Re: From Nearlymint to Kwackers
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:07 pm
Amazing! Where did you find that?
In the bottom of Zbret,s barrel.DrJeep wrote:Amazing! Where did you find that?
J
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From Nearlymint to Kwackers
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Re: From Nearlymint to Kwackers
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 2:13 pm
J
Re: From Nearlymint to Kwackers
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 7:06 pm
That is a brilliant find Jason, Dick would definitely have loved it.
Re: From Nearlymint to Kwackers
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 8:06 pm
Great find there, didn't even know that existed!
Cheers
John
Cheers
John
Re: From Nearlymint to Kwackers
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:02 pm
Some more Kwackers would have loved.
J
- Mechanical
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- Girder
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Re: From Nearlymint to Kwackers
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:52 pm
The Scammell remains amazing, of course - no point in running “find of the year” this year!
I meant to ask which version of the Daf this is. Is it the early one with the straight cab back? Extraordinary that this one escaped from the factory.
I meant to ask which version of the Daf this is. Is it the early one with the straight cab back? Extraordinary that this one escaped from the factory.
Re: From Nearlymint to Kwackers
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:22 am
Hi Glenn,DrJeep wrote: I meant to ask which version of the Daf this is. Is it the early one with the straight cab back? Extraordinary that this one escaped from the factory.
This one has the curved back to the cab.
J
Re: From Nearlymint to Kwackers
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 6:19 pm
Dick would have loved this one, very happy to add this to the collection.
J
- MB27c
Re: From Nearlymint to Kwackers
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 5:17 pm
Another great find! Very nice.
Re: From Nearlymint to Kwackers
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2020 9:23 am
What I like about this is to think that the base plate was painted at the same time as either a batch of 57b or 75a base plates ( around 1962) depending on which colour this matches best. Then it either had the axles and wheels fitted on at the same time as one of those other 57b or 75a base plates but then made its way back into the correct assembly line of the 27c. Even more interesting is that the rear axle is held captive by the body and therefore is done at a different time to the front axle. But it still ends up with matching wheel set.
You could well imagine it would have been much easier just to throw it aside into the rubbish in terms of time and cost.
It is remarkable only two have ever turned up over the last 58 years ( Nick shows one on his 27c page) and testament to the control Lesney had over its parts given that millions were made.
Wonderful find Jason, nice images too.
Bert
You could well imagine it would have been much easier just to throw it aside into the rubbish in terms of time and cost.
It is remarkable only two have ever turned up over the last 58 years ( Nick shows one on his 27c page) and testament to the control Lesney had over its parts given that millions were made.
Wonderful find Jason, nice images too.
Bert