<Ul> <Li> A metallic blue 1953 Sunbeam Alpine Mk I is driven by Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief ( 1955 ) with Cary Grant . </Li> <Li> A Sunbeam Alpine Mk III is driven by Peggy Cummins in the film Night of the Demon ( 1957 ) . </Li> <Li> A red Series I Alpine is driven by Elizabeth Taylor in the film Butterfield 8 ( 1960 ) and features in a number of scenes . </Li> <Li> A white Series 1 Alpine was the regular drive of Rod Taylor 's character Glenn Evans , a crime fighting news reporter , in the early 1960s TV series , Hong Kong . </Li> <Li> A lake blue `` Series II '' Alpine roadster is amongst the first on - screen `` Bond cars '' when it is rented and driven by James Bond in Dr. No of 1962 , most notably in a scene where Bond drives it under a truck to escape from pursuing hit men . It was reportedly borrowed from a local resident , as the only suitable sports car available on the island used for filming . In the novel , a Sunbeam Alpine was the chosen car of assassinated Secret Service agent John Strangways . </Li> <Li> Michael Caine 's character is rescued by a woman in a white 1968 Alpine roadster in the 1971 British crime film Get Carter . The car is later shunted into a dock with the owner locked in the boot . </Li> <Li> A Sunbeam Tiger ( the V8 version of the Alpine ) was also the vehicle of choice for spy Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV comedy series Get Smart . An Alpine , outfitted to look like the Tiger , was used for the `` gadget '' shots , such as the cannon that comes up through the bonnet . The Alpine was used because the cannon would not fit under the bonnet of a V - 8 car . The car was modified by noted American customizer Gene Winfield and was the subject of a 1 / 25th scale plastic model kit . </Li> <Li> A similar Alpine is seen in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Commando , where it was destroyed . </Li> <Li> A Sunbeam Alpine was driven by Imogen Stubbs in the 1990s British TV series Anna Lee . </Li> <Li> A Sunbeam Alpine is driven by Michael Caine in the 1967 film Gambit . The film also starred Shirley MacLaine and Herbert Lom . </Li> <Li> A powder blue 1967 Sunbeam Alpine is driven by Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins in the 1968 film `` Pretty Poison '' . </Li> <Li> In the TV series Heartbeat , the character of Jackie Bradley , portrayed by Fiona Dolman , drives a green hardtop Series V Sunbeam Alpine , with red interior , bearing the original registration plate LVY 666F ( 1967 ) . In Series 11 , episode 12 , Closing the Book two characters arrive at Scripp 's Garage in a gold , hardtop Sunbeam Alpine , bearing the registration plate 836 FXH . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> A metallic blue 1953 Sunbeam Alpine Mk I is driven by Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief ( 1955 ) with Cary Grant . </Li> <Li> A Sunbeam Alpine Mk III is driven by Peggy Cummins in the film Night of the Demon ( 1957 ) . </Li> <Li> A red Series I Alpine is driven by Elizabeth Taylor in the film Butterfield 8 ( 1960 ) and features in a number of scenes . </Li> <Li> A white Series 1 Alpine was the regular drive of Rod Taylor 's character Glenn Evans , a crime fighting news reporter , in the early 1960s TV series , Hong Kong . </Li> <Li> A lake blue `` Series II '' Alpine roadster is amongst the first on - screen `` Bond cars '' when it is rented and driven by James Bond in Dr. No of 1962 , most notably in a scene where Bond drives it under a truck to escape from pursuing hit men . It was reportedly borrowed from a local resident , as the only suitable sports car available on the island used for filming . In the novel , a Sunbeam Alpine was the chosen car of assassinated Secret Service agent John Strangways . </Li> <Li> Michael Caine 's character is rescued by a woman in a white 1968 Alpine roadster in the 1971 British crime film Get Carter . The car is later shunted into a dock with the owner locked in the boot . </Li> <Li> A Sunbeam Tiger ( the V8 version of the Alpine ) was also the vehicle of choice for spy Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV comedy series Get Smart . An Alpine , outfitted to look like the Tiger , was used for the `` gadget '' shots , such as the cannon that comes up through the bonnet . The Alpine was used because the cannon would not fit under the bonnet of a V - 8 car . The car was modified by noted American customizer Gene Winfield and was the subject of a 1 / 25th scale plastic model kit . </Li> <Li> A similar Alpine is seen in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Commando , where it was destroyed . </Li> <Li> A Sunbeam Alpine was driven by Imogen Stubbs in the 1990s British TV series Anna Lee . </Li> <Li> A Sunbeam Alpine is driven by Michael Caine in the 1967 film Gambit . The film also starred Shirley MacLaine and Herbert Lom . </Li> <Li> A powder blue 1967 Sunbeam Alpine is driven by Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins in the 1968 film `` Pretty Poison '' . </Li> <Li> In the TV series Heartbeat , the character of Jackie Bradley , portrayed by Fiona Dolman , drives a green hardtop Series V Sunbeam Alpine , with red interior , bearing the original registration plate LVY 666F ( 1967 ) . In Series 11 , episode 12 , Closing the Book two characters arrive at Scripp 's Garage in a gold , hardtop Sunbeam Alpine , bearing the registration plate 836 FXH . </Li> </Ul>
the car used in the movie to catch a thief
the car used in the movie to catch a thief
Sunbeam Alpine Mk
Sunbeam Alpine Mk