1976 car-shaped submarine from the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me
Not to be confused with the bread pudding Wet Nelly.
Wet Nellie
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.
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