A mix of recent additions

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misterpop
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Heres your very own Misterpop in 1974 driving Butlins Ford Transit Minibus at Butlins Barry Island South Wales .I know its hard to believe but I was just a young man in my 20s in my second driving job.At night I waited till the bars closed and drove the staff home all around the surrounding villages and in the day I drove a twin wheeler V4 Transit to the local farms with dustbins full of food waste...

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Heres the man with the bargains.Always open to offers from this sites members..http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/misterpop/m.h ... m=&_ipg=25
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In the last two weeks some more additions to my collection(s).
First of all a garage bridge and 2 petrol pumps from Mini Toy, a small Dutch manufacturer in the fifties.
The Dinky Studebaker already was in my collection but obviously needed some maintenance...

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Some more Payá International copies from Spain. The blue Fiat 1500 isn't missing its luggage, but had been sold as such.
Payá sold the Fiats with AND without roof luggage! I have a proof in unopened blister in my collection.

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Finally I found a mint King Size K-11 DAF Car Transporter in blue/gold. On the 2nd and 3rd pic with some more gold: 3 Payá models.
Notice the difference in window colour of the two MG's! The Payá MG's alsways have a driver like the Lesney, but NO dog on the rear seat!
Well, one truly feels like a King with all that Royal Blue and Gold, isn't it? Well, at least certainly I do!

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And some played with Lesney's bought in France. Who spots the gem?

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Maarten
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Interesting...Payá appears to have converted the Lesneys to left-hand drive. No clue what the gem might be, but if the Jeep Gladiator has metal door springs and 11x45 wheels, it's a variation I'd like to have.
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Squid wrote:Interesting...Payá appears to have converted the Lesneys to left-hand drive. No clue what the gem might be, but if the Jeep Gladiator has metal door springs and 11x45 wheels, it's a variation I'd like to have.
The Gladiator unfortunately is a bad repaint, so no gem...
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Is the green 53 Ford Zodiac a regular wheel?!?!?
Happy hunting!
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MatchboxFreak wrote:Is the green 53 Ford Zodiac a regular wheel?!?!?
That would have been nice Kurt, but the green Zodiac is a thin wheel SF.

Leaving 4 out of 6 options being the gem...
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This brings back memories,
As i grew up in Clacton, at school holidays i used to work as baggage boy.
Is this a flyer.
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A grey plastic wheel Taxi?
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nearlymint wrote:A grey plastic wheel Taxi?
:D All credit goes to you Jason! :D

Indeed it is a GPW Taxi. And 100% original! Overall condition, axle ends and rivets are OK.

The lot of 6 playworn Lesneys was offered on Evilpay for only € 19 (+ € 12 p&p from France) as 'buy it now'.
The first picture in the advert was just like the one I posted hereabove, so nothing particular focused on this model, not
even mentioning the GPW. Just indicating lot of 6 Matchbox, Land Rover, American Taxi, Jaguar, Pick Up.
All other pics he inserted also were 'just as is' plain photos. So I guess seller didn't know the GPW is that special.
The model is missing its TAXI decal and is playworn, but hey, the price was right and I prefer it much better like this instead of a too smooth model presented in a perfect way!

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A great find Maarten, just in time for your birthday :D
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