20 Things You Didn't Know About Licence To Kill (1989)

6. "What Are You Waiting For? Get In!" "Yes, Sir!"

The gripping final chase between James Bond and Franz Sanchez involves numerous Kenworth tanker trucks, which were created specifically for the film.

In order to make the sequence work, driving stunts arranger, Rémy Julienne ordered 16 Kenworth 18-wheeler tankers, some of which came with modifications.

For instance, the majority were given improved engines that ran faster, whilst a special rig with a steering wheel was constructed behind the cab of the tanker driven by Carey Lowell so that a stunt driver could manage it for her. An additional suspension was installed in another to allow it to perform wheelies for the scene in which James Bond drives through a wall of flames.

Another special rig was built to assist Julienne in driving one of the tankers on two wheels to avoid a faux Stinger missile, recalling a similar driving stunt from the earlier adventure, Diamonds Are Forever (1971). However, Julienne had the rig removed as he was able to perform the stunning manoeuvre without the device.

During production, the main stunt tankers were christened Pamela 1, Pamela 2, and Pamela 3 after the film’s leading lady.

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