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Fans of James Bond movies have a new place to indulge their obsession. The Bond museum opens this weekend in England. The Bond Museum will host of vehicles and gadgets used in the series of action films. It is located on the site of a former supermarket in Keswick. The museum features a convertible Triumph Stag driven by Sean Connery in “Diamonds Are Forever” as well as the Russian T55 battle tank from “GoldenEye,” and the original Colibri gun from “The Man with the Golden Gun.” The Lotus Esprit Turbo from “The Spy Who Love Me” will also be exhibited along with a few of Bond’s Aston Martins. The owner of the museum, Peter Nelson has been collecting Bond memorabilia for years and also runs the Cars of the Stars motor museum in Keswick and you can see a bit of the collection on that website.
James Bond Museum Opening This Weekend originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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