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Yesteryears
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 12:55 pm
by Viewfield
Bought as a quick BIN just before going on holiday, arrived back and picked up the parcel from the neighbours and couldn't wait to see what's inside.
Bingo!!
Just what I'd hoped for. After cleaning turned out well.
Fits in nicely with my other.
I was looking to sell one but they have different steering wheel bosses. Not sure if one is a casting fault or not.
Other surprises are a Daimler with original grille! Nearly as rare as the Bugatti.
Two different variations of the Shand Mason.
All in all a super Thing, very happy!
Rod
Re: Yesteryears
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:09 pm
by Moyboy
That was a very nice pickup Rod ! Seems these white dash models appear in Germany a lot.
Re: Yesteryears
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:39 pm
by Idris
Viewfield wrote:Other surprises are a Daimler with original grille! Nearly as rare as the Bugatti.
Could you explain a bit further, please?
Re: Yesteryears
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:28 pm
by Viewfield
Idris wrote:Viewfield wrote:Other surprises are a Daimler with original grille! Nearly as rare as the Bugatti.
Could you explain a bit further, please?
It was meant a bit tongue in cheek!
The grille on the Daimler shrinks a bit and falls out, finding one with it's grille is quite hard. Even mint/boxed examples are found missing the grille.
Rod
Re: Yesteryears
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:47 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
This is very true and to prove it, here is a detail image from a 1970 Fred Bronner promotional leaflet...
- 1970 Fred Bronner leaflet.JPG (36.5 KiB) Viewed 966 times
...the Daimler is at extreme left of picture, almost level with the big Mustard colour letter 'Y' and if you look carefully you will notice the plastic grille centre has gone and what you are looking at is the inner rivet that holds the metal grille casting secure.
Ghosthunter.
Re: Yesteryears
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:52 pm
by johnboy
I can't remember seeing a promotional oops before.
Re: Yesteryears
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:59 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
johnboy wrote:I can't remember seeing a promotional oops before.
Yes, I suppose it is really, never thought of that, thank's Johnboy.
Ghosthunter.
Re: Yesteryears
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 7:43 pm
by mbox75
Hi Rod
Very nice find, the WHITE Dashboard Bugatti Version.Gratulation, I've found my in Germany,exactly in Aachen.
Cheers Mathias
Re: Yesteryears
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 3:45 am
by Squid
That Daimler is a nice find. I have one that is excellent or better, complete with an E-box (which is in pretty sorry shape). A previous owner glued the radiator insert in. Missing radiator inserts are extremely common with this model; I would venture a guess that more of them are found without that piece than with it.
Re: Yesteryears
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 8:30 pm
by matchboxmarcel
interesting piece of paper Kevin, didn't know that.
marcel