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Central to Bond and his world are the machines he travels in. This exhilarating edition by Assouline includes the cars that define the spy through time, from an Aston Martin with ejector seats to a Lotus Esprit reborn as a submarine. The volume is the most comprehensive chronicle of 007’s modes of transport to-date, featuring not only legendary automobiles but other machines from speedboats to jet-packs, alongside iconic vehicles belonging to his allies, love interests and adversaries. Curated and authored by Academy Award-winning special-effects supervisor Chris Corbould, OBE, the book includes accounts of some of cinema’s most unforgettable stunts. More than 300 images include rare, behind-the-scenes stills, design drawings, and production ephemera. A film-by-film journey spanning the franchise, 'James Bond Cars' is presented as a silk hardcover and is the perfect gift for lovers of Bond, beauty, engineering, and cinema history.

From Aston Martins fitted with ejector seats and water cannons to a Lotus Esprit reborn as a submarine to a Venetian gondola improbably reimagined as a hovercraft, the vehicles of the James Bond cinematic franchise are as iconic as the spy himself. Enter James Bond Cars, Assouline's third fully-authorized title devoted to 007 (following James Bond Destinations and James Bond Style) and the most comprehensive chronicle ever published of not just the twenty-five films' legendary automobiles, but a