Bond fan builds the James Bond Bentley 'The Locomotive' that never officially existed

One of the original James Bond cars from the novels didn’t actually exist, but car designer and Bond fan Tony Hunter created a real tribute to James Bond's battleship grey Bentley, complete with gadget buttons, a telephone and hidden compartments.

The car is now featured in an in-depth YouTube video by Number 27. All photos in this article are from the video.

Ian Fleming never failed to sketch out in great detail the luxury cars belonging to the spy. The Aston Martin DB5 and Lotus Esprit may have stolen the show in the movies, but it is Bentley that has been Bond's main choice in the books.

In the first Bond novel Bond drives a Bentley Blower, but in later books, he gets a Bentley which he nicknames 'The Locomotive'.

This car featured in the stories Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and The Living Daylights. The story goes that the previous owner wrapped it around a lamp post on the Great West Road in London. Bond then bought it, got the chassis straightened and had a bespoke body made.

The Mark 2 model, which is what the car is in theory based on, never really existed. The closest thing would have been an S2. except the S2 came with a V8, whereas Bond's car was described as having a straight six.

The Engine: A reworked straight-six engine, powerful and strong for the secret agent

So the model as Ian Fleming described it was never officially made, but has now been realized by car designer Tony Hunter.

The bodywork: a specially crafted aluminum body

Hunter, who was inspired by Fleming's descriptions and his own childhood fascination with Bond, embarked on a mission to create the ultimate 007 ride. The result is this stunning bespoke Bentley, created to the exacting specifications laid out in the novels.

The interior is a true work of art and features a hidden compartment, an original old telephone, and many other Bond-inspired details. 

Watch the full video to see this incredible project.