British super secret agent James Bond has appeared on screen, in one form or another, in quite literally dozens of movies that have spanned various decades. Bond has always had a crazy arsenal of awesome gadgets, though perhaps most intriguing is the long list of incredible cars that have been at 007’s disposal.
Car collectors across the world have assembled small pieces of the various vehicles driven by James Bond, and now the world’s largest Bond car collection is up for auction, reports The Express. Among these is the 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 from Diamonds Are Forever, a car involved in one of Hollywood’s most famous bloopers.
The blooper we’re referring to is the Las Vegas chase scene where bond, driving the red Mustang Mach 1, enters a narrow alley riding on just the two passenger-side wheels. But when the scene cuts to the Mustang leaving the alley, it’s on the two driver’s side wheels. It’s an impossible thing to ask of audiences, even those who suspend disbelief long enough to enjoy a good Bond film. But even bloopers have their place in history. Skip to the last 30 seconds of the video above to see what we’re talking about.
The 59 vehicles of the James Bond collection belong to real estate developer Michael Dezer, and includes vehicles like the Toyota 2000 GT Coupe from You Only Live Twice, Goldfinger’s Rolls Royce Phantom III limousine, and the Russian T55 tank from Goldeneye. Yes, this collection includes a working friggin’ tank.
Unfortunately, Dezer wants to sell the collections as a single lot, and has priced it accordingly; the new owner will have to fork over $33 million, or just a little less than $500,000 per vehicle. That might be a bit…ambitious.