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Bond's Lotus the spy who sold me

It is expected to fetch between $230,000 and $280,000 when it goes to auction in London next month.

The white 1976 Lotus Esprit from the 1977 film starring Roger Moore and Barbara Bach, will be sold on December 1 at Bonhams auctions' annual motoring sale. It was one of two Lotus cars driven in the film by Bond.

It turns into an amphibious car for the movie, driven both on land and under water.

Meanwhile, the number plate AU1 from the earlier Bond classic Goldfinger is for sale in the same auction. AU1 was fitted to the Rolls-Royce Phantom III used by arch villain Goldfinger in the film.

AU is the chemical symbol for gold in the Periodic Table. The registration number is expected to fetch more than $185,000.

 

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