The Budget Bond car, without it's spoilers retracted.
The Budget Bond Car was a Rover 820i modified by Edd China to resemble a James Bond/spy car, using ideas and feedback from the viewers of Top Gear and £300. The car was then demonstrated by China and Richard Hammond.
The car itself, H566 CPP, was a 1990 Rover 820i originally registered on either the 8th or the 17th of October, 1990. It was then last taxed on either the 28th of September, 2001, or the 1st of May, 2002. It was originally painted red and then later resprayed to British Racing Green, a fact which is mentioned by the presenters. The car has not been seen since this appearance and it is fairly likely it was scrapped after the episode had aired, as it predated the existence of the Top Gear Boneyard.
Features[]
- All standard car features.
- Another lever is located beside the handbrake, and when the button is pushed, the car releases massive amount of balls from the behind, to prevent being chased by enemies.
- Jason Dawe fired paintball rounds in the car, and when the car's bulletproof function was activated, the spoiler raises up, and a 'bullet proof' tea tray worth £6.50 was attached to it. The bullet proof tea tray managed to stop the paintball rounds.
- The fluffy dice on the car's rear-view mirror is a trigger for two semi-automatic fitted in the place where the indicator lights are supposed to be.
- A doorbell acts as the switch for the passenger ejector seats, but need to be activated from a distance.
- There are two rocket launchers in each front passenger doors, made out of a drain-pipe. After the rocket is inserted, they need to be lighted, and Edd provides Hammond with a windproof lighter. The rockets fire, and managed to rip the head off the cutout.
Trivia[]
- This is technically the show's first ever Challenge car, as a budget was set, a car was chosen and a goal was met, despite all of this happening within the studio.
- Edd China had previously hosted Panic Mechanics earlier in the year, a show which was originally conceptualised as a spiritual successor to Top Gear as it was revamped.