Vintage cars, golden era photo shoots

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^ Didn't Connery drive a Bentley in one of his post Bond reincarnations?
I cannot recall if Lois Maxwell resumed her Moneypenny role behind her desk,
but between her and Eunice ***son, my pubescent fantasies took flight.

 

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Didn't Connery drive a Bentley in one of his post Bond reincarnations?
I cannot recall if Lois Maxwell resumed her Moneypenny role behind her desk,
but between her and Eunice ***son, my pubescent fantasies took flight.

You are right, Connery/Bond admiring his 1937 Bentley 4¼ Litre Gurney Nutting 3 Position Drophead Coupé, It appears In the 1983 movie: Never Say Never Again.

As the original Miss Moneypenny, Lois Maxwell established a legendary, multi-decade banter with 007, while Eunice G-ayson made history as Sylvia Trench, the very first Bond Girl who famously prompted his iconic introduction, Bond. James Bond. Together, they provided the spark that made the cinematic world of espionage an indelible part of pop culture and the catalyst for many a youthful imagination and pubescent fantasy.

 

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Caught a train interview Ms ***son gave later in life when in her sixties; still beautiful elegance
personified, and quite candid about Connery, whom she claimed was quite nervous on set.

Lois appeared inside *******'s ''Bond Girls'' feature. A memorable woman.

 

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Rita Hatworth poses beside her Paradise Green 1941 Lincoln Continental, an extravagant birthday gift from Orson Welles.

And for those who think that the lady, might just upstage the car, here she is:

 

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When British film actress and singer Diana Dors acquired her Delahaye Type 175 S Roadster, she was only 17 and did not have a driver's license.
Dors actively worked in her native country and also appeared in American films; her role in the 1956's "Yield to the Night"earned the best reviews of her motion picture career.

 

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Rita Hatworth poses beside her Paradise Green 1941 Lincoln Continental, an extravagant birthday gift from Orson Welles.

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And for those who think that the lady, might just upstage the car, here she is:

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Hmm... Rita Hayworth has been gone since May of 1987. I'm not a fan of the whole "necromance", thing, so I choose the car. Any idea what the taxes might be on that baby?

 

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Sophia Loren posing with the car that was gifted to her by film producer Carlo Ponti.
A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe (famous for its signature doors hinged at the roof.)
Known as "gullwing" doors, they swing upward like seabird wings because of the car's high, tubular space-frame chassis.
It had a three litre, straight-six engine, with direct fuel injection, producing 212 horsepower, making it one of the fastest production cars of the 1950's.

 

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Sophia Loren posing with the car that was gifted to her by film producer Carlo Ponti.
A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe (famous for its signature doors hinged at the roof.)
Known as "gullwing" doors, they swing upward like seabird wings because of the car's high, tubular space-frame chassis.
It had a three litre, straight-six engine, with direct fuel injection, producing 212 horsepower, making it one of the fastest production cars of the 1950's.

I saw one (I think it had been Clarke Gable's) at a small auto museum in Saratoga NY – it was part of a traveling exhibit. While it's not a gigantic car, it looks much bigger and substantial in person.