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Designer realises childhood dream with James Bond’s Bentley Continental

By 2025-02-04T09:59:00

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The James Bond novel Thunderball saw Ian Fleming vividly describe a Bentley Continental Mk2, a car that didn’t outside the pages of fiction. Car designer Tony Hunter remedied this by designing and building his own

When Tony Hunter was a boy, he had two loves: Biggles and James Bond. Thankfully for the world of car design, he was inspired by 007’s passion for cars and followed this thread into a career in automotive design. Had Biggles come out on top, we could be talking about an aeronautical project instead. 

While Bond’s car of choice has become associated with Aston Martin following the brand’s presence in the film franchise, the books tell a different story. Ian Fleming described a large two-seater convertible Bentley dubbed ‘The Locomotive’. Despite Fleming’s in-depth depiction, Bond’s Bentley was merely a subject of the reader’s imagination. 

“‘Bond had the most selfish car in England…’ 

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