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2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

If you've not sent my DanBox yet, please yes that's the sort of thing my Daughter will laugh at, at breakfast

It's Rotwheeler, new for 1995

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along with another oddball for your Tat Menagerie, named Stinger.

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The year before, you had Tailgator

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and Rhino Rod.

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Drugs.

Never seen that little set! I can’t remember seeing them at all.   
Your box is still here, just waiting on one last thing for it so I’ll put it in your box. Hope your daughter likes it!

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Hoynor Car Transporter

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Presume 'SC' was Silcock & Colling Ltd who were in vehicle haulage 1945-84 and merged with Tolemans

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Were a major player apparently, had the Ford contract (as we can see above) and eventually were brought into Ford Transport Operations division. 

Which means only one thing - you can only put Fords on the back when you fix it to the Hoynor car trailer you already own!

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Hmm, that’s why I didn’t recognise it then. I (wrongly as it turns out!) assumed the Hoynor trailers all had blue cabs. Clearly not. 
I think I’ll have a look for a military trailer for the green cab…

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It's a funny thing. It's been one of those rare days that I've been out and about rather than in front of a computer all day. And the first thing I do when I get home is have a look to see if there's been any excitement at the Market of old St George. And lo!

Herpa Setra probably my pick of the bunch there. Gloriously "early 80s prestige".

Perhaps not a vintage week per se, but always a pleasure.

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1 hour ago, RoadworkUK said:

Herpa Setra probably my pick of the bunch there. Gloriously "early 80s prestige".

Heh, that one really appealed to me as well, for some reason - not the usual subject matter I'd go for, but yeah - just wow.

I reckon it's worth another pic to show it in its full glory:

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Very much 'of its era'.

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10 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Didn't Peter Sellers have a wicker Mini in one of the early Pink Panther films?  Hmm, LHD conversion shouldn't be difficult on those...

Peter Sellers wicker Mini at Goodwood 2009. This left hand drive version was used in the Shot in the Dark film.

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From film A Shot in the Dark

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Sellers had another which was RHD

Maximum Mini: Pictures of Peter Sellers Hooper Mini emerge - but where is it?

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18 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I was in Smyths today and they had the Premium Hotwheels Rover P6. I really wanted it but its £9. NINE POUNDS.

I ruminated for several minutes but in the end I left it. That's just too much for a Hotwheels.

Do they normally release these as a mainline with a plastic base and wheels? 

Sometimes, further down the line. Not guaranteed though. Have a look on eBay then run back to Smyths...

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These selling them on eBay must actually be losing money in real terms. Most seem to be £16, so £9 off for purchase, £3.50 off for postage, £1.60 off for fees. Profit is not even two quid. Deduct your time and diesel off that and it doesn’t take Theo Paphitis to realise you aren’t going to be making the FTSE 100 anytime soon. 😂

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2 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Yes I think they're taking the piss.  It was lovely but no. I have my Corgi example, that will do. I'd actually prefer a Golden Jacks one with a spare tyre on the boot lid.

I agree, I’d much sooner spend the £9 on a ratty original one at a swapmeet or whatever. That’s another situation I cannot see where the margin is, I get that some will do it as a hobby but the margin must be hardly anything if you were doing it for a living. I don’t think I’ll give up the day job!

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They absolutely ARE taking the piss.  BUT enough idiots will always buy from them to encourage them to keep doing it.  And for those of us with more sense than money, none of the above is any consolation.  The prices will stay high and we will have to scour the boot sales ever harder to pick up the usual crumbs.

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What you could have had for £9 today! OK I had to pay to get in a model railway show, and put my tightest fitting bobble hat on to get in 😉

From the £1 files, DBS Rocket, Husky split and well loved Barracuda:

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From the £3 files a Corgi Firebird (which is obviously missing a door card) but a widescreen and Molotov chrome pen later should look dandy:

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Lasty coming in at 200 kilos is the Dinky Zodiac which is getting a scrub and a new tyre - it even has all 4 door cards!

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10 minutes ago, andrew e said:

 Corgi Firebird (which is obviously missing a door card)

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Dinky Zodiac - it even has all 4 door cards!

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I have a spares car for the Firebird -

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I need one of those Zody door cards! Mind you the last time I found a police car donor, the interior was orange, not red. The time before that, this was the donor...

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15 minutes ago, andrew e said:

What you could have had for £9 today! OK I had to pay to get in a model railway show, and put my tightest fitting bobble hat on to get in 😉

From the £1 files, DBS Rocket, Husky split and well loved Barracuda:

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From the £3 files a Corgi Firebird (which is obviously missing a door card) but a widescreen and Molotov chrome pen later should look dandy:

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Lasty coming in at 200 kilos is the Dinky Zodiac which is getting a scrub and a new tyre - it even has all 4 door cards!

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See now that's value!

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25 minutes ago, andrew e said:

What you could have had for £9 today! OK I had to pay to get in a model railway show, and put my tightest fitting bobble hat on to get in 😉

From the £1 files, DBS Rocket, Husky split and well loved Barracuda:

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From the £3 files a Corgi Firebird (which is obviously missing a door card) but a widescreen and Molotov chrome pen later should look dandy:

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Lasty coming in at 200 kilos is the Dinky Zodiac which is getting a scrub and a new tyre - it even has all 4 door cards!

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Rockets Aston with blue bonnet was a nice find.You can get the parts for the Firebird from Steve Flowers,you don't even have to drill it apart 😀

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19 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Heh, that one really appealed to me as well, for some reason - not the usual subject matter I'd go for, but yeah - just wow.

I reckon it's worth another pic to show it in its full glory:

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Very much 'of its era'.

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Not quite the same but it reminds me of this one in a similarly 80s-tastic colour scheme that infamously got stuck blocking the entrance road at Showbus in 2015.

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Going through the large box of cars sent by DTCM, a couple stand out. This oddity

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Is another of the H.W. copies of 70s British diecasts - in this case the Corgi Hot Rodder

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These are larger, make unknown cars. The pickup is a pretty well made piece with opening bits. Cartoonesque BMW looks as though it should drive on two wheels like the ???? cars that were discussed on here ages ago - but doesn't. Absolutely no idea why the 911 has a combination lock arrangement on the side

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