Re: MOTORMANS FINDS

Post by **motorman** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 8:41 pm

Well i really enjoyed the Carlisle meet today. I went there with a crisp Ten pound note in my pocket, It was the last of this months fun vouchers so i knew i would probably come home empty handed, thankfully i was very wrong.

I managed to get a nice minty #35 Merryweather Fire Engine with pre pro ladder.

Post by **GHOSTHUNTER** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 8:58 pm

Alex, can you clarify why the Brown ladder on your 'Merryweather' is a 'Pre-Pro'.

GHOSTHUNTER.

Post by **motorman** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:21 pm

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Alex, can you clarify why the Brown ladder on your 'Merryweather' is a 'Pre-Pro'.

GHOSTHUNTER.

I am basing this on Nicks site which i will quote below

"A white plastic ladder on the roof completed this fine toy, however pre-production 1969 made black, tan or red ladders exist and some very rare examples have been found on otherwise standard Merryweathers."

johnboy · Post by **johnboy** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:30 pm

motorman wrote:
GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Alex, can you clarify why the Brown ladder on your 'Merryweather' is a 'Pre-Pro'.

GHOSTHUNTER.
I am basing this on Nicks site which i will quote below

"A white plastic ladder on the roof completed this fine toy, however pre-production 1969 made black, tan or red ladders exist and some very rare examples have been found on otherwise standard Merryweathers."

I have a couple of tan ladders (so they're definitely pre-pro's, stop causing trouble Ghosty!)

Post by **motorman** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:34 pm

johnboy wrote:
motorman wrote:
GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Alex, can you clarify why the Brown ladder on your 'Merryweather' is a 'Pre-Pro'.

GHOSTHUNTER.
I am basing this on Nicks site which i will quote below

"A white plastic ladder on the roof completed this fine toy, however pre-production 1969 made black, tan or red ladders exist and some very rare examples have been found on otherwise standard Merryweathers."
I have a couple of tan ladders (so they're definitely pre-pro's, stop causing trouble Ghosty!)

Thanks JB, God you are such a trouble maker Ghosthunter!!!!

Post by **GHOSTHUNTER** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:57 pm

Original Merryweather ladders do not have the small 'End-Pips', these were added to the ladder specifically for the Y-6 Rolls-Royce 'Fire Engine' and then found their way onto the Merryweather from 1977 onwards, which really only means the Twin-Pack versions. Look at the model posted by "dmat", smooth at both ends and the genuine Tan ladder is like this, all ladders with 'End-Pips' small or large, are normal production issues and have come from the Rolls-Royce!

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Or have I missed something...!!

GHOSTHUNTER.

Post by **GHOSTHUNTER** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:59 pm

Johnboy, pictures please of your ladders to make my above posting true or false...!

Ghosty.

johnboy · Post by **johnboy** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:17 pm

There you go again Ghosty, causing mischief. I know about your games (I'll show you my pips if you show me yours, etc). Actually I know about the Rolls ladders but Christain has a number of pipped ladders of different colours on his pre-pro pictures, so I actually find it quite confusing.

Post by **motorman** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:22 pm

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Johnboy, pictures please of your ladders to make my above posting true or false...!

Ghosty.

Kevin i remain unconvinced and don't buy into this "PIP" theory just yet

How do YOU explain the tan ladders on my 1969 issue?

johnboy · Post by **johnboy** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:24 pm

motorman wrote:
GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Johnboy, pictures please of your ladders to make my above posting true or false...!

Ghosty.
Kevin i remain unconvinced and don't buy into this "PIP" theory just yet

yeah right, it gives me the pip.