Exploring the Diverse World of Spy Vehicles

Sequel: GoldenEye (1995) was the first James Bond film to have filmed on location inside the former Soviet Union, a country which had banned all sixteen previous movies.

Ivnventive gadjets: The car Aston Martin DB5 is equipped with a refrigerator in the centre armrest to hold champagne and two glasses, and also a communications system including fax and voice commands.

Explosive Pen: Q-Branch gives Bond a pen that doubles as a "class four" (fictional designation) grenade. Three clicks arms the four-second fuse, another three disarms it.

Omega Watch — This watch, standard issue of MI6, has a built-in laser that can cut through steel and iron, and can also remotely detonate mines.

The largest stunt sequence in the film was the tank chase, which took around six weeks to film, partly on location in St. Petersburg and partly at Leavesden Film Studios. A Russian T-54/55 tank, on loan from the East England Military Museum, was modified with the addition of fake explosive reactive armour panels.To avoid destroying the pavement on the city streets of St. Petersburg, the steel off-road tracks of the T-54/55 were replaced with the rubber-shoed tracks. The T-55 Tank used in the film is now on permanent display at Old Buckenham Airport where the East England Military Museum is based.