“DRAGON” TANK

Contributed by: The James Bond Movie Encyclopedia by Steven Jay Rubin

Dr. No’s diesel-powered antipersonnel ATV on Crab Key in Dr. No. Equipped with a flamethrower and armor plate, and painted with dragon markings to frighten superstitious locals, the vehicle doesn’t deter Bond and Quarrel, who launch an ill-fated assault on the “monster.” The vehicle was based on a swamp vehicle first seen by Ian Fleming on the island of Inagua, Bahamas, in 1956.

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