AMC
Hornet X hatchback "Astro Spiral" jump car (The Man with the Golden Gun)

Why it matters

The corkscrew jump in The Man with the Golden Gun was one of the first car stunts planned with computer modelling, and it was filmed in a single take. This Hornet is the car that did it, still in its as-jumped condition.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

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Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Stunt driver Jay Milligan devised the 'Astro Spiral' jump and performed it at the Houston Astrodome before offering it to the Bond producers. The Calspan Corporation and engineer Raymond R. McHenry built the computer model that set the ramp speed; for the film, shot in Thailand, Loren 'Bumps' Willard drove the specially balanced Hornet off the ramp at the suggested speed of about 40 mph and it landed where the simulation predicted.

After filming the car was shipped from Thailand to Milligan's company in New York, and it stayed in his collection until RM Sotheby's sold it at Auburn, Indiana, in 2017 for $110,000. It is in a private collection.

Technical specifications

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Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

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Sources

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1. 1
   RM Sotheby's Auburn Fall 2017, lot 2112: 1974 AMC Hornet X 'Astro Spiral' stunt car Level C

   • 1 stunt car used for the corkscrew jump (this car)

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   1974 AMC Hornet X (Auburn Fall 2017, lot 2112) Level C RM Sotheby's

   • Operable and in as-jumped condition
   • Center steering

   Accessed 2026-11-12