Dr Jeep's eBay finds
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Thanks, Squid. They are both nice. The back one is the scarce first issue in red, with the decal on the real part of the tipper. The front one is a prepro in orange - the same colour as the box illustration, and as far as I can tell, never seen before. I'll put some more details in the Kingsize section.
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It will be inetersting to read what bases these have (with or without the renumbering platformboss).
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The red one has the second base; the prepro has the first. More here
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Both of them very nice Glenn.
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Thanks for the additional information, Glenn. You are a mightily skilled spotter!
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Not in the best condition (!) but the genuine article - I think it was worth the princely sum of £8.50!
It joins my fleet of scruffy but harder-to-find pantechnicons, including the first casting, the second casting with spw, and of course the Beales Bealeson version.- nearlymint
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Great models, I love this casting no matter what the condition. Especially the Beales as it was one of my first hard to find models in the collection.
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Thanks, Jason - I really like this one too! And, of course, the benefit of models in very used condition like these is that they’re definitely original, unlike lots of Beales and two-line Pickfords on the internet!
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Nice Glenn. This is one of my favourite too.
About the condition. These cars made for toys. A mint model is very nice, but a used one has some story about its life.
About the condition. These cars made for toys. A mint model is very nice, but a used one has some story about its life.
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Here’s an easy “spot the gem”. As well as the rather obvious gem, there’s a variation that’s hard to find and not listed in Nick’s guide.