JAMES Bond has often found himself engaged in a race against time during his 60-year career as the world's most successful spy.
Now fans of 007 - who has been wowing cinema audiences since Dr No burst onto the screens in 1962 - have been given a deadline of their own.
An exhibition featuring vehicles and gadgets from the latest Bond blockbuster, No Time To Die, is set to close next month.
The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu is expecting a last-minute rush of visitors during the autumn half-term break, which starts on Monday.
Exhibits include Bond's gadget-laden Aston Martin DB5, his Q-enhanced Omega Seamaster Diver 300M watch, and the submersible glider named "Stealthy Bird".
Items added since the exhibition began include Paloma’s handbag and spy-enhanced lipstick case, Q’s state-of-the-art QDar tracking device, Safin’s toxin vial and Madeleine Swann’s Toyota Land Cruiser Prado J90.
The original display was unveiled in October last year.
Visitors to the award-winning museum broke into a round of applause as Lord Montagu pulled back a cover to reveal the bullet-riddled DB5 that occupies pride of place in the display.
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The iconic car is not as badly scarred as it looks, thanks to the expertise of the special effects team that worked on the movie.
Lord Montagu, whose late father founded the museum, joked: "As a lover of fine cars, it's a little distressing to see all this apparent damage."
The vehicle boasts some of the gadgets first seen in the 1964 Bond film Goldfinger, although the revolving number plates have been replaced by an LED alternative.
Bond's favourite mode of transport now has the ability to shake off pursuers by dropping a cluster of small mines, some of which are on show.
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Lord Montagu opened the exhibition after driving into the main museum building in another DB5, accompanied by the 007 theme.
He was joined by the film's special effects supervisor, Chris Corbould.
Chris said the production team had discussed the idea of borrowing Aston Martins from their owners but added: "Would you want to rent out your cherished DB5 for a James Bond action sequence? It wasn't really an option."
Beaulieu is also staging another exhibition called The Story of Motoring in 50 Objects.
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