Jay Laifman
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Here is an article about the James Bond Alpine that I've never seen before. Interestingly, it notes that there were two of them - one in Jamaica (on the road scenes) and one in England (at the studio lot with the fake driving shot close ups).
https://www.classicandsportscar.com/features/driving-original-james-bond-car-sunbeam-alpine
Some specific discussions about the car:
The Bond Alpine was provided by Syd Hirst, Lord Rootes’ representative in the then-British West Indies and Central America, via Kingston motor dealer HE Robinson & Co.
Hirst’s son Michael remembers the Alpine as being “absolutely standard”, but the Sunbeam’s 100mph top speed was more than enough to deal with 1962-vintage cinematic villainy.
https://www.classicandsportscar.com/features/driving-original-james-bond-car-sunbeam-alpine
Some specific discussions about the car:
The Bond Alpine was provided by Syd Hirst, Lord Rootes’ representative in the then-British West Indies and Central America, via Kingston motor dealer HE Robinson & Co.
Hirst’s son Michael remembers the Alpine as being “absolutely standard”, but the Sunbeam’s 100mph top speed was more than enough to deal with 1962-vintage cinematic villainy.
