Factory Errors and other Oops Items.

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Factory Errors and other Oops Items.

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We have quite a comprehensive 'Oops' section within Nick's website
Here...http://www.vintagebritishdiecasts.co.uk/2index/oops.htm

Here...http://www.vintagebritishdiecasts.co.uk/oopsa.htm

Here...http://www.vintagebritishdiecasts.co.uk/oops6a.htm

These are maintained and updated by Nick when he has the time. Until that takes place, do members want to put their error items together here so again they can be in one place ready for Nick to access them.

Error pieces posted on the forum so far can be found and copied to here by the moderators while new error pieces can be posted directly here.

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Re: Factory Errors and other Oops Items.

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For starters here is Bert's Euclid front wheel error.
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Read about it here...viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8225#p86969

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Here's one especially for Ghosthunter - a 44a Rolls Royce fitted with the wheel from a Ford American Station Wagon.
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Re: Factory Errors and other Oops Items.

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Charlie (''charliep'') posted this picture in his Charlie P's Kings Corner.

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Top model has it's front offside wheel fitted the wrong way round!

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Wrong baseplate.

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All the models exposed are regular wheels. Perhaps the more technology had avoid mistakes in the further Superfast series.
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Jason's (''nearlymint'') rare red RS Escort but with the side labels on the wrong way, '9' should be near the front wheel arch.
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There's also a number of oops on this thread:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6019&hilit=oops
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Nice pair of matched models except for the loading ramp on the trailer...fitted upside!

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Offered for sale by Laurie here...https://www.vintagebritishdiecasts.co.u ... 284#p87501
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From the 1979 trade catalogue.

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