Superfast Casting # 55

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Superfast Casting # 55

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Models covered:

#55d Mercury Police Car (Issued 1970)
#55e Mercury Police Commuter (Issued 1971)
#55f Hellraiser (Issued 1975)
#55g Ford Cortina (issued 1979)
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Hi Everyone

here all my Mercury Police Comuter Variants.

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orange or red Rooflight

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orangeyello or redyello Hoodlabel

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orangeyello or redyello Sidelabel

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Cheers Mathias
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Nice selection Matthias!!
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55d Police Car a nice pair.

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Impossible to find a red dome and blue dome SF#55 Mercury Police car without factory paint defects?.

I am determined to get a totally mint example of each eventually but every one i see has some minor paint defect. Am i being too picky? :(
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motorman wrote:Impossible to find a red dome and blue dome SF#55 Mercury Police car without factory paint defects?.

I am determined to get a totally mint example of each eventually but every one i see has some minor paint defect. Am i being too picky? :(
I agree with u MM that all have paint defects and yet to come across a Dead-mint specimen.
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numi wrote:
motorman wrote:Impossible to find a red dome and blue dome SF#55 Mercury Police car without factory paint defects?.

I am determined to get a totally mint example of each eventually but every one i see has some minor paint defect. Am i being too picky? :(
I agree with u MM that all have paint defects and yet to come across a Dead-mint specimen.
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Thanks Numi, i genuinely thought i was going insane, every bloody one has a wee nick in the paintwork. :(

Even Georges beautiful examples have the odd defect albeit very very minor. :)
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Hi Everyone

here all my Cortina Variants.

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Thanks Mathias for your pictures of a stunning collection and those 'Tinas' are superb, such a wide choice to choose from. It does beg the question as to why so many models 'do' or 'do not' have 'Patent App For' or 'Patant No' appearing on baseplates. What was they patenting on the 'Tina' that had not already been done on other models?

Just how many patents were Lesney and Matchbox Intl dealing with over the years...?

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Should we not be including the Ford Sierra XR4i here too? First variations are English.
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