red vauxhall victor 45 , fake or real
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How many red victors are actually known ...
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Very nice, Joery!
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TankxErgomatic wrote:Very nice, Joery!
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I have seen pictures of Four examples from different sources at different times, so are unlikely to be the same one in all Four pictures.joerimoko wrote:How many red victors are actually known ...
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I can't remember the detail but didn't Christain do something amazing and discover two in quick succession (or am I delirious)?
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Yes, he did. he found two on the same day at Houten.johnboy wrote:I can't remember the detail but didn't Christain do something amazing and discover two in quick succession (or am I delirious)?
As regards rarity, this is certainly rare rather than htf. However, I believe that there are a significant number known to exist making it one of the more common rarities.
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Happy find Joeri...congrats. Its a great feeling finding one of the rares that most collectors have on their wants-lists irrespective of condition as condition only matters if u already have one.
I agree with Idris that there are a good number of these extant and no longer top of the rares as the collector base shrinks. There are number of these Red Vauxhalls passing hands and some still hidden in collections.The problem here is that finding them in good condition-mint is quite hard as most have been played-with due to them being the 1st casting and having been sent to a tiny part of the globe.
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I agree with Idris that there are a good number of these extant and no longer top of the rares as the collector base shrinks. There are number of these Red Vauxhalls passing hands and some still hidden in collections.The problem here is that finding them in good condition-mint is quite hard as most have been played-with due to them being the 1st casting and having been sent to a tiny part of the globe.
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Re: red vauxhall victor 45 , fake or real
Exhibit A, M'lud!Idris wrote:I have seen what appeared to be a genuine red 45a with chisel-cut rivets.
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Joerimoko has not posted recently and I can only assume he is out there collecting Red Vauxhall Victors for His Birthday 
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Having had another look at the 45a baseplate, I think the reason the rear rivet post was initially too short is because the strengthening platform (immediately behind the tow hook) was added to the baseplate very late in the day. If so, this means there might, just might, be a red 45a out there with a different baseplate casting.Idris wrote:The rivet post on the first-type body casting is fractionally too short to be successfully spun.