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Jaguar-Land Rover to Celebrate James Bond's Golden Anniversary at Paris Auto Show [w/Video]

The last time we saw a Jaguar in a 007 flick it was 10 years ago in Die Another Day: the car was a previous-generation XKR convertible driven by the villain, while Bond drove an Aston Martin Vanquish.

It was the last Bond film starring Pierce Brosnan and at the time, both companies were part of Ford’s Premier Automotive Group. Nowadays, Daniel Craig has replaced Brosnan, the fictional secret agent’s storyline has been rebooted and Ford has since sold Jaguar and Aston Martin.

He has a license to kill, instantly charms all the pretty ladies and gets all the latest toys. And by “toys” we mean all kinds of vehicles, from trucks to Soviet battle tanks and of course, cars, lots of them.

The one he has been most associated with is the Aston Martin DB5, while his most recent drive was a DBS. In between, he has also sat behind the wheel of a Lotus Esprit that doubled as a submarine, a Jaguar XKR and some BMWs – the best of which, the Z8, was cut in half.

If you enjoy cars and movies, you will no doubt have seen at least one of the three Transporter films starring Jason Statham as Frank Martin, a professional freelance courier driver for hire who gets in all sorts of troubles and high-speed car chases.

What you may not know is that HBO, HBO Canada, French TV-channel M6, and German television company RTL, have joined forces to create a television series based on the film aptly named "Transporter: The Series".

When contemplating the purchase of an ultra-rare Ford GT40, especially in an auction setting, one must possess a bank account with a large amount of zeros considering most, if not all, have been known to reach the million-dollar mark.

With an impressive history to account for, this particular GT40 is no exception.

From 1985 to 1992, secret agent MacGyver was able to save the world some 139 times (that's the number of the TV series' episodes) using nothing more than everyday materials and of course, his trusty Swiss Army knife and duct tape.

Two decades after the action-adventure television series ended, Angus MacGyver, played by Richard Dean Anderson, may have lost his famous blonde mullet but his skills remain in demand.

Did you know that the 2012 remake of the 1990 blockbuster film "Total Recall" with Colin Farrell and Kate Beckinsale (who you may remember as the leather-clad vampire Selene in the Underworld movies) will showcase futuristic Chrysler and Dodge branded hovercraft vehicles?

But there's more to it; as part of a multitiered partnership with "Total Recall", Chrysler has also launched a new co-branded commercial to promote the 200 Convertible.

As one of the most, if not the most, popular characters from the Ice Age movie franchise, Scrat, the saber-toothed squirrel obsessed with acorns, plays a central role in the advertisement efforts related to the film series.

Peugeot, an official sponsor of the fourth installment of the Ice Age franchise dubbed "Continental Drift", has enlisted the help of Scrat to sell its vehicles across many regions around the world including Europe and Australia.