DRIVING BENEATH THE WAVES
FROM: The Spy Who Loved Me
Nothing sums up the magic of a Bond film quite like driving a car into the ocean, with it carrying on the journey by turning into a submarine. Dubbed Wet Nellie, the production version was a submarine built specially for the film in the shape of a Lotus Esprit S1 sports car. In 2008, the Rinspeed sQuba became the first car to be able to travel underwater. Unlike Bond’s Lotus, which was pressurised, allowing the driver to stay dry, sQuba is open to the water, with those inside having to don scuba gear. But with its ability to travel submerged, just like Bond’s car, it’s about as close to his Lotus submarine as it’s possible to get.