One would find it incredibly unbelievable that initially film producers had to plead manufacturers to allow their cars to be shown on screen. Back then Aston owner David Brown was not so keen to let James Bond drive one of his cars, although after Roger Moore had driven his trick Esprit off the jetty in The Spy Who Loved Me, the factory supposedly took orders equating to three years' full production.
Today, car manufacturers would kill to get involved in James Bond movies. It is simple: for most of us James Bond is the very epitome of glamour. But even the mightiest fall and hence it is no surprise to see him driving something that is anything but glamorous. We understand the fact that as an agent, he must grab whatever he gets, but there are a few vehicles that hardly make the cut.
In 1981, James Bond drives a bright yellow Citroen 2CV in the film For Your Eyes Only. Bond uses the modestly powered 2CV to escape his pursuers in Peugeot 504 sedans. The usual two cylinder 2CV was slightly modified to accommodate for a more powerful four-pot boxer from a Citroen GS. The company later marketed a limited edition 2CV, painted in yellow with "007" and fake bullet hole stickers. 
We had hardly forgiven the produces for trying to reinvent Bond by casting Daniel Craig, when we got another blow. In his debut Bond movie, Daniel Craig arrives in a rep special Ford Mondeo, and the fans were outraged. It was the car's debut too - it was yet to go on sale - but that was hardly a reason enough.
The BMW Z3 seen in the Golden Eye was another piece of painful product placement. The vehicle remained on the screen for barely two minutes, probably because moments after signing the contracts, the producers realised that whatever a car needs to be a Bond Car, the little BMW just does not have it.
In the beginning, no one knew how big Bond would get. In fact, the US distributors were not at all interested in a British secret agent, and the premier of the movie took place in a very humble Oklahoma drive-in instead of somewhere in Hollywood or New York. In the movie, Bond drives a lake blue "Series II" Alpine roadster in a scene where he drives it under a truck to escape from pursuing hit men. Reportedly, the car was borrowed from a local resident, as the only suitable sports car available on the island used for filming of the movie.
In this movie, you would see plenty good vehicle, ranging from a Mach 1 Mustang through to a Ford Transit-based Moon Buggy to funky little balloon-tyre three-wheelers racing through the desert. Unfortunately, being a stereotypical American luxo-barge, the Ford Galaxie 500 does not count as one of them. James Bond drives the copper-plated sedan when he meets with Felix where the CIA agents lose Tiffany.
In the beginning, Scaramanga's AMC Matador does not look all that great but at least it can boast of having the capacity to sprout wings. But Bond has no such luck and he pursues his quarry in a Hornet X which he steals from a Bangkok dealership. Later the car redeems itself by completing the outstanding spiral river jump stunt, and today the actual one can be seen in the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu.
We all love the British Ranger Rovers, but a convertible Range Rover would not be something that we want to see. In Octopussy, Roger Moore arrives at a race meeting towing a suspiciously large horsebox, and later makes his getaway piloting a Bede BD-5 Acrostar Microjet which he has stowed in the back.
Don't get started on us just by reading the name of the car mentioned in our list. We love Aston Martin Vanquish, but the concept of an invisible car is somewhat incredible. Names as the Vanish, Q's creation - John Cleese this time; Desmond Llewelyn would never have tried anything like this, completely stamped over the public's desire to believe that all of Bond's gadgets are credible.
We know that since Bond never actually takes control of this Indian three-wheeled auto-rickshaw, but it is included here because the chase scenes work phenomenally well and the stunts are too good to be done by this two-stroke auto rickshaw.
We all know that James Bond is always resourceful when under pressure. In a View to a Kill, Bond steals a Parisian minicab to chase 1980s songstress Grace Jones after she parachutes off the Eiffel Tower. After some high-performance driving, the car is accidentally decapitated and then breaks off in half.
