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007's amphibious Lotus fetches 110,000 pounds at auction


The classic white Lotus White Lotus

Chinese Buddhist millenarian movement that was often persecuted because of its association with rebellion. The movement had roots in 4th-century worship of the Buddha Amitabha, whose devotional cult inspired Mao Ziyuan to form the White Lotus Society, a pious
 sports car driven by Roger Moore

For other people named Roger Moore, see Roger Moore (disambiguation).
Sir Roger George Moore, KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English actor known for his suave and witty demeanour.
 in Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me" was sold at auction in London on Monday for 111,500 pounds (165,936 dollars, 131,634 euros).

Bonhams Bonhams is a privately owned British auction house founded in 1793. It is the third largest auctioneer after Sotheby's and Christie's, and conducts around 700 auctions per year.

The firm has London salerooms in New Bond Street and Knightsbridge.
 auctioneers said the 1976 Lotus Esprit
For other meanings of "Esprit", see Esprit (disambiguation).


The Lotus Esprit was a sports car built by Lotus in the United Kingdom from 1976 to 2004.
, which was driven on land and under water in the 1977 film, was bought by a private US collector who was bidding by telephone.

The new owner of the car, one of two Lotus cars driven in the film, described himself as a fan of both Lotus and James Bond and said the car would be going to Atlanta in the US state of Georgia.
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