The famous Lotus Esprit submarine car driven by Roger Moore as James Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me has sold at auction for over half a million pounds.
The vehicle, which cannot be driven on the road, but is said to be a fully operational submarine, was bought by an anonymous bidder for £550,000 at RM Auctions in Battersea, London.
The previous owner, who has also chosen to stay anonymous, found the car after buying a storage container in Long Island in 1989.
It is believed the Lotus was left in storage by the production company which paid for the container for 10 years. But when the payment ran out and nobody came to collect it, it was put up for sale.
Thanks to the Daily Mail for the heads up on the story.
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