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James Bond’s Submersible Lotus Resurfaces

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  1. Wade

    Wade Three Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    James Bond's Submersible Lotus Resurfaces - NYTimes.com

    For the Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, it was the "only car to be built into a fully operational, self-propelled submersible".

    Coming to the RM auction September 9th.

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  2. andyww

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    The article does not mention that this was not a proper submarine though in the sense of being watertight. It had to be operated by divers.

    Also not sure if the storage container story is entirely accurate.
     
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    technom3 F1 World Champ Rossa Subscribed

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    thats about the story I was told by the guy representing the car
     
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    Still, way cool. And if you gotta have one, where will you ever find another one?
     
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    The story is true. My brother met this guy in the early 90's and was telling the tale then. At the time, I believe he was looking for ~$7k for the shell (which is all this was).

    -dsd
     
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