Re: red vauxhall victor 45 , fake or real
Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 10:30 pm
How many red victors are actually known ...
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Re: red vauxhall victor 45 , fake or real
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 1:06 pm
Very nice, Joery!
Re: red vauxhall victor 45 , fake or real
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 9:49 pm
TankxErgomatic wrote:Very nice, Joery!
Re: red vauxhall victor 45 , fake or real
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 9:58 pm
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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Re: red vauxhall victor 45 , fake or real
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 11:38 pm
I can't remember the detail but didn't Christain do something amazing and discover two in quick succession (or am I delirious)?
Re: red vauxhall victor 45 , fake or real
Posted: Wed May 27, 2015 6:42 am
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.
Re: red vauxhall victor 45 , fake or real
Posted: Wed May 27, 2015 2:02 pm
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.
numi
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.
numi
Re: red vauxhall victor 45 , fake or real
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 6:00 pm
Exhibit A, M'lud!Idris wrote:I have seen what appeared to be a genuine red 45a with chisel-cut rivets.
Re: red vauxhall victor 45 , fake or real
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:25 pm
Joerimoko has not posted recently and I can only assume he is out there collecting Red Vauxhall Victors for His Birthday 
Happy Birthday Joerimoko.
Ghosthunter.
Happy Birthday Joerimoko.
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Re: red vauxhall victor 45 , fake or real
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:27 pm
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.