Nobody drove them better: Roger Moore bonded with beautiful cars, and became a Hong Kong motoring legend
Moore’s raised eyebrow and nonchalant shift turned his film cars into stars
The death of 89-year-old British actor Roger Moore, on Tuesday, renews Hong Kong car lovers’ debate about the local cars that he used in the 1974 James Bond film, Man with the Golden Gun.
Some local “anoraks” say he stepped out of a Datsun 200 taxi in a brief scene near Western Market, while others insist it was a Nissan Cedric or Toyota Crown.
The cameo cab’s rear door and windows seem Cedric-like on the Jamesbondlocations.blogspot.hk website, but older local taxi buffs might have the final say.
However, there is little doubt that Moore drove co-star Britt Ekland to the Peninsula hotel in a then-new MGB.
So, news of the actor’s passing might raise two questions in the local MG and classic car community: what happened to that mustard coloured convertible; and was its registration really AL 8083? Either way, the Suprememodelsonline.co.uk website shows a 1:43-scale, three-inch model of the car for £22.99 (HK$232), but warns that boxed versions are “hard to find” as “this was not a normal shop release”.
