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Glastron boats live and let die. Live and Let Die with title song by Paul McCartney and Wings. Live and Let Die Live and Let Die 1973 is the eight James Bond movie and the first one with Roger Moore. Glastron GT150 26 boats were used in filming of James Bonds Live and Let Die 1973 and came direct from Glastron in Austin Texas.
Glastron literature identifies the Live and Let Die boat as a GT150 with a Evinrude Starflite 135hp engineThe year was 1973. I first saw the boat in someones back yard where a house had burnt down and noticed it looked like the Live and Let Die boat but wasnt sure. The CV-16 GT150 have a spoiler type transom while the GT150 has the opposite slant at the top of the transom.
From Glastron in Austin Texas. Live and Let Die Boat Jump - YouTube Using the time the boat is in the air and a guesstimate of the horizontal distance of the jump to find the speed of 007s speedboatThis short clip is. They would go on to provide boats for many different movies perhaps most famously for the James Bond film Live and Let Die where Bond makes a record-breaking 120 ft jump in a Glastron GT-150.
A photo of that jump of a Glastron. Over the ensuing years the companys handmade boats earned their fair share of marine-industry accolades and starring roles in movies including Boatniks and Weekend at Bernies. A boat chase was filmed in Louisiana around the Irish Bayou area.
Glastrons Glastonbury boats were featured in the James Bond film Live and Let Die. 26 boats were built by the Glastron boat company for the film. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device.
Original green gel-coat with white GT stripesoriginal GT gauges GT steering wheel GT plaques interiorseatsnav lights. The speedboat jump scene over the bayou filmed with the assistance of a specially-constructed ramp unintentionally set a Guinness World Record at the time with 110 feet 34 m cleared. 1973 Glastron GT-160 w1977 85hp Evinrude V4 Orig.