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Lotus Esprit Type 79 James Bond The Spy Who Loved Me Submarine White AUTOart 1:18

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Lotus Esprit Type 79 James Bond The Spy Who Loved Me Submarine White AUTOart 1:18 75306 Diecast
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AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Lotus Esprit Type 79 reproduces the white submarine car from The Spy Who Loved Me, one of cinema's most famous movie vehicles. Doors open for cabin detail. A crossover piece for James Bond film collectors and Lotus enthusiasts building a special and unique models display.
Lotus Esprit Type 79 James Bond The Spy Who Loved Me Submarine White AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Lotus
Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
75306
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About the Lotus Esprit Type 79 James Bond The Spy Who Loved Me Submarine White AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Lotus Esprit Type 79 recreates the white submarine car from 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me, doors opening onto the cabin. A film-history piece for James Bond and Lotus collectors alike, built on the wedge-shaped coupe's real 1979 chassis.

Few movie cars are as instantly recognizable as this Lotus, a sharp-edged Italian-styled wedge that famously drove off a pier and transformed into a submarine on screen.

Diecast Detail Behind a Film Icon

AUTOart's Esprit is cast in zinc alloy, giving the model real weight that matches its wedge silhouette's visual presence. The doors open onto a cabin trimmed to reflect the period-correct Esprit interior, and the exterior panel work holds the Giugiaro-designed creases and flat surfaces sharply, a shape that rewards crisp diecast tooling because there are so few curves to hide imperfections behind. The white paint is applied evenly, with no film-specific gadgetry added since this is a road-spec reproduction of the shape rather than a movie-prop replica with periscopes or fins. Panel gaps stay tight along the doors and hood, consistent with AUTOart's reputation for tighter tolerances than mass-market diecast competitors.

The Esprit's Screen Legacy

The Lotus Esprit's appearance in The Spy Who Loved Me remains one of the most celebrated stunts in the James Bond franchise, the underwater transformation sequence that made the car a cultural fixture well beyond automotive circles. Built on the Type 79 platform Lotus produced from the late 1970s, the Esprit's angular, wedge-profile design was already striking before the film; the movie simply cemented its place in pop culture. That crossover appeal, part sports car, part cinema artifact, is exactly why this model draws interest from collectors who otherwise focus entirely on film memorabilia.

Displaying a Film and Automotive Crossover Piece

This Esprit sits comfortably in either a Lotus-focused sports car lineup or a dedicated movie-car display, and its striking wedge shape makes it a strong stand-alone centerpiece even without film-specific staging. Because the doors open, it holds up to handling and close inspection rather than working only as a static silhouette. Pair it with other 1970s wedge-era sports cars to show off the design language of the period, or let it anchor a small shelf of screen-famous vehicles on its own.

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