 Wet Nellie
| |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Wet Nellie |
| Namesake | Little Nellie |
| Owner | Elon Musk (since 2013) |
| Ordered | 1976 |
| Builder | Perry Oceanographic, Inc.[1] |
| Cost | $100,000 |
| Laid down | 1976 |
| Launched | 1976 |
| Sponsored by | Eon Productions |
| Completed | 1976 |
| Acquired | 2013 |
| Commissioned | 1976 |
| Maiden voyage | 1976 |
| In service | 1976 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Customized Lotus Esprit |
| Type | Wet sub |
| Length | 14 feet (4.3 m) |
| Beam | 6 feet (1.8 m) |
| Height | 4 feet (1.2 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 electric motors |
| Capacity | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
"Wet Nellie"[2] is the behind-the-scenes name given to a custom-built submarine, created for the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me in the shape of a Lotus Esprit S1 sports car.[3] The Esprit was chosen to give James Bond a glamorous car to drive. "Wet Nellie" is named in reference to Little Nellie, an autogyro featured in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice,[4] which was itself named after actress and comedian Nellie Wallace.[5]
- ^ "History Overview of Perry Baromedical". Perry Baromedical. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010.
- ^ "James Bond's 'Spy Who Loved me' submarine car sold in London". Reuters. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ Oagana, Alex (9 May 2011). "Wet Nellie: The Second Most Famous Bond Car". Autoevolution. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ Wilkinson, Leo (12 August 2013). "Inside James Bond's Lotus supersub". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ Mallion, Tony (May 2010). "The Name's Wallis, Ken Wallis". Places & Faces. No. 2. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2013.