
Story By Myles Kornblatt • Artwork by Leslie Wimbush unless otherwise credited
September marks 50 years since James Bond started giving us iconic movie cars. “Goldfinger” was not the first time 007 was shown behind the wheel, but his gadget-laden Aston-Martin seemed to make this icon complete. For the next half century, whoever played James Bond gave all of us in the audience a jolt of adrenaline as he would lend his precision driving to a choice motor car.
Bond’s taste in cars never came cheap. After all, a man with a license to kill and the ability to not ruffle his dinner jacket while doing so doesn’t know the term “vinyl seats.”
Just because “budget” wasn’t in his vocabulary, we don’t have to follow suit. Want to put a little Bond magic in your garage? Here are some choice offerings no matter what your price range.