{"id":129110,"date":"2016-03-16T13:48:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T13:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=129110"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:43:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:43:28","slug":"james-bonds-lotus-submarine-car-for-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/james-bonds-lotus-submarine-car-for-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"James Bond’s Lotus Submarine Car for Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

On September 9th 2013, RM Auctions will offer the Lotus Esprit ‘Submarine Car’ at their sale in London.<\/p>\n

This is the same prop car used in the 1977 film, The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and is the only one and only fully functional submarine car.<\/p>\n

RM estimate to achieve \u00a3650,000 to \u00a3950,000 or $1,000,000 USD to $1,500,000 USD for the car. The question is, does it float?<\/p>\n

More pictures and video can be found on our feature page.<\/p>\n

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On September 9th 2013, RM Auctions will offer the Lotus Esprit ‘Submarine Car’ at their sale in London. This is the same prop car used in the 1977 film, The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and is the only one and only fully functional submarine car. RM estimate to achieve \u00a3650,000 to \u00a3950,000 or $1,000,000 USD to $1,500,000 USD for the car. The question is, does it float? 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