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Boats of Bond Movies Featured in Show
SEATTLE -- Calling all Bond fans! The 60th Annual Seattle Boat Show, which takes place Jan. 25-Feb. 3 in Seattle, is giving attendees the chance to see four authentic super spy vessels straight out of 007 films. The show's first-ever “Boats of Bond” exhibit includes boats from “Thunderball,” “Diamonds are Forever,” “Live and Let Die” and “The World is Not Enough.”
--“Thunderball” Tow Sled (1965) The underwater tow sled was used by James Bond and the villain Largo. There were 14 boats originally built for the production company. Today, there are only two known to exist. The original builder, Jordan Klein, owns the other remaining sled. --“Diamonds Are Forever” Bath-O-Sub (1971) The underwater bath-o-sub is one of two originally featured in the film and was used by 007's nemesis, Blofeld, to escape from the oil-drilling platform that doubled as his headquarters. It can be seen as Blofeld climbs inside and is lowered over the side of the oil platform. --“The World is Not Enough” Q's Jet Boat (1999) Major Boothroyd's famous Q jet boat. Fifteen Q boats were originally built for the production. Today only eight survive. The Jet Boat performed a barrel roll stunt seen in the film. --“Live and Let Die” villain's chase boat (1973) In Roger Moore's debut as 007, the action highlight is a boat chase and speedboat jump scene over the New Orleans bayou. Glastron built 26 boats for the sequence. Seventeen boats were destroyed in the 100+ practice jumps to find the optimum speed and ramp design to achieve the jump. The Glastron GT-150 flying over two police cars became a cover story in Time magazine. The villain's boat will be on display. For those wanting to emulate the Bond lifestyle, also at the show will be two Sunseeker motor yachts. Five Sunseeker motor yachts were used and two featured in the newly released “Casino Royale.” In addition to the boats for “Live and Let Die,” Glastron designed a custom boat for “Moonraker.” Glastron also designed and built the infamous "Bat Boat" featured in the Batman movie (1966) and television series. |
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