If rivits have NEVER been spun then that makes the casting a good candidate to be a factory special. Nothing wrong with chisel split rivits if they have NEVER been spun.kwakers wrote:My Factory paint Trial from Joe Stone's collection has chisel split roof and base rivets Mick, and it's rather crude paint job does not show as 'stock' Lesney baked on enamel at all. The finished model shows many chips and scrapes from being used in factory stress testing also, but I still love it dearly. It's single crimped axle was done in 1968, so of course that feature surely is way out of any known Lesney R&D timeline other than the 1970 Wreckers. One day you may also tear that one apart as a 'base off fake' Mick, but maybe someone here might remember me, and even stick up for my honesty and knowledge in collecting Lesneys as Numi has for Bob Brennen.
Even though Motorman still has his doubts, I know Bob has forgotten more than I know about Lesneys after my 50 years of collecting.....kwakers
From the time Lesney had Jack Odell , they had an effective R & D so any model made after he joined once existed in various pre-pro and colour trial forms.
Nice to know kwakers owns a 1968 factory paint trial with a crimped axle from Joe Stone´s collection -which # model is it??? Its no secret Joe Stone was a multiple occasion visitor to Lesney´s factory and that he had chances to know Jack Odell so no surprises that he would have chances to own obsolete pre-pros and colour trials
The Mustang rivit in the ebay auction looks like it has been spun and pried. Now if that rivit was obviously never spun we would not have had anything except paint to point at in the photos.
