You don’t often see one of these — the Land Rover Defender used in the opening sequence of the new Bond movie, Skyfall.

Granted, it’s not exactly a van but Land Rovers are available in panel van and station wagon configuration and I reckon it’s worth a look — especially with all the movie extras on board:

The Land Rover Defender driven by field agent Eve in the opening sequence of the new James Bond movie, Skyfall, which opens in UK cinemas on 26th October 2012.

This is the Land Rover Defender driven by Eve (Naomie Harris) in the opening sequences of the movie. I’ve seen a picture of the driver’s seat on the roof before, but not a picture of the whole vehicle, complete with cameras, what looks like a battery (at the front) and boy racer road wheels with low profile tyres — presumably coupled with modified suspension to give decent on-road handling for the stunt scenes.

This very vehicle will be on the Jaguar Land Rover stand at the Paris Motor Show, but sadly (if you are going) it will only be shown on the second press day. Bad luck everyone else!

Jaguar Land Rover provided a total of 77 vehicles to the SKYFALL production, including the Land Rover Defender, Range Rover and Jaguar XJ for use both on-screen and as production support vehicles.

Alongside Daniel Craig as James Bond, the cast of Skyfall includes; Dame Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Bérénice Marlohe, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw and Albert Finney.

The film, from Albert R. Broccoli’s Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, is directed by Academy Award® winner Sam Mendes and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his third film as James Bond 007. SKYFALL will begin its worldwide roll-out in the UK and Ireland on 26th October 2012.

If you’re a Bond fan (and I am), you can find out more about Skyfall on the official website, here.