Bentley Versus Aston Martin - Car Manufacturers Feud About James Bond's Preference

Posted by Chris Jensen | May. 27, 2008 06:56AM PST | 20399 views | 0 comments

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We all know how James Bond prefers his drinks, but which car does he truly prefer, the Aston Martin or the Bentley? This is apparently the question of our time, evidenced by a growing feud between car manufacturers.

In this corner, Richard Charlesworth, director of royal and VIP relations at Bentley Motors:

"Fleming himself was a Bentley fan and a Bentley driver," continues Mr Charlesworth, who also oversees Bentley's heritage collection. "He was brought up at a time when the Bentley brothers were winning a lot of races. The way he wrote it, James Bond almost had a love affair with his Bentleys, almost more important than his conquests of women."

In the other corner we have the chief executive of Aston Martin, Ulrich Bez:

In the films, Commander Bond "requires the best of British", insists Mr Bez.

"And that's an Aston Martin."

I seem to remember Bond driving a few American cars, notably the Lincoln Continental, though Lincoln is conspicuously missing from this heated debate.

(Source: BBC)

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