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Great find with the preproduction base, I actually have 2 of these #68 Porsche’s with this rare base. They are out there

OMG: I didn't know this, I have much to learn.
Great find
S.

...and its the sort of information you will not learn from the 'Fast and Fifty' magazine, 10/10 for the forum!

Ghosthunter.

Up until now I have regarded this as a pre-production item and therefore not included in my catalogue listing (and not really seriously looked for it). Maybe I should reconsider this.

Has this base casting only ever been found in combination with narrow 2mm wheels, or does it also exist with the wider 4mm wheels?

I love the Porsche, right I'm off to check mine now !

Rob

ChFalkensteiner wrote:Up until now I have regarded this as a pre-production item and therefore not included in my catalogue listing (and not really seriously looked for it). Maybe I should reconsider this

I think, from the number around, that these were distributed for sale so aren't really pre-production. I don't suppose we'll ever know whether these were made using left-over preproduction bases or whether the design was changed very soon after production began.

I hadn't bought anything on eBay since October - there hasn't been much around, and prices have been high on the few things I've been watching. This week was different - I'm really pleased with all of these. They're not perfect. The green Minx has had a small hole drilled in the roof, the Maserati has bent axles, and the BRM has lost quite a bit of paint.

DrJeep wrote:I hadn't bought anything on eBay since October - there hasn't been much around, and prices have been high on the few things I've been watching.

I haven't shown that kind of restraint...I've bought seven (possibly eight) models this year. With my focus having been narrowed, however, that number might not climb much higher.

The 56A is a good find. I haven't seen any knocking about lately, let alone with black roof poles!

Thanks, Squid. I think 56as with black poles aren’t especially hard to find in the UK - a quick eBay search shows 5 sold in the last couple of months at prices from £5 to £25 including postage. This one was under £10 with a couple of others thrown in.

In terms of scarcity in the UK I’d rank these:

52a Maserati in red with wire wheels, 43a Hillman Minx in green, 56a black poles, 5c Players, red 52b BRM.

I may have the last three in the wrong order - you don’t see the 5c with the Players decal very often. What do others think?

Some great models, I had a bid on that Hillman
J