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I am back from my Son's soccer (Football) game now, so I can comment on your base picture Mike. The base of the dark green model does not look dark green, but a lighter shade that may be my 3rd middle green color. It was very common (and still is!) to find mixed color greens on the body and on the separate base casting riveted to it. It is not fade or exposure, the models came mixed this way in some of our factory shipments to the U.S. I just read Nick's listing on this Bus, and I see why Idris has noted the off-white interior on his Code one early cream models. I have never seen anything but white interiors in these buses, so I know they were not very common. Because the cream Bus production ran for at least 2 years before the green ones were seen, Mike's interior is very special in his green example. Just like the #5 buses, these off white interiors may have just been a limited small run mixed in with the normal white ones, but in much smaller numbers. kwakers

kwakers wrote:Mike's interior is very special in his green example.

Or it's just dirty or stained (just saying).

Tinman wrote:

kwakers wrote:Mike's interior is very special in his green example.

Or it's just dirty or stained (just saying).

That question could be resolved by attempting to clean a small area using e.g. a Q-tip/cotton bud dipped in water.

Kwakers words:
The base of the dark green model is not dark green but a lighter shade, which may be my third means green color.

Hello Kwakers,
yes! the bottom plate is a lighter green. (middle green)
but not as bright as bus code 7

Greetings Mike

Idris wrote:

Tinman wrote:

kwakers wrote:Mike's interior is very special in his green example.

Or it's just dirty or stained (just saying).

That question could be resolved by attempting to clean a small area using e.g. a Q-tip/cotton bud dipped in water.

I tried a small interiors to clean.
(see photos)

A small dirt layer was present.
But the interiors still darker than model code 7

Greetings Mike & Nico.

Addendum photos of the cleaning of the interior.

After a long hard code search.
We need a break:
Therefore, with the dark green Daimlerbus (without code).
A mountain hike at 2250 meters.

mountain healing
Mike & Nico

And still looking for the code from the dark green Daimlerbus.
I will search through all the way. Also, my daughter helps me.
And will not give up.

Mike !!!!
I am having a panic attack just looking at the picture of you crossing that bridge!
I am dreadfully scared of heights

You are a brave Austrian mountain climber

zBret

zBret wrote:Mike !!!!
I am having a panic attack just looking at the picture of you crossing that bridge!

Me too, but Mike's Daughter is even casually posing for the photo