Raleigh Tourist/The Beatles and James Bond

From the 1973 catalogue.

A new addition, a 1976 Raleigh Tourist in excellent condition with an aftermarket period headlamp/speedo combo, Brooks saddle and rod and lever brakes.
An exploded view.
The Beatles riding Raleigh Tourists in their 1965 film Help, filmed on Paradise Island in the Bahamas.
Some photos from the lobby of the El Greco Hotel in Nassau. The hotel's owner, Nick, was the personal chef for the Beatles during their stay in Nassau early 1965.
George's birthday cake. The Beatles started filming Help on February 23rd, 1965 and wrapped a couple of weeks later on March 6th. George Harrison's birthday was on February 25th.
The Beatles with Nick.
Sean Connery also stayed at the El Greco while filming Never Say Never Again.

The James Bond Connection

Sean Connery as James Bond.
Bond creator Ian Fleming lived in Toronto for a while during World War 2 while he was here setting up the spy training camp known as Camp X.
The commonly told story is that he was inspired to name his new character after the author of a book on tropical birds, James Bond.
However, while in Toronto he lived in an apartment on Avenue Road across the street from.....
Saint James Bond United Church.

Sadly the Church was recently demolished to make way for a new condominium.

I just finished reading ¨The Spy Who Loved Me¨and was surprised to learn that in the novel James Bond is returning from a mission in... Toronto.