James Bond. An exhibition at the Petersen museum for the 60 years of the saga

The Petersen Museum in Los Angeles is organizing an exhibition to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the James Bond film saga.

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the James Bond saga and the theatrical release of the new film “Die Can Wait”, the Petersen Automobile Museum in Los Angeles (United States) is offering a retrospective of the cars used by the most famous secret agent.

At the end of the year, the news is carried by the James Bond saga with the arrival in theaters of the new opus, To die can wait, repeatedly postponed due to the Covid. But it is also the anniversary of the franchise in the cinema which is being prepared, since the first film James Bond vs. Dr. No was released in 1962. For the occasion, The Petersen American Automobile Museum is organizing a unique exhibition on the mythical vehicles of the secret agent baptized Bond in Motion.

James bond exhibition petersen museum lotus spirit — In “The Spy Who Loved Me”, released in 1977, Roger Moore uses this Lotus Esprit S1 coupe convertible into a submarine.

james bond petersen aston martin v8 — The Aston Martin V8 used by Timothy Dalton in “Killing Is Not Playing” (1987) was equipped with skis and studded tires.

Produced in collaboration with EON Productions and the Ian Fleming Foundation, it brings together around thirty vehicles that have appeared in one of the 25 films of the saga.

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About thirty vehicles used for filming

petersen james bond jaguar xkr exhibition — In “Die Another Day” in 2002, the villainous Zao (played by Rick Yune) drives this green Jaguar XKR full of gadgets.

Among the vehicles on display, Aston Martins crammed with gadgets of course. The famous DB5, star of several films like Goldfinger (1964) or Goldeneye (1995), is obviously in the game. We also note the presence of the rare Aston Martin V8, equipped with skis and studded tires. This was used by Timothy Dalton in Killing is not playing in 1987. Driven by Daniel Craig in 2006 in Casino Royale, the exposed DBS suffered a little more than the others during the filming since it rolled over several times. Finally, the Aston Martin DB10, specially manufactured in 10 copies for the film Spectrum, is also exposed.

james bond bmw z8 — BMW is also represented with Pierce Brosnan’s Z8 roadster in 1999 in “The world is not enough”.

aston martin dbs james bond casino royale — The same cannot be said of this Aston Martin DBS, which was used in the filming of *Casino Royale,* released in 2006.

Other brands are also represented, such as Lotus with Roger Moore’s Esprit S1 submarine coupe (seen in The spy who loved me in 1977) or BMW with the Z8 roadster martyred by Pierce Brosnan in 1999 in The world is not enough. Jaguar is also present with the green XKR well equipped in gadget. It was piloted by a North Korean terrorist, Zao (played by Rick Yune), facing Pierce Brosnan in his Aston Martin V12 Vanquish in Die another day in 2002.

An exhibition until October 2022

The exhibition Bond in Motion has been inaugurated on September 25, 2021, it will be open until October 30, 2022. Count $ 16 for adults and $ 11 for children aged 4 to 17.
Petersen Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles – California