Lotus Esprit
A wedge-shaped mid-engined sports car that became a submarine in a James Bond film.
The Esprit was shown as a concept in 1972 and put into production in 1976. In The Spy Who Loved Me of 1977 it turned into a submarine. It was made until 2004.
Materials: Steel backbone chassis, glass-fibre body; four-cylinder engine
Manufacture: Made at Hethel in Norfolk.
The angular wedge with flat surfaces.
The pop-up headlamps.