car. In the movies, the Lotus was capable of transforming into a submarine and offing the villain's helicopter henchwoman with missiles shot from the trunk. In real life, a bad Esprit is capable of doing villainous things to your bank account. Pay up for a good one. They are surprisingly reasonable. Caption courtesy of Hagerty.

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1981 Alfa Romeo ... Alfa Romeos are great driving cars, and the great stunt driver Remy Julienne put the new six-cylinder GT to good use in a chase scene in the movie "Octopussy" after Bond swipes the car and heads off the detonation of a nuclear bomb. GTV6s are among the greatest collector car bargains available now, a starter Ferrari for less than 10 grand. Caption courtesy of Hagerty.

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1996 BMW Z3 The little Z3 roadster was a BMW entry into the convertible sports car world. They did it with a bang from a marketing standpoint and this little bit of product placement into Pierce Brosnan's debut as 007. Sales of the Z3 spiked, and even today, Z3s in the James Bond colors of blue and tan bring a little bit more on the used-car market. Caption courtesy of Hagerty.

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2002 Aston Marti... The DB5 was a very nice car with a price tag competitive with the top-of-the-line Mercedes SL of the day. The Vanquish was Aston Martin's return to true supercar status, so it was a natural that when Bond returned to Aston Martin, after several movies in the woods with BMW, the Vanquish would be his ride. While anything but cheap, through the miracle of depreciation, a car that once pushed 230 grand can now be had for about $85,000. Not bad for a true James Bond Aston Martin. Caption courtesy of Hagerty.

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BMW 750iL BMW owned product placement in the Bond franchise during the early Brosnan era (strange to see a British spy driving a German car, but money talks). The Seven Series was, and is, the ultimate BMW executive sedan. Though you may not be able to find a remote-controlled version like a Bond car, they are still strong buys. Caption courtesy of Hagerty.

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Lotus Esprit Tur... Q, Bond, Lotus and Lotus customers all thought that the basic Esprit was in need of more power, and that's precisely what the Esprit got in the form of an exhaust-driven turbocharger. It catapulted the car from a junior supercar to a real heavyweight capable of taking on the best from Italy without resorting to eight or 12 cylinders. Bond's car was fitted with a rather extreme anti-theft/anti-tamper device. The car exploded when the villain's henchman tried to break in. Caption courtesy of Hagerty.

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