Tesla's Cybertruck is inspired by a 1977 James Bond spy car which Elon Musk loved so much he bought the real one in 2013

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Tesla's new Cybertruck is inspired by a 1977 James Bond car that Elon Musk loved so much he bought at auction in 2013.
Musk tweeted on Thursday that the $39,000 truck was "influenced partly" by the white Lotus Espirit used in "The Spy Who Loved Me."
In the film, the Lotus Espirit transforms into a submarine, allowing Roger Moore's Bond and his female companion, Anya Amasova, to escape from villains who are chasing them in a helicopter.
Musk bought the car used in the film for £616,000 ($997,000,) joking after that he was "disappointed to learn that it can't actually transform."
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Tesla's new Cybertruck is inspired by a 1977 James Bond spy car that Elon Musk loved so much he bought it at auction in 2013.

The Cybertruck was unveiled in Los Angeles on Thursday night, with Musk tweeting afterwards its design was "influenced partly" by the film "The Spy Who Loved Me."

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