The Very Best of 2017

[jsherwood]

I have most of the 1-75s now but didn't pay a fortune for any of them, therefore very few of mine are hard to find. These are probably the only two I own that don't seem to appear very often - in the UK at least. As you can see the Bedford Tanker has a molding error on the steering wheel - how common are these factory errors? - I'm just hoping that it isn't a fake, but the wheels don't appear to have been tampered with.

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Badly moulded steering wheels are quite common. The level of playware on the wheels seems to match that of the overall condition of the model, so I think it is genuine.

Ghosthunter.

[DrJeep]

I want it to be real, but I think we need to see the axle ends on the other side to be sure. Zoomed in, the front wheel looks a bit jagged round the axle, though it could just be the angle of the picture or play wear.

[jsherwood]

extra photos as requested

cheers
John

[Idris]

John, might I ask how and from whom you acquired this? If it was an Ebay purchase, who was the seller? (We have a pretty good idea who's peddling fakes and who's above board.)

[DrJeep]

I don't have a GPW 25c but I do have a nice fine tread GPW 62b Commer Rentaset. These are often faked, but I'm confident mine is real - it came in a large group from someone selling his childhood collection, and the picture didn't show the wheels. So I think this is what you're looking for on the small end of the axle. I think your axle ends are very similar, but I wonder if the holes in the wheels are larger? Play wear would do this too, of course - one of the front wheels has fallen off the 25c I played with as a child.

[Ergomatic]

I recognise that Group 6 Peter!

[jsherwood]

Idris,
I tried to send a PM but it appears to be disabled - not moving from the outbox. Help anyone?

Thanks
John

[Idris]

Idris,
I tried to send a PM but it appears to be disabled - not moving from the outbox. Help anyone?

On this Forum, PMs sit it the Outbox, only transferring to Sent when they are read (which is actually a really useful feature when you think about it).
Anyhow, I've read it and replied.

[johnboy]

Hello everyone, sorry for the long absence. My son has been very unwell but he’s improved considerably now. Consequently I've been off the radar and I haven’t added much lately, but I was pleased to get the 27a Bedford Low Loader early in the year and I just picked up the 74a Mobile Refreshments Canteen tucked away in a group lot, with a base colour that I was missing. Happy Christmas to you all.