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Rarest MB 17 The Londoner
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 6:05 pm
by mbox75
Hi Everyone
Which advertising model of the London bus is in your eyes the rarest of all.After many years of searching and collating for me this is the Rarest.Why your opinion.
Cheers Mathias
Re: Rarest MB 17 The Londoner
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 7:24 pm
by fixer
The only problem I can see about rarities in these is the vast number of code 2 & 3 promotional models available
Re: Rarest MB 17 The Londoner
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 8:33 pm
by mbox75
Hallo fixer
It's only me to code 1 variants, code 3 models have no value for me.
Cheers Mathias
Re: Rarest MB 17 The Londoner
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 1:06 am
by motorman
fixer wrote:The only problem I can see about rarities in these is the vast number of code 2 & 3 promotional models available
I agree Reg i have only got one #17 "Laker Airways" Londoner in my collection and do not actively look to add to this one solitary model because of the sheer number of label variations out there including code 2 and 3's!! There are literaly too many and a lot of them are code 2 and 3
Re: Rarest MB 17 The Londoner
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:25 am
by SMS88
The black version would be the rarest according to Nigel -he saw a couple of trays of them on his factory tour in the late 1970s
Re: Rarest MB 17 The Londoner
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 3:03 pm
by Moyboy
I have the silver and gold plated giftware models which I consider almost impossible to find. Silver is loose in box whilst gold is mounted on a pin tray with both being boxed. I also have an all white prepro giftware mounted one as well.
Re: Rarest MB 17 The Londoner
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 8:00 pm
by vetrad
I agree the played giftware issues are the most desirable standard issue models. I assume the black issues are prepros?
If I read Mathias question, he was asking which advertising label was rarest. I think the B Paper is up there. The IL Ford film Sellotape and Barclays Bank are also quite elusive. I imagine many of these were regional issues, so local geography plays a big role in how hard they are to find.
-David
Re: Rarest MB 17 The Londoner
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 11:37 pm
by motorman
vetrad wrote:I agree the played giftware issues are the most desirable standard issue models. I assume the black issues are prepros?
If I read Mathias question, he was asking which advertising label was rarest. I think the B Paper is up there. The IL Ford film Sellotape and Barclays Bank are also quite elusive. I imagine many of these were regional issues, so local geography plays a big role in how hard they are to find.
-David
How many of these are code 2 or 3?
Re: Rarest MB 17 The Londoner
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 11:58 am
by familybucket43
What about these 2???????
Re: Rarest MB 17 The Londoner
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 12:37 pm
by fixer
I would say that the top one is code 3 promotional in a colour scheme already in use
The second one code 2 along side other Royal family products