06-03-2009, 11:22 AM
Firstly that was a very good question duck! To clarify it though I need to mention a couple of things.
a/ Maxwell Smart's red convertible. The one most often associated with Maxwell Smart is the Sunbeam Tiger that he drove for most of the series. In the pilot he also drove a red convertible Ferrari, but I am assuming it is the Sunbeam that you are referring to.
b/ James Bond's car. Seeing as the 007 Franchise has been running for 47 years and that 6 different actors have played Bond over that time period this car is a little harder to pin down. The James Bond character has driven everything from an Aston Martin Vanquish to a Ford hatchback. So for the sake of the exercise I am going to pick the car he is "most associated with" being the Aston Martin (traditionally James Bond drove Aston Martins as they are the arguably the most prestigous of the British sports cars although there was a period where he drove BMWs due to a marketing deal with the film makers), and then I am going to specify the Aston Martin Vanquish that Pierce Brosnan drove in "Die Another Day"
In which case my answer would be an unequivocal b! The Vanquish is the far nicer of the 2 cars.
That having been said if you gave me the option of the Sunbeam that Maxwell Smart drove or the Ford hatchback that Bond drove in "Quantum of Solace" my answer would be a firm a! The sunbeam would be a fun and nice car to drive in it's own right. It just can't compare with the half a million dollar plus pinnacle of British Sports Car manufacturing.
Seeing as you were nice enough to give me such a "guyish" question, I will return the favour with a feminine question for you.
What would you do if you could pick one actor/actress as your company for a day?
a/ Maxwell Smart's red convertible. The one most often associated with Maxwell Smart is the Sunbeam Tiger that he drove for most of the series. In the pilot he also drove a red convertible Ferrari, but I am assuming it is the Sunbeam that you are referring to.
b/ James Bond's car. Seeing as the 007 Franchise has been running for 47 years and that 6 different actors have played Bond over that time period this car is a little harder to pin down. The James Bond character has driven everything from an Aston Martin Vanquish to a Ford hatchback. So for the sake of the exercise I am going to pick the car he is "most associated with" being the Aston Martin (traditionally James Bond drove Aston Martins as they are the arguably the most prestigous of the British sports cars although there was a period where he drove BMWs due to a marketing deal with the film makers), and then I am going to specify the Aston Martin Vanquish that Pierce Brosnan drove in "Die Another Day"
In which case my answer would be an unequivocal b! The Vanquish is the far nicer of the 2 cars.
That having been said if you gave me the option of the Sunbeam that Maxwell Smart drove or the Ford hatchback that Bond drove in "Quantum of Solace" my answer would be a firm a! The sunbeam would be a fun and nice car to drive in it's own right. It just can't compare with the half a million dollar plus pinnacle of British Sports Car manufacturing.
Seeing as you were nice enough to give me such a "guyish" question, I will return the favour with a feminine question for you.
What would you do if you could pick one actor/actress as your company for a day?