Last night (Jan 26th), Cinema Retro Editor and
British board member of the Ian Fleming Foundation, Dave Worrall, gave an
introductory speech at EON Productions and The National Motor Museum's 50th anniversary
exhibition 'Bond in Motion' at Beaulieu. The champagne reception for a large
corporate accountancy company was held in the actual exhibition area where
guests, surrounded by James Bond's famous vehicles and gadgetry, enjoyed Dave's
informative talk about how Eon and the museum put together the spectacular
event, which is now open to the public on a daily basis until the end of the
year. After his talk, Dave mingled with the guests and answered dozens of
questions asked him by the (predominantly!) male audience, who were keen to
learn more about the various cars on show, including OO7's various Aston
Martins, the underwater Lotus, and autogyro 'Little Nellie', to name but a few.
Bond fans will be pleased to discover that apart
from the 32-page 'Bond in Motion' souvenir brochure on sale, the museum's gift
shop has two sections devoted entirely to James Bond merchandise, including toy
cars, t-shirts, books, mugs, posters - and more!
For more information about visiting the
'Bond in Motion' exhibition click here
Photos © Mark Mawston.