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3a (Cement Mixer), issued 1953, length 40mm and 41mm, box types A and B.
3b Bedford 7.5 Ton Tipper, issued 1961, length 65mm, box types C-D and E.
3c Mercedes Benz Ambulance, issued 1967, length 74mm, box types E and F.






Showing the handle on the rear end.


The extra 1mm that was added to the bottom of the engine cover, to make the length 41mm long instead of 40mm.


The 11 x 24 gpw


The 11 x 24 bpw.


The 11.5 X 45 bpw.


The 11.5 x 45 gpw.


The 11.5 x 45 gpw.


The 11.5 x 45 bpw.


No extention piece between the exhaust pipe and the chassis.


With the extention piece between the exhaust pipe and chassis.


With out and with block on the base of the tipping action over the rear axle.


The Cream Model, also with the person on the stretcher not (man).


The Off White Model.



The two different bases .

All the other variations to these models can be seen on Nicks variation site.

George T.

Showing the casting variation on the rear wheel arch.
The model on the left is the common off white with small rear wheel arches. on the right is the rare white with enlarged wheel arches

anyone have the small #3 on the base of the #3 bedford tipper...i see models and think they are small 3s but just dont act on them as im not sure if they are small 3s





large rear wheel arch

My lone 3:





Guess I need some more, one of those gpw 3bs would be nice.

Hello Dan, I was convinced I had one with a small #3 but after checking it against my others I was wrong, which is a pity.
The hunt goes on and on.

Hello Fintail, I think that one sees less and less of the GPW 3b models come up for sale or even in the auctions.

George T.

Brad Pittiful wrote:anyone have the small #3 on the base of the #3 bedford tipper...i see models and think they are small 3s but just dont act on them as im not sure if they are small 3s

Hi Dan & George
It is not easy to spot the small number 3. I am enclosing photos to compare it.
Antonin

Do not forget the rare variation with the ringe on the tipper bed
Antonin

Hello Antonin, going on Stannards listing the small #3 comes on the 45 tread bpw wheel, but looking at your photo of the two models together, your one with a small #3 appears to be on a 24 tread wheel. I have not checked on Nicks listings, as yet should of checked before I did this post.

George T.

kerbside wrote:Hello Antonin, going on Stannards listing the small #3 comes on the 45 tread bpw wheel, but looking at your photo of the two models together, your one with a small #3 appears to be on a 24 tread wheel. I have not checked on Nicks listings, as yet should of checked before I did this post.

George T.

Hi George
It's an optical illusion, my model with small #3 has BPW ø11,5x45.
Antonin

kerbside wrote:Hello Dan, I was convinced I had one with a small #3 but after checking it against my others I was wrong, which is a pity.
The hunt goes on and on.

Hello Fintail, I think that one sees less and less of the GPW 3b models come up for sale or even in the auctions.

George T.

always something to find eh George!

Diecast wrote:

Brad Pittiful wrote:anyone have the small #3 on the base of the #3 bedford tipper...i see models and think they are small 3s but just dont act on them as im not sure if they are small 3s

Hi Dan & George
It is not easy to spot the small number 3. I am enclosing photos to compare it.
Antonin

thanks Antonin...ill use this as a reference when looking for that small three