Dr. No (1962) is the first James Bond film, and the first to star Sean Connery as the functional M16 agent James Bond. Based on the 1958 Ian Fleming novel of the same name, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather. The film was directed by Terence Young.
In the film, James Bond is sent to Jamaica on an investigation into the death of a fellow British agent. The murder trail leads him to the underground base of Dr. Julius No, who is plotting to disrupt an early American space launch with a radio beam weapon. Dr. No's success, as the first major film adaptation of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, led to a series of films that continues to this day.
The Alpine was launched in 1959 and has the distinction of being the first car ever to be seen being driven on screen by a Mr James Bond. Bond drives to Miss Taro's home in the Blue Mountains; he is pursued by Dr. No's thugs driving a LaSalle hearse. It is a Lake Blue example that was owned by a local resident in Jamaica where the scenes were filmed. In the novel Dr. No, Bond drives the car that formerly belonged to Commander Strangways, the murdered agent in Kingston. It is also driven by Quarrel. The Alpine also had an extensive roll in ‘Get Carter’, for it was an undoubtedly attractive car. However based on the floorplan of the Hillman Husky it was always considered softer than its rival MGs and was outsold by them; a total of nearly 70,000 were sold in the 9 years of production. The series II modelled here was announced in 1960, merely 15 months after the Alpine had gone on sale, and featured a more powerful 1600cc 80BHP engine which the Alpine shared with the Sunbeam Rapier. See more.
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