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Second Car Accident Befalls Bond Film Stuntmen

It's not easy being a stuntman on the set of the new James Bond movie, "Quantum of Solace." If you'll remember, earlier this week we told you about that stunt driver taking Bond's Aston Martin DBS into the drink (and the subsequent video aftermath) in what's being described as a highly dangerous "delivery-related" stunt. Now they've seen another car accident. Although this time it wasn't the DBS, it was double trouble as two of the men all about stunts were involved. Reportedly,
"the accident happened when the car used by two stuntmen rammed into a filming lorry and then into a wall on set near the picturesque Lake Garda in northern Italy..."
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8:40 AM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Ray Wert
3,529 views, 27 comments

Latest by hootjigga: Hehe, a lorry's a truck. more »

offbeat news

The Wreckage Of The HMS Aston Martin DBS

We know this has to be as painful for you to look at as it is for us to write about. Footage has surfaced of James Bond's Aston Martin DBS after the Italian police fished it out of Lake Garda. If you recall, the driver of the car lost control while in transit to the set, sending both he and the car plunging into the murky depths, falling to a depth of 150 ft before our anti-hero was able to rouse himself and make his way, frog-like, to the surface. That sounds like some serious James-Bond-like action, but unfortunately, it won't be relegated to the "bloopers" reel as no one was around to record the action. Well, except for this gruesome post-mortem. Oh Aston Martin DBS, you are beautiful, even in death. [CarDomain Blog]

7:50 PM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
5,874 views, 63 comments

Latest by bynddrvn: The passenger compartment looks a bit cramped. Maybe the engineers at Austin Martin, just have a different view of what is important? Use the impenetrable cockpit for the V12 engine, f- the driver. We can always get another driver, but more »

movies

New Ford Ka To Be Shaken, Not Stirred In New Bond Film "Quantum Of Solace?"

We've got a chance to check out some exclusive video from the set of the new Bond flick, "Quantum of Solace." Yes, it's a silly name for a movie. But you know, the "Ka" is a silly name for a car — except for, you know, in Boston. So it seems like the two would work well together, which, if the video's right, will be just the case. The clip appears to show the new, and as yet un-revealed, Ford Ka hitting the silver screen in the new 007 movie, complete with some strange graphics running down the side. Well, we'd have preferred a new Mondeo like the last movie, but beggars Ka-n't be choosers. Ha. We slay ourselves. But what do you think? Is that the new Ka-Ka? Video after the jump. More »

9:30 AM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Wes Siler
2,449 views, 30 comments

Latest by SwapMeat: @skierpage: Citroen 2cv vs Peugeot 504s. That would be the slowest car chase of all time if it they had of turned uphill at any point... I can only imagine how much they would have had to speed up the film more »