From poker chips to a speed boat, Nick Bennett holds the record for the biggest James Bond collection.
Nick Bennett holds the world record for the largest James Bond memorabilia collectionIn a top-secret location somewhere in the North West of England, the 56-year-old's hoard of more than 12,000 items is stored for his eyes only.
Nick says when it comes to 007 he buys "anything and everything" including spy watches, poker chips, even a speedboat."The film release wasn't the event that a Bond film is now," he explained.Mr Bennett said he became "hooked" on the franchise after watching Roger Moore in Live and Let Die "There really was almost nothing," said Nick. "Maybe only a paperback book of the film, but it was the next film that came out was what started a small amount of memorabilia and a lipstick featuring Daniela Bianchi.
"Books and little things like that really were the start until 1964 when Goldfinger hit the screen and once those gadgets came in they could make anything for kids to play with."He said it was a trip to the cinema with his parents in 1973, aged seven, that got him "hooked"."I'd already been collecting things as a kid, books, stamps, but after watching Live and Let Die, I thought this is fantastic, and it all started there.
"These things were of course designed to be played with, and most were played with, so when I find something in its original state it makes me very happy."He has held the Guinness Book of Records' world record for the"I want to enjoy the collection and enjoy the ownership, but I won't die with it," he said.
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