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were they in the same Tesco pack as the blue heavy wrecker??
reg
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This photo is on Nick website...
Roland
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This pack is not sealed, would it have left the factory with these models?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-RARE-LE ... Swx-9WyI~2
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-RARE-LE ... Swx-9WyI~2
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John
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I think Lesney had not a strict content for these 5 packs. There were may be 1-2 special ones (like the Mercedes, blue Wrecker, gold Rolls-rolls [which was released in Japan,too, I think....Ghosty?! ] or the light blue Siva Spyder plus some more) and the rest of the set were random models. These models made (or still make ) the sets more attractive for customers. Mattel uses the same concept these days for example for their 10 packs: one awesome model issue you only get with this set (e.g. metallic blue karmann Ghia) and the other 9 Models...aaaaaah yeah. )
There wasn't a strict packaging order in the tesco packs, too. In the todays 5 packs every model has its own, non-varying place. I think this started in the 90's.
But as Johnboy mentioned: if the pack is not sealed, we can't be sure what was the originally content.
So 99% is just speculation
Greetings,
Linus
There wasn't a strict packaging order in the tesco packs, too. In the todays 5 packs every model has its own, non-varying place. I think this started in the 90's.
But as Johnboy mentioned: if the pack is not sealed, we can't be sure what was the originally content.
So 99% is just speculation
Greetings,
Linus
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Yes, the Gold Rolls-Royce has always been seen as a specific Japan release model from 1977 and 1978 only, how this relates to the dates of the other models seen in the same pack I am not certain without checking, but I would not expect to see a Japanese issue model in my local Tesco store when doing the Weekly shop...
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I picked up my gold roller very cheaply at a toyfair in the 1980s. My guess is that it came from a Tesco pack rather than from Japan.GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Yes, the Gold Rolls-Royce has always been seen as a specific Japan release model from 1977 and 1978 only, how this relates to the dates of the other models seen in the same pack I am not certain without checking, but I would not expect to see a Japanese issue model in my local Tesco store when doing the Weekly shop...
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1980's seems a logical date for the Gold Rolls-Royce to be available in the UK, but must be leftover stocks from Japan. This same model was in Bulgaria across the 1985 and 1986 period.
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Re: New in Sir_Matchbox_96's collection!
Thanks you two.
I share the view that the roller was sold in tesco packs and in Japan both.
Of course we can't be sure to 100% because lot's of the Tesco packs are not sealed. But I have seen more than 5 of these packs from different sources including a gold roller.
All in all I still need one
Linus
I share the view that the roller was sold in tesco packs and in Japan both.
Of course we can't be sure to 100% because lot's of the Tesco packs are not sealed. But I have seen more than 5 of these packs from different sources including a gold roller.
All in all I still need one
Linus
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Hallo Linus
Gratulation zum silbernen Mercedes.Hier meine zwei Two Packs.
and my both Models.
Cheers Mathias
Gratulation zum silbernen Mercedes.Hier meine zwei Two Packs.
and my both Models.
Cheers Mathias
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Very nice, I don't own any two packs. Here's my little trio of Mercs.
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