The Glastron Carlson CV23HT was a fictional customized speedboat manufactured by Glastron and subsequently modified by the British Secret Intelligence Service's (SIS/MI6) research and development division, Q Branch. The vessel appeared prominently in EON Productions' 1979 James Bond film. Let's take a look and check out this 1978 Glastron Carlson CV23-HT which is located in San Antonio, Texas, and is available, here on eBay for a current bid of $13,301, reserve not yet met.
Glastron Carlson CV23HT 1978 for sale for 3,550
Glastron Carlson CV23-HT Price: $700 Boat location: San Antonio, Texas, United States Ships to: United States | See exclusions Year: 1978 Make: Not Specified Model: Cv23-ht Use: Fresh Water Engine Type: Single Inboard/Outboard Engine Model: Merc Cruiser 350 Primary Fuel Type: Gas For Sale By: Private Seller Length: 23.0 feet Raiting: Cancel rating $30,000 (USD) SOLD Boat ID: 30064 In the movie "Moonraker", James Bond is chased while driving a Glastron/ Carlson CV23HT boat through the Amazon River. Only 300 of these boats were ever built, and ONLY 3 of those were built with the custom painted silver metalflake gelcoat over gray. About this group Discussion and for sale/ wanted adds for Glastron Carlson 23' boats. Models including CV23, CV23HT, CVX23, and the beautiful Scimitar. Posts about other Carlson boats may be tolerated but let's keep this on topic. Thank You. Private Only members can see who's in the group and what they post. Visible Anyone can find this group. 1978 Glastron Carlsons 1978 Glastron-Carlsons Above: CV23HT Note: This was a very difficult catalog to scan. The images were full width and some I spent hours trying to touch them up in this area the best I could. If you need specs on a particular boat, let me know. Enjoy.
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Product Code: au038 Tags Glastron boat speedboat CV23HT Film Moonraker Actor Roger Moore guide to SPECTRE products See the list of SkyFall clothing and gadgets James Bond (Roger Moore) uses a Glastron CV23HT speedboat in the movie Moonraker (1979). This is a 1978 Glastron CV 23 HT restored to look like the one used in 1979 Moonraker. Caribbean Aero Nautical is selling a fully restored 1978 Glastron/Carlson CV23HT boat, the same model as seen in the Bond movie Moonraker.In the movie Moonraker, Bond is being chased while driving a Glastron / Carlson CV23HT speedboat. 1978 Glastron Carlson CV23HT Mercruiser 5.7 350/260hp 23 foot 23' ski boat cuddy boat. Here is a boat that was equipped with special abilities in the James Bond movie Moonraker. In a dramatic boat chase on the Amazon River, Roger Moore was again the man in the hot seat at the helm of a delightful Glastron Carlson CV23HT. This hard top model.
Glastron Carlson CV23HT 1978 for sale for 3,550
Possibly the most famous Bond boat ever, this 135hp Glastron performed a spectacular leap over two cars and a baffled Louisiana sheriff in Bayou Des Allemands. The helm position, normally offset to one side to allow a passenger, was centrally mounted, and underneath the boat were small black skids designed to keep the boat level on terra firma. A Glastron-Carlson CV21 Jet speedboat (owned by Louisiana wildlife park ranger Billy-Bob) is stolen by Kananga henchman Adam and destroyed when driven into the back of a derelict ship and explodes. In the movie Moonraker (1979) Bond uses a Q-Branch equipped Glastron CV23HT "Hydrofoil" Boat.
Inspired by the Aston Martin led impact that such 007 modes of transport convey, the Glastron features the usual rear bullet protection shield, mines, for the ejection of, Torpedoes, for the launch of, and a fancy roof that turns into a get-out-quick-we-are-about-to-plunge-off-Iguassu-Falls escape hang glider.. "1978 Glastron Carlson CV23HT. James Bond pilots a Glastron Carlson CV23HT hard top speedboat. Only three CV23HTs were painted with the custom silver metal flake over gray as seen in the film. The boat in Moonraker was modified by Q-branch to include mines, torpedoes and hidden hang-glider that 007 employs to escape before the boat goes over the Iguazu Falls.
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In a dramatic boat chase on the Amazon River, Roger Moore was again the man in the hot seat at the helm of a delightful Glastron Carlson CV23HT. This hard top model, introduced in 1978, two years after the introduction of the non-Hard Top CV23, was one of only 300 ever built, and one of only three to feature the custom silver-grey 'metal. The Glastron Carlson CV23HT featured in Lewis Gilbert's Moonraker. This composite boat is the rarest of the rare with only three given the one-off custom silver grain metal flaked paint job. However, what makes this boat so quintessentially James Bond is the level of customisation from Q Branch.
