Elon Musk has bought 007's Lotus, plans on making it work

[bishbash]

So it looks like Elon Musk, founder of Tesla, (and paypal, space-x, etc) has paid a big stack of cash to buy one of the Lotus props from "the spy who loved me". But he doesn't plan on just sticking it in his private garage, he's going to have a go at turning it into a working sub/car. He may be making greeny electric cars for a living but you've got to admire him for getting on with stuff.

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/elon-musk-buys-007...

[andy_s]

bishbash said:

So it looks like Elon Musk, founder of Tesla, (and paypal, space-x, etc) has paid a big stack of cash to buy one of the Lotus props from "the spy who loved me". But he doesn't plan on just sticking it in his private garage, he's going to have a go at turning it into a working sub/car. He may be making greeny electric cars for a living but you've got to admire him for getting on with stuff.

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/elon-musk-buys-007...

Enter stage left, eyebrow raised; 'shocking way to go, Miss Messypussy'

[carinaman]

'Don't be alarmed my dear, it's just my flux capacitor.'

[McWigglebum4th]

I think he is this centuries Nikola Tesla

On that very fine line between utter genius and utter loony

[carinaman]

Not a lot of people know that.

[r11co]

carinaman said:

Not a lot of people know that.

Don't recall Michael Caine being in The Spy Who Loved Me??

Maybe someone should tell Elon that Top Gear beat him to it....

[Justayellowbadge]

Odd thing to do, the interest in that car (and value, though that may not concern him much) is that it was the working sub from the film.

He can buy an S1 esprit for his usual luncheon expenditure and cut that about without detracting from the original.

Which wouldn't be as good PR stunt, I concede.

[carinaman]

r11co said:

Don't recall Michael Caine being in The Spy Who Loved Me??

It was a reference to this:

McWigglebum4th said:

I think he is this centuries Nikola Tesla

On that very fine line between utter genius and utter loony

I was referring to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF76qlwWM8s

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/

Not a bad film. It features Michael Caine.

Edited by carinaman on Friday 18th October 19:56