mercedes 46 pre production

[fixer]

looks good to me, rivets are fine in the picture , as I said earlier the boot is cast shut making it the later casting like the one on Christians site
nice find

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Yep, same here, looks genuine and it has an un-finished baseplate..."MATCHBOX" SERIES ????? and the rivets are spot-on, showing just the sort of degredation from the pressing machine.

I am happy this is a genuine 'Trial' model or 'Pre-Pre' model, very nice catch for you Pierkemimi.

GHOSTHUNTER.

[motorman]

It looks good to me, a very very nice find!!!

[nickjones]

It looks fine to me too, Very nice.

[jimgallegos]

Later large wheel wells and green windows from the 2-pack military variation. I hope this is the real thing. $1000+.

[Pierkemimi]

Thanks guys, we agreed on the price.
He also has more pre pro for sale. Anyone else interested in models ?

[vetrad]

Hi Kurt, thanks for agreeing to buy my Mercedes. I offered you those other models because they would be easy to ship with this one. I would prefer not to offer them publically at this point. I'll probably sell them next year when I have more time to offer them properly.

Best,
David

[matchboxuk]

Have the chance to get one of this model. Can anyone tell me what the value of such a model is so that I dont pay to much.

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I am not sure whether the orange version of the Mercedes shown by Christian is from my collection. It is a known pre-pro.

This model was manufactured some time after the superfast standard version had been withdrawn, hence the casting changes to the base. It was in fact a pre-pro for the military two pack series. Several of these identical models were produced. I am not sure which model in the miniature range was released in this colour but the identical shade of paint was used on several other pre-pro models.

I think that at the same time the silver model was produced which found its way into 5 packs. I have no idea why more of the silver version were produced.

Nigel

[motorman]

Thanks for that additional information Nigel. very much appreciated.

[nickjones]

Great to see you back and posting again Nigel, Have you finished your travels now?.