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The Bernina Pass - opened in 1865 - is one of the great stretches of mountain road in Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I managed to get hold of a Db4 from a collector in Zurich and with great care it was positioned by the roadside at dawn. My fellow Scot, Sean Connery, is, of course, sadly no longer with us, but I felt I could tell enough of a Bond story without him, I would just leave the viewer to interpret the scene.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Erica Lawrence from Brooklyn New York played basketball in her youth and it is easy to see why from this picture. She is a good friend and so happy to play this kind of role. I wanted glamour and sex appeal to the point of parody, after all, we are 15 minutes from St Moritz and we have a Bond Car - how could there be any other narrative?","brand":"David Yarrow","offers":[{"title":"94 x 142 cm (image size) | 132 x 180 cm (framed size)","offer_id":43923377455191,"sku":"DY-PH-James ? 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My fellow Scot, Sean Connery, is, of course, sadly no longer with us, but I felt I could tell enough of a Bond story without him, I would just leave the viewer to interpret the scene.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Erica Lawrence from Brooklyn New York played basketball in her youth and it is easy to see why from this picture. She is a good friend and so happy to play this kind of role. I wanted glamour and sex appeal to the point of parody, after all, we are 15 minutes from St Moritz and we have a Bond Car - how could there be any other narrative?","brand":"David Yarrow","offers":[{"title":"94 x 142 cm (image size) | 132 x 180 cm (framed size)","offer_id":43923377750103,"sku":"DY-PH-James ?, St. Moritz-94 x 142 cm (image size) | 132 x 180 cm (framed size)-AR-SI-N\/A","price":42400.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true},{"title":"142 x 213 cm (image size) | 180 x 251 cm (framed size)","offer_id":43923377782871,"sku":"DY-PH-James ?, St. Moritz-142 x 213 cm (image size) | 180 x 251 cm (framed size)-AR-SI-N\/A","price":49820.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/0553\/files\/yarrow_david_334_james_132x180_202.jpg?v=1780583958"},{"product_id":"david-yarrow-hotel-bond","title":"Hotel Bond","description":"Hotel Bond\u003cbr\u003eFurka Pass, Switzerland – 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo film franchise has enhanced the fame of specific locations more than Bond. 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