One of four Jaguar C-X75 supercars built for 2015 Bond film Spectre has been made road-legal.
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A road-legal Bond villain’s Jaguar supercar that was never made available to the public is to go on sale with a price tag of around £2.5million, This is Money can exclusively reveal.
The orange Jaguar C-X75 – with a chassis number ending with the iconic ‘007’ – is one of a handful of specially-made cars commissioned to play a pivotal role in 007 movie Spectre during a dramatic duel through the centre of Rome with James Bond, as played by Daniel Craig in an exclusive Aston Martin.
The revamped Jaguar is being sold for a client by UK-based specialist luxury and supercar dealers Kaaimans International after secretly undergoing detailed engineering and trim work to transform it from a big screen film stunt car into the road-legal supercar it was originally destined to be.
It is one of just four surviving stunt cars made for the 2015 Bond movie – a fifth was destroyed during filming.
The stunning two-seater C-X75 was originally created and unveiled with a flourish in 2010 as a 200mph prototype plug-in hybrid electric Jaguar supercar – but the project was later axed by the British car-maker on economic grounds.
However, the car itself did live again to be seen on the big screen with a handful built to order for the 2015 hit film.
Seven C-X75s were used during filming in total, though two were genuine prototype C-X75 hybrids (both used only for slow-moving and interior shots) that are today deemed ‘priceless’ and have been retained by manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover for its own collection.
The remaining five cars were crafted exclusively for the movie by the technical and engineering department of the Williams F1 team in a matter of months before filming started – the fifth taking just 12 hours to make, one Williams Advanced Engineering bod revealed to MailOnline and This is Money motoring editor Rob Hull in 2015.
Each of the movie-exclusive C-X75s featured a V8 engine taken from the Range Rover Sport SVR and had a unique space-frame chassis (much cheaper than the genuine C-X75 carbon fibre tub) and upgraded suspension to perform jumps during filming.
They were also fitted with manual handbrakes, gearboxes and clutches to make jaw-dropping skids in front of the Colosseum in the movie easier to master.
One was even converted into a ‘pod car’, with a seat and all driving controls encased in a roll cage mounted on the roof so stunt drivers can manoeuver the vehicle during scenes with Spectre henchman, Mr Hinx, played by actor Dave Bautista, filmed sitting in the car.
The Jaguar movie car ‘007’ is one of two C-X75s currently owned by the collector client, who previously bought the ‘001’ chassis model.
This he plans to keep for himself. But the ‘007’ chassis model is up for sale.
Both are the subject of detailed work with specialists to make them properly driveable and road legal, says Gary Tolson, co-owner of supercar specialists Kaaimans International based in Tollerton, Nottinghamshire, which is handling the sale.
The prestige dealer had previously bought both cars privately – and sold them on to the current owner.
Conversion work to the stunt cars to comply with road legal status includes: new fuel tanks; a new emissions-compliant exhaust system; a new speedometer; a proper handbrake; replacement glass; new carbon fibre; upgrade of electrics, electronics and parts where necessary; electric mirrors; and new interior trim and seats.
It rides on 20-inch wheels at the front and 21 inch at the rear.
After the work it will be IVA certified as road legal (Individual Vehicle Approval from the government’s Vehicle Certification Agency or VCA) and, once suitably taxed, insured and MOT’d will be able to be driven legally on UK roads.
When the original Jaguar C-X75 prototype was launched more than a decade ago, and before its movie fame, it was hailed as ‘the E-Type for the 21st century’ and ‘the sexiest Jaguar ever’.
Mr Tolson said: ‘It’s a very rare car with an impeccable Bond pedigree. It’ll cost around £1m to convert it so the price we’re looking for it to fetch will be around £2m to £2.5m. We expect the work to be completed soon ready for sale in early Spring.’
He said: ‘It’s one of only four stunt Jaguar C-X75s used in the movie Spectre. Our client also owns another – with the chassis number 001 – which he plans to keep. But chassis ‘007’, with that iconic James Bond number, is up for sale.’
Mr Tolson added: ‘The other two stunt Jaguars are with serious collectors in Switzerland who both also own an Aston Martin DB10 as a matching pair from the movie, so they are unlikely ever to sell.
Price: £2m-£2.5m for chassis number ending: ‘007’
Built by: Jaguar in collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering facility, Oxfordshire
On sale via: Kaaimans International, Tollerton, Nottinghamshire
Engine: Supercharged 5.0-litre V8 petrol
Power: 550 horsepower
Acceleration (0-62mph): circa 155mph
Length: 4,646mm Height: 1,199mm
Width (front): 1,688mm Width (rear): 1,704mm
Weight: 1,450kg
