Rover 3500 Collection
- RacingFreak
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Rover 3500 Collection
Hello! Nice to see the site finally has new forums so I've finally registered here - glad to see a proper public forum mainly dedicated to our hobby
I've been always a fan of this casting, so after finally managing to find the other Superfast models of 70's, 80's and 90's I've been always wanting, one day I just decided to collect only Rover 3500 from then on! To be honest, it was mainly after re-watching "The Liver Run" and the first season of "The Bill" the main reasons of heavily inspiring me to achieve that one dream I had as kid... sadly back then I only could find the modern made matchbox models... now that I look at local sites and forums seems like there were a few, but glad those weren't in really mint condition
So far going great, got over 10 models (some where in poorer condition, which I put aside to have them restored when I have free time. I spared a few specially to do the cars from "The Liver Run" and "The Bill" ). I currently plan to find and buy as much as mint condition ones as I can find.. however nowadays (or always was like that I presume!), it's hard to have one off ebay without some bidding wars or just having to miss out, that's why I check out other places, some "unknown" too
Highlight of the collection so far is indeed the yellow one I'd say.. enjoy the pics
This one I've had shipped in from Australia! *note the correctly put tampos - a rare sight!*
That's all for now - will update the thread once I manage to get new ones.. I've put my eyes on to (hopefully) catch another yellow one or the holy grail on my list - PROD. Zona Franca de Manaus Inbrima S.A. Rover 3500 Police, but hopefully that will happen one day. I tend to absolutely avoid the one with Chrome siren - my god, it looks awful with that on top! I don't like so much the black stripes w/ yellow police livery one, but afterall it was a lucky ₤0.99 purchase together with a "decomissioned" Gran Fury (which will well be made into Bluesmobile!)
Cheers!
I've been always a fan of this casting, so after finally managing to find the other Superfast models of 70's, 80's and 90's I've been always wanting, one day I just decided to collect only Rover 3500 from then on! To be honest, it was mainly after re-watching "The Liver Run" and the first season of "The Bill" the main reasons of heavily inspiring me to achieve that one dream I had as kid... sadly back then I only could find the modern made matchbox models... now that I look at local sites and forums seems like there were a few, but glad those weren't in really mint condition
So far going great, got over 10 models (some where in poorer condition, which I put aside to have them restored when I have free time. I spared a few specially to do the cars from "The Liver Run" and "The Bill" ). I currently plan to find and buy as much as mint condition ones as I can find.. however nowadays (or always was like that I presume!), it's hard to have one off ebay without some bidding wars or just having to miss out, that's why I check out other places, some "unknown" too
Highlight of the collection so far is indeed the yellow one I'd say.. enjoy the pics
This one I've had shipped in from Australia! *note the correctly put tampos - a rare sight!*
That's all for now - will update the thread once I manage to get new ones.. I've put my eyes on to (hopefully) catch another yellow one or the holy grail on my list - PROD. Zona Franca de Manaus Inbrima S.A. Rover 3500 Police, but hopefully that will happen one day. I tend to absolutely avoid the one with Chrome siren - my god, it looks awful with that on top! I don't like so much the black stripes w/ yellow police livery one, but afterall it was a lucky ₤0.99 purchase together with a "decomissioned" Gran Fury (which will well be made into Bluesmobile!)
Cheers!
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Re: Rover 3500 Collection
Hi Racingfreak, Welcome to the forum. That's a nice collection of Rovers, Are they all made in the UK or are some Bulgarian issues?,
Nick Jones.
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- RacingFreak
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Re: Rover 3500 Collection
Hey! All but the Police ones in blue w/ red stripes livery are made in England. Shame we haven't had the Rover 3500 casting in Bulgaria! Imagine how much interesting and new colors it would have had, I myself would definitely have bought atleast 100 at once, on these prices they have today!nickjones wrote:Hi Racingfreak, Welcome to the forum. That's a nice collection of Rovers, Are they all made in the UK or are some Bulgarian issues?,
Atleast the brazilians got it.
The blue w/ red stripes livery Police ones are made in Macau. I absolutely love that variation, shame it wasn't made in England. Cheers
Re: Rover 3500 Collection
Would you believe it..... a Bulgarian that collects English casts!!!!!
Have i just seen the light??? Is there reallly a god!!!!! Is my life changing for the better!!!!!
A round of applause, nae, a Choir singing, nae a 100 gun salute to Racing Freak who has provided me with some hope that this insane love of Bulgarian/Hungarian (abominations) castings is just a fad and that all you turn coats (you know who you are) will soon see sense and stop sucking farts out of dead pigeons!!!!!!
Let that be a lesson to YOU ALL!!!!! Wake up all of you!!!
I am away to lie down at this revelation.
Have i just seen the light??? Is there reallly a god!!!!! Is my life changing for the better!!!!!
A round of applause, nae, a Choir singing, nae a 100 gun salute to Racing Freak who has provided me with some hope that this insane love of Bulgarian/Hungarian (abominations) castings is just a fad and that all you turn coats (you know who you are) will soon see sense and stop sucking farts out of dead pigeons!!!!!!
Let that be a lesson to YOU ALL!!!!! Wake up all of you!!!
I am away to lie down at this revelation.
MOTORMAN
"Kill all my demons and my angels will die too"
"Kill all my demons and my angels will die too"
- RacingFreak
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Re: Rover 3500 Collection
motorman wrote:Would you believe it..... a Bulgarian that collects English casts!!!!!
Have i just seen the light??? Is there reallly a god!!!!! Is my life changing for the better!!!!!
A round of applause, nae, a Choir singing, nae a 100 gun salute to Racing Freak who has provided me with some hope that this insane love of Bulgarian/Hungarian (abominations) castings is just a fad and that all you turn coats (you know who you are) will soon see sense and stop sucking farts out of dead pigeons!!!!!!
Let that be a lesson to YOU ALL!!!!! Wake up all of you!!!
I am away to lie down at this revelation.
Well, there are about 6-7 more "serious" collectors than me in Bulgaria, but some also collect other brands, etc.. I personally don't collect the bulgarian made ones that much, only got a few for a project and mainly the original run Miura and Cortina because they look better in the black interior and the better looking wheels they fitted in. I can't say those are "abominations", just a nice alternatives than to the boring looking (to me anyway) the Lesney colour variation for the Miura (why they had to put in white interior ), to say honest. Each to their own I guess
I however know some of these people (in real-life I mean!), one of them accidentally found a Cortina in unopened blister pack in his garage!!
But as I have now concentrated onto the Rover 3500 I've put the other part of the collection stored in containers aside
Re: Rover 3500 Collection
motorman wrote:Would you believe it..... a Bulgarian that collects English casts!!!!!
Have i just seen the light??? Is there reallly a god!!!!! Is my life changing for the better!!!!!
A round of applause, nae, a Choir singing, nae a 100 gun salute to Racing Freak who has provided me with some hope that this insane love of Bulgarian/Hungarian (abominations) castings is just a fad and that all you turn coats (you know who you are) will soon see sense and stop sucking farts out of dead pigeons!!!!!!
Let that be a lesson to YOU ALL!!!!! Wake up all of you!!!
I am away to lie down at this revelation.
reg
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Re: Rover 3500 Collection
Just to set the record straight: there are no decals on these models; they are all tampo printed.RacingFreak wrote: This one I've had shipped in from Australia! *note the correctly put decals - a rare sight!*
Matchbox ceased to use decals on production models in the very early 1970s at the latest.
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Re: Rover 3500 Collection
Sorry about that silly mistake - got used too much to the word decals than tampos. Fixed - thanksChFalkensteiner wrote:Just to set the record straight: there are no decals on these models; they are all tampo printed.RacingFreak wrote: This one I've had shipped in from Australia! *note the correctly put decals - a rare sight!*
Matchbox ceased to use decals on production models in the very early 1970s at the latest.
BTW nice to see ya CFalkens!
Re: Rover 3500 Collection
Hi RacingFreak
here the rare Rover with maltesecross Wheels.Cheers Mathias.
here the rare Rover with maltesecross Wheels.Cheers Mathias.
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Great! Thanks for posting that one - how exactly rare is it? I don't recall ever coming across one with these wheels!mbox75 wrote:Hi RacingFreak
here the rare Rover with maltesecross Wheels.Cheers Mathias.