What car did James Bond drive?

Lincoln Continental Convertible

Lincoln Continental Convertible, 1965

  • Manufacturer: Lincoln (a division of Ford)
  • Model: Continental, fourth generation
  • Variant: four-door convertible
  • Years manufactured: 1961-1969
  • Type: convertible
  • Origin: USA

Thunderball

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On assignment on New Providence Island in The Bahamas, James Bond rents a Lincoln Continental to drive to Largo's estate Palmyra

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Bond drives the Lincoln Continental to the beach to meet Domino scuba-diving, but is followed by one of Largo's henchmen

 

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Much of Thunderball is set and was filmed on location on New Providence Island in The Bahamas between February 1965 and July 1965. The car that bond rents is a Lincoln Continental.

The car used in filming was a 1965 model four-door convertible Lincoln Continental.

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