All 20 Bond films were represented at the Barcelona Motor Show 2003. MI6 has the coverage and pictures...

Bond Cars At The Barcelona Motor Show 2003
8th May 2003

As an important centre of car design, the Motor Show in Barcelona is a major event. Taking over the entire exhibition space in the Fira de Barcelona, the Motor Show also benefited from the advantage a Mediterranean spring by taking over the access roads between the exhibition halls, where you could find additional stands from various manufacturers, go kart racing and displays of the off road vehicles. Right: The first Bond car, a Sunbeam Alpine Roadster, on the "Dr. No" stand.

As well as seeing the latest output from Ferrari, the Enzo, all leading manufacturers were there, so on display were Fords, Jeeps, Jaguars... But what people were really there to see was the promise of vehicles from all 20 of the James Bond films, and they were not disappointed.

Above: The "most famous car in the world", the Aston Martin DB5.

Above: The bullet holes are still in the Aston Martin DBS windscreen from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".

In Hall 2, accompanied by music from the films, were Aston Martin's, Lotus Esprit's, speedboats, taxis and Little Nellie herself. Each film was represented by at least one vehicle and each stand decorated with stills from the film, the Spanish language poster and details of the vehicle.

Above: the Lotus Esprit S1 from "The Spy Who Loved Me".

Above: Bond`s latest car - the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish.

Although some of the vehicles appearing were actually used in filming, some were not so convincing. Every car had a brand new numberplate, often stuck over an existing one, and the BMW Z8 on "The World Is Not Enough" stand was red! Although Little Nellie was the real thing, and various other cars had clear signs that they were authentic.

More photos from the show later in the week.

Thanks to David Leigh and Simon at the excellent "For Your Eyes Only" site for providing Spanish coverage to MI6.
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