This was a Wedgewood Blue Series II. It had the tall side window posts.
Lou is right. Wedgewood Blue wasn't available until '61.
Louis & Laila wrote:
>
> Jan,
> Since the Series 1 Alpine was only offered in 5 colors, Glen Green,
> Thistle Grey, Moonstone, Embassy Black, ad Carnival Red, and James Bond was
> driving a Wedgewood Blue car, a color that was only offered for Series II, I
> am going to keep thinking it was a series II. I will admit that there were
> some cars that may have got painted colors near the end, or beggining of
> production because Rootes never had hard and fast rules, but I would rather
> go with the law of averages. I can see for certain that it was not a series
> 3 by looking at the windshield.
> Having read the book, you are correct that it was a 53-54 Alpine. of course,
> it met a different fate than in the movie. Lou
> ----- Original Message -----
> > The James Bond Alpine in the movie Dr, No was a Series I. In addition,
> the
> > "LaSalle" hearse used by the bad guys was transformed into a Humber hearse
> > when it went over the cliff!
> >
> > In the original Dr No book by Ian Fleming, the Alpine was a '53-54 Alpine.
> >
> > Jan Eyerman
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Rich Atherton" <aka.gumby@gte.net> wrote:
> > The Only Alpine that was used in the Bond Pictures was an early Series
> > Alpine (w/Fins)
> > There is a Picture of it on this web site..
> > http://www.planet007.com/jbond/vehicles.html
> >
> > That says it's a 63 Series III, although the movie came out in 62, and
> > probably filmed in 61/62 so I would Guess that it's a 61or 62car. that
> > would make it a Series II Could be wrong there...
> >
> > Absolutely not a Series IV or V however. Did that model have the early
> > series Fins? Should also be blue as well.
> >
> >
> > > the May issue of Automobile Magazine mentioned that www.exoticar.com is
> > > selling the Corgi set of 10 1:43 scale models of James Bond cars for
> > > $49.95.
> > >
> > > The detail is not very good, but the set includes what looks like an
> > > Alpine IV or V
--
Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org>
'61 Series II Alpine B9104704 LRX
'61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9116754 OD LRX
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9117497 OD LRX
'64 Series IV Automatic B9401426 BW LRX
'67 Series V Alpine B395016967 LRX
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