While many of us are familiar with the gritty modern James Bond, Fleming created a sophisticated character who drove for pleasure rather than business. A 1930's Bentley 4 1/2 litre Turbocharged to be precise. Yes, that's right - Bond originally drove a Bentley.
With memories of WW2 fresh and the swinging Sixties still to come, 007 was originally a very civilised gentleman spy.Īnd that meant that a Bentley was the only suitable vehicle. Ian Fleming wrote most of his James Bond novels during the 1950s.
