Category: Collectables

“The World is Not Enough”: Henrik Fisker on the BMW Z8 (2007)

A lesser-known Danish James Bond 007 connection is the BMW Z8 driven by Pierce Brosnan in "The World is Not Enough" (EON 1999). The car was designed by Danish-born Henrik Fisker who is quoted in the following spread from "The James Bond Car Collection" no. 4/2007:

"The car is timeless ... beautifully sculpted. Even today I wouldn't change a thing on it."

The partwork magazine was published by Eaglemoss Publications in the UK and sold with a collectable miniature model of the BMW.

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“Diamonds are Forever”: First Danish VHS retail cover (1989)

In 1989 Warner Home Video issued all of the James Bond 007 films (except the Columbia-produced "Casino Royale" from 1967) on retail VHS through local distributor Metronome Video. The Bond films had not previously been available for sale in Denmark.

This initial retail series had specially designed cover art with raster graphics on a metallic grey background which was obviously meant to resemble Maurice Binder's famous gunbarrel design.

The seventh cassette in the series was "Diamonds are Forever" (EON 1971):

Scan courtesy of Jan Mouritzen.

“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”: First Danish VHS retail cover (1989)

In 1989 Warner Home Video issued all of the James Bond 007 films (except the Columbia-produced "Casino Royale" from 1967) on retail VHS through local distributor Metronome Video. The Bond films had not previously been available for sale in Denmark.

This initial retail series had specially designed cover art with raster graphics on a metallic grey background which was obviously meant to resemble Maurice Binder's famous gunbarrel design.

The sixth cassette in the series was "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (EON 1969):