What's Your Most Valuable Banger?

[motorman]

OK, here we go, how can you tell this picture was taken by a Man?

That's definately not you ghosty, That Wee Willy Winky is way too big

[GHOSTHUNTER]

[nickjones]

You wait until Numi sees that!,

I'm quite happy with the #68 on the Porsche.
You do me and I'll owe you one.......

[kbean63]

Heck I'd even settle for a 66 or a 99 on a Porsche. I'd even take some of your used Porsches although they'd get several rounds at a professional carwash first.

The error question interests me a lot, possibly because I also collected stamps for years and as most people know one of the most sought after stamps of all time was an error. Of course, with something like Matchboxes, there are potentially errors that would ruin it's basic function that would make them worthless - like if some models were somehow released minus their wheels which would also be too easy to fake but I would think that models for example that left the factory with only an undercoat of silver paint would be highly collectable.

[Idris]

I would not say that error pieces have no value, Many of us collect errors so on a common model a good error piece might actually fetch more than a standard one,
But the reverse would probably be true if it were a rare variation or colour.

Some collectors also like certain types of error, for example wheels, decals, paint, trim and so on. There's lots to choose from but I like the inverted "6" on the Ford GT.

I have deliberately sought out three errors pieces for my collection:
1) 55b with 59b baseplate,
2) 59b with 55b baseplate, and
3) 20a with spare wheel.

[Taniwha]

I would not say that error pieces have no value, Many of us collect errors so on a common model a good error piece might actually fetch more than a standard one,
But the reverse would probably be true if it were a rare variation or colour.

Some collectors also like certain types of error, for example wheels, decals, paint, trim and so on. There's lots to choose from but I like the inverted "6" on the Ford GT.

I have deliberately sought out three errors pieces for my collection:
1) 55b with 59b baseplate,
2) 59b with 55b baseplate, and
3) 20a with spare wheel.

I like these sorts of errors. My own favourite is the 25b with "Volkswagon" on the base. Mind you, I suppose that is also a variation technically...

Cheers,
Gavin

[kbean63]

It's funny, we were just talking about the #9 GT-40 recently on another thread. I wonder how many of them I've seen over the years and didn't notice. I brought the subject up on the other thread after I had been looking at several pages of GTs on eBay the other day. When I finally noticed the error I backtracked and sure enough I had already passed 2 of them on previous pages.

My next challenge is to find a yellow #9.

[GHOSTHUNTER]

I thought this was restricted to 'Regular Wheeled' models, but have seen some 'Superfast' models featured in earlier posts. So, I don't really have a model for this category, but this model arrived this morning and it is one I have been chasing for several years. It is the regular wheel body but with 'Superfast' wheels and because it has eluded me for so long, I consider this to be a valuable 'Banger' at the moment, allowing me to put a posting in this section!!!

If you are looking in "Tim" (tjl etc) then this is the version I mentioned in my PM to you, this one has been captured for me by Ewan, thank's mate, you was very professional in your approach towards me getting this model.

It still has the waistline 'trim-strip', not always easy to see in pictures, but in your hand, no question about the detail being there. This strip is missing from later narrow 'Superfast' versions, because they made a whole new body casting and left that detail off the tooling.

GHOSTHUNTER.

[Ewan]

Glad it got to you safe and well mate, more than happy to help a fellow forum member out in any way I can. I must say, it looks a bit better in your pics than it did in the sellers.

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Thank's Ewan, you really did go out of your way to help me and I appreciate what you did for me. Pictures can make a difference to how good a model looks and all I did before taking those above, was to clean the model with 'Armor all'.

This is my one and only 'Trim-Strip' version, it has filled a little gap in my collection, I just need to search for the other three versions with the 'Trim-Strip' and I would consider my collection of #24c Narrow 'Superfast' models complete!

Cheers Ewan, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Kevin, the GHOSTHUNTER.