Vanguards VA06802; Hillman Minx IIIA; Azure Blue & Pearl Grey

In the book of Dr No Bond drives a Hillman Minx in the closing section of the book. He has defeated and killed Dr No after successfully completing No's assault course which was supposed to kill him and getting Honeychile Rider back to Jamaica, or more correctly, she got him back by sailing him in his canoe from Crab Key island. He uses the Minx to get around between meetings at Government House and Beau Dessert, the ruined house where Honeychile lives. The car is described as unbearably hot, no aircon and vinyl seats in the Jamaican summer.

This Vanguards was sourced in August 2022 from a private collection