The Spy Who Loved Me key art
Film · 1977

The Spy Who Loved Me

Directed by Lewis Gilbert

"Wet Nellie" — the Lotus Esprit that drove off a jetty and kept going. Bond's white wedge that turned into a submarine and became an instant icon.

The cars

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Lotus Esprit S1 Bond's car
Lotus

Esprit S1 "Wet Nellie"

1976 · Sports Coupé · White

The submersible Esprit S1.

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