69c Rolls Royce Silver Shadow

[johnboy]

You have a pm Ghosty

[Johnny Pimp]

The Rolls is one of my favourites to collect too. I think I have 22 of the many variations produced by Lesney: -



The three base colours used on the thin wheel gold models: -



Both the dark yellow and tan base models can be found with small or enlarged arches: -




Gold with orange interior, black base and wide wheels can also be found with both types of arches: -



Finally, silver-grey, charcoal and black bases on the lime-gold model: -

[GHOSTHUNTER]

WOW! thank's Johnny Pimp, if you have read any of the earlier posts in this thread, you will know that I am playing 'catch up' on the Gold models and welcome your pictures of them.

It is nice to see confirmation of...Dark gold with thin wheels but large arches, I had not seen this before, thank's.

I would like to post my full listing of all the versions I know of, on the 69c, but not sure where I should do it, I don't want to undermine Nick's guide and I don't want to give the impression, that I am the only one with any knowledge on these models, so have been holding back for a while.

I trust you also collect the Silver Shadow saloon, any chance of them popping up here, would be nice.

Regards,
GHOSTHUNTER.

[Johnny Pimp]

WOW! thank's Johnny Pimp, if you have read any of the earlier posts in this thread, you will know that I am playing 'catch up' on the Gold models and welcome your pictures of them.

It is nice to see confirmation of...Dark gold with thin wheels but largearches, I had not seen this before, thank's.

I would like to post my full listing of all the versions I know of, on the 69c, but not sure where I should do it, I don't want to undermine Nick's guide and I don't want to give the impression, that I am the only one with any knowledge on these models, so have been holding back for a while.

I trust you also collect the Silver Shadow saloon, any chance of them popping up here, would be nice.

Regards,
GHOSTHUNTER.

Thanks, GHOSTHUNTER.

I do collect the Silver Shadow saloon but as you'll know, there aren't anywhere near as many variations on that model.I'll try to put some photos onto the Superfast Casting Show when I get a chance.

Back to the 69c, I've found dark gold models to be almost impossible to find, with only one in my collection. You can tell a true dark gold by its dark tan undercoat as seen here: -



With regard to your 69c listing, I don't see any harm in posting it to this thread. It would be interesting to see how many previously unlisted variations you are aware of.

[SMS88]

Back to the 69c, I've found dark gold models to be almost impossible to find, with only one in my collection. You can tell a true dark gold by its dark tan undercoat as seen here: -



With regard to your 69c listing, I don't see any harm in posting it to this thread. It would be interesting to see how many previously unlisted variations you are aware of.

Interesting photo,it looks like orange enamel primer in the pic rather than tan.Nice way to evidence the difference from the usual gold or silver primered cars

[nearlymint]

What a great thread and some interesting reading, just got this one with the early interior. Amazing how many variations exist, lot more for me to find. J

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Hello nearlymint.

Boy, am I glad someone else has now got one of those 'long seat' versions of the 69c, I was beginning to doubt my sanity when it looked as if I was the only one with one of those versions.

For the benefit of SMS88 and myself, can you list the mould numbers on all four wheels and I would like to see inside the boot area, it should look like the one in my earlier pictures.

Regards,
GHOSTHUNTER.

[nearlymint]

Hi Ghosthunter,
Wheels are 35H,30G,1H and 14H
I have added a couple of pictures for you.
Jason

[SMS88]

Hi Ghosthunter,
Wheels are 35H,30G,1H and 14H
I have added a couple of pictures for you.
Jason

Odds that both these cars with pre pro seats were assembled at the same time is greatly improved by both having some ´´G´´ mould tyres

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Hello nearlymint, thank's for the wheel numbers and the extra pictures of your 69c, with the 'long seat' moulding. Looking at the picture of the open boot, is very interesting but very frustrating at the same time, the body casting matches what I describe as...1st BODY-LATER BOOT, (the one with the curved back-wall to boot floor join) but with the 'longer seat moulding', therefore creating a new variation.

I have highlighted the middle car in my earlier picture with the red box around it, this is essentially your model, but with the 'longer seat' moulding, where-as 'MY' model with this same 'long seat' moulding, is the...1st BODY-EARLY BOOT...now try and sort all that out...

My head now hurts, I am going for a ly-down in a dark room,
GHOSTHUNTER.