At first, his identity was as secret as British super-spy James Bond’s next mission. But the name of the mystery bidder who purchased the Lotus submarine-car prop used by Roger Moore’s 007 in “The Spy Who Loved Me” (1977) ultimately was revealed: Musk … Elon Musk. The “eclectic billionaire” CEO of Tesla Motors purchased the Lotus for $989,000 last month at a London auction, according to USA Today.

Musk told USA Today that the car held great childhood nostalgia for him and he had been disappointed to learn that it did not really transform into a submarine; Musk plans to change all that by outfitting the vehicle with a Tesla powertrain. While the Aston Martin perhaps is the car most closely associated with the iconic Bond character, the Lotus is easily one of the most famed gadgets in 007’s arsenal. In the film, Bond drives the car off a pier and into the ocean, the car’s wheels retract, fins extend and voila, a luxury-sub sports car. (Bond, after all, would never be seen in a sub-compact.)

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