After heavy fighting , car ' submarine ' James Bond sold auctioned to 550,000 pounds. It 's not surprising , because this is the car James Bond in the film The Spy Who Loved Me .
The auction itself was carried out this week in Battersea , London , England . Occurs exciting battle between a bidder in the auction and bidders who bid by phone until the phone finally get a winner in this car 550,000 pounds.
This car is one of the stars in the movie James Bond in 1977 's . When the Bond played by Roger Moore .
Peter Haynes of RM Auctions hall says that auction was fun even though the price is below the estimated price of between 650,000 and 950,000 pounds .
" We are very pleased with the price , it is a very strong money for something that is an important part of movie memorabilia , " Haynes said in the Daily Mail .
" Considering it's not a car that can be driven on the road , the price of Bond memorabilia proving that all the demand , " he added .
Although the car can not be driven on the road , he insists that this car can really be a submarine .
The previous owner , to cars auctioned remain opted not to open their identity even though he explained that he get this car on Long Island in 1989 .
This car sold at a warehouse in Long Island who is believed to have rented for 10 years , but when the lease runs out of time and no one took it , then fill the warehouse sale.
Interestingly , the previous owner did not know what this car when bought it because he has not watched the movie The Spy Who Loved Me when it first this car does not have wheels and roof dented . But he still bought it with the hope can be fixed .
But when he brought the car to a truck , there are people who see it on the road and explain what this car . Back home , he immediately hired a video of The Spy Who Loved Me and realize how valuable the car he had just bought .
Built by Perry Oceanographic , Lotus Esprit Series 1 ' Submarine ' Car has a propeller replacement wheel when there are under water . When it is , it costs more than U.S. $ 100,000 to make it. That figure is equivalent to approximately U.S. $ 500,000 at this time .
Though the film starring Roger Moore as Bond , diving car was used by retired Navy SEAL Don Griffin during filming underwater.
