Bond In Motion opens this week at the International Spy Museum.
There ’s not much people in Washington DC can harmonise on , but James Bond ’s cool factor might just be one of them .
The fictional British undercover agent created by author and former naval intelligence officer , Ian Fleming , is have in a series of twelve mid - century novel and became immortal on the silver screen with 25 movies and counting . A constant through the Bond cinema is the impeccable , tactile , and allow ’s front it , extremely sexy cars .
Now , for the first time , you could see 17 of Bond ’s vehicles — motorcar as well as hero sandwich , bike , gravy boat , and even a tuk - tuk — in a sleek , interactional exhibit , chemical bond In Motion , at the International Spy Museum .
Bond In Motion at the International Spy Museum.|Photo credit: John Robinson for the International Spy Museum
adherence In Motion , which open this hebdomad , showcases piece used in Bond films , many of which have never been usher together before and are on special loan from EON Productions and the Ian Fleming Foundation .
The pieces , which have all been used on Seth in Bond films , conceal , much like the famous undercover agent himself , the true nature of their purpose . Take , for example , Bond ’s silver grey Aston Martin DB5 from the 1964 film , Goldfinger , which mask tire slashers , simple machine guns , oil jets , a circumvolve license plate , and even an ouster hindquarters in its gilded form . The classic Aston Martin ( which exhibit off its stunt every twenty instant ) is on lasting presentation in the museum ’s atrium and acts as a bare teaser for what look on the museum ’s third story .
Highlights include the Jaguar XKR transmutable and Aston Martin V12 Vanquish fromDie Another Day , the AMC Hornet fromThe military personnel With The Golden Gun , andthe Mercury Cougar XR-7 fromOn Her Majesty ’s Secret Service . However , it ’s not all just about cars . Visitors will also find the one - person sub , the Bath - o - Sub , fromDiamonds are Forever , the Hydrofoil boat fromMoonraker , and the Flying Parahawk fromThe World Is Not Enough .
Bond In Motion at the International Spy Museum.|Photo credit: John Robinson for the International Spy Museum
After ogle the lam vehicles , block off by the interactional digital station which allows you to plan your own Bond fomite and outfit your car grant to the duty assignment you ’re consecrate ( all over with indicated level of secrecy ) before induce it go through a rigorous review .
attachment In Motionopens on Friday , March 1 . ticket are $ 12 or $ 10 with leverage of a general ticket to the International Spy Museum .
DC Museum Exhibit: Bond In Motion at the International Spy Museum.|Photo credit: John Robinson for the International Spy Museum
