Casting #33

[kerbside]

I was lucky to find my 33c Yellow with Ivory interior before I got the Yellow with the Red Interior



George T.

[numi]

Beautiful model Numi, factory fresh. How do you do it?

That muira is stunning Numi, thanks for showing.

Thanks MM & Jb,i do appreciate your good comments

I agree with Tinman that the Yellow with White Interior is much rarer than the Gold/Bronze with White interior.The rarest being the Gold/Bronze with Red Interior on Rw's.
numi

[numi]

Sea Green metal wheels.
numi

[ZN75]

Hi all,

I've just recently become a member of this forum and hope to share some of my collection of Miuras. I only collect Miura variations, both Superfast and RW.

One of my more recent purchases came from eBay in the Netherlands. It is a light gold Miura with a red interior on regular wheels. I've not seen many pictures of this variation circulating the internet, so I figured I ought to share mine. I understand that there will be much scrutiny on this specimen's authenticity, so I'll post several pictures of the rivets/base. I have inspected it and believe it to be genuine, but I'd love to hear the opinions of others (even if they aren't so nice!).

Miura Light Gold Red Interior Front 1

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Miura Light Gold Red Interior Front 2

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Miura Light Gold Red Interior Rear 1

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Miura Light Gold Red Interior Rear 2

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Miura Light Gold Base 1

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Miura Light Gold Red Interior Base & Superfast Base

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Miura Light Gold Base 2

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A while ago I acquired an interesting example of the Miura on regular wheels in yellow with white interior. The rivets on this car appear to never have been pressed, thus the body is loose on the chassis. It looks like someone tried to strike the rivets closed with a screwdriver to prevent the car from falling apart. In any case I didn't pay too much for this car, but it's an interesting conversation piece. What do you guys think, an attempted fake or a factory error?

Miura Yellow White Interior Front 1

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Miura Yellow Interior

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Yellow Miura Base 1

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Yellow Miura Base 3

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Miura Yellow Base 2

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Thanks!

[Idris]

One of my more recent purchases came from eBay in the Netherlands. It is a light gold Miura with a red interior on regular wheels. I've not seen many pictures of this variation circulating the internet, so I figured I ought to share mine. I understand that there will be much scrutiny on this specimen's authenticity, so I'll post several pictures of the rivets/base. I have inspected it and believe it to be genuine, but I'd love to hear the opinions of others (even if they aren't so nice!).

Unfortunately, The Netherlands is home to a prolific faker. Do you remember the Ebay-alias of the seller concerned?

A while ago I acquired an interesting example of the Miura on regular wheels in yellow with white interior. The rivets on this car appear to never have been pressed, thus the body is loose on the chassis. It looks like someone tried to strike the rivets closed with a screwdriver to prevent the car from falling apart. In any case I didn't pay too much for this car, but it's an interesting conversation piece. What do you guys think, an attempted fake or a factory error?

That looks to be the correct interior and I feel that therefore rules out the idea of it being a fake. Furthermore, it is known that R&D regularly used a slotted screwdriver/chisel to flatten rivers, so what we might have here is a later pre-production.
Have you checked it for casting variations against a standard model? (Looking at the photographs, I'm wondering if the paint might not be both lighter in colour and more thinly applied than on a standard issue example.)

[nearlymint]

I think this should be moved from here.
The red interior model looks to be fake, the rivets do not look good at all compared to the Superfast model, I can see a clear gap around one of them. The white interior model is probably just an interior swap, I have found many models now with rivets not pressed. If it was a prepro I would have expected to see a early tow guide at least.
J

[Idris]

The white interior model is probably just an interior swap, I have found many models now with rivets not pressed. If it was a prepro I would have expected to see a early tow guide at least.

How do you explain the model having the correct early interior if it is an interior swap?
I've had another look at the photographs, but cannot see the tow guide, even when I click on them.

[nearlymint]

Very interesting Hugh , I cannot remember ever seeing that info about the interior or if I did I have forgotten about it. Looks like I will be digging out a few MB33 models the next chance I get.
The tow guide I just assumed(maybe incorrectly) it would have been added to the description if it did have one. J

[nearlymint]

Hi ZN75,
I have checked my 2 yellow models with white interior and they are both the same as yours, exactly as Hugh as described about the interior. So I would have to say a very nice find especially with the almost unpressed rivets which is an added bonus.
J

[ZN75]

Hi all,

Thank you for your replies. While I’m disappointed that the gold with red interior is likely fake, I’m glad you guys were able to serve me the truth. The eBay ID for the seller is Lesney12345. If you think the post should be removed please let me know and I’ll gladly take it down.

As for the yellow with white interior, I’ll try to get some more photos uploaded comparing the yellow to other Miuras. This car has no tow guide cast.

Cheers!