MOTORMANS FINDS

[Ewan]

Big congrats - that is rather nice indeed

[nickjones]

You been fiddling your overtime sheets Alex???

[motorman]

You been fiddling your overtime sheets Alex???

I wish mate,...overtime is a thing of the past. The Tory's have ensured that we work for no pay!!!!

I have sent you a PM.

[gpwcollector]

Very nice motorman, I think this one will take a long night and at least a 12 pack as you sit and admire this gem...Congrats to you

[motorman]

Very nice motorman, I think this one will take a long night and at least a 12 pack as you sit and admire this gem...Congrats to you

Thanks Dave, good to have you back mate!

Yes i have had many sleepless nights since i acquired it, many beers and many drams have beem emptied as i stare with a huge drunk smile at my new love,
HIC!! SHE'S BLOODY GORGEOUS HIC HIC ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[Dr Jazz]

hahahaha Alex

That Ferrari is a beauty! Just imagine how many mint yellow lambo's with tow guide you could have got insted of this one

[motorman]

hahahaha Alex

That Ferrari is a beauty! Just imagine how many mint yellow lambo's with tow guide you could have got insted of this one

Quite a few, truth be told, but when you want a certain variation so much, the price you have to pay can somewhat become an irrelevance!!!

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Alex, what is the 'Back Story' of your Ferrari find, how you come to be aware of it, how long you have been looking for it and the events leading up to you actually becoming the proud owner of it. Do you want to give us less fortunate members an overall story.

Maybe other members would like to tell of their search and final acquisition of that elusive model!

I'll try and think of one myself, but at the moment I can only recall a long search for a particular Dinky Toy Rolls-Royce.

Ghosty.

[motorman]

Kevin,

Kevin my understanding is that these metallic green #75's were usually found packed in the 1969 USA blisterpacks which included the ´G´box issued in Canada and the USA and that a very small percentage of them were masked sprayed with silver trim.

I was able to purchase my example from a very reputable matchbox dealer Bob Steinberg (one of the two crazies) from the USA, when i lost out on a recent e bay listing to a higher bidder who didnt have enough money in his budget to pay for it!!! and so Bob offered it to me at a very favourable rate (still quite a few bucks) and so the deal was done. Truth be told this is one of my favourite castings and i have always wanted in my view the rarest example and the Dark green metallic with silver trim meets that criteria IMHO, now i have one i am not so sure i need a metallic green version without silver trim?...........Mmmmmnnnn on second thoughts maybe I do and so the chase continues!!

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Ah! so these two are quite nice then

Ghosty.