John Staluppi Yachts
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A Glimpse of SuperYacht Stars - Past, Present and Future
Like many of today's rich, John Staluppi has a thing for yachts and James Bond. But unlike most of the rich, Staluppi has found a way to enjoy them both together and even make money in the process. Staluppi, one of the nation's largest private car dealers, has owned 18 yachts over the course of his life. All of them were named after James Bond films. There was "Goldfinger," "Diamonds Are Forever," "GoldenEye," "Octopussy," "The World is Not Enough" and the latest, which is under construction, is the 237-foot "Skyfall." When completed, it is expected that Skyfall will cost more than $60 million. Over the past year, Staluppi gave "Secret Lives of the Super Rich" a tour of two of his recent boats—"Diamonds Are Forever" and the stand-in for "Skyfall" until the new boat is completed. "James Bond is exciting, and I'm all about excitement," he told CNBC. Staluppi said his Bond fixation started as a kid growing up in Brooklyn, when he watched "Goldfinger" in the theater. (His favorite Bond film is "Moonraker.") After making his fortune, he started building Bond boats.
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The James Bond yacht flipper. John Staluppi, one of the nation's largest private car dealers, has owned 18 yachts over the course of his life. All of them were named after James Bond films.
John Staluppi Yachts . Born in 1947 in Brooklyn, native New Yorker, John Staluppi started his life from humble beginnings. His father, Francis, was a hard working electrician who worked two jobs to make ends meet and his mother Millie was a homemaker. It was the 1950's - the golden years of the American automobile.
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