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Re: Questions about 2 things
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Date: 
Tue, 18 May 1999 13:13:24 GMT
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I think the Shell car is set 6634. I have this one, I also have a Shell
tow truck and the Exxon tow truck. What was the questions on those?

Scott Sanburn

Jeff Stembel wrote:
> 
> In lugnet.general, Tamyra Teed ("Mookie") writes:
> > That's still not the one I've got.. I've got one of those in red.. and 3
> > purple ones.. though this one has to be older.. I'll take a pic tomorrow
> > and put it up on my website.. the top doesn't clip to the top side like
> > the purple/red ones.. It's a tight snap type fit right into the side of
> > the box.. or top how ever you want to look at it.. it doesn't touch any
> > edge of the box..
> > Tamy
> 
> Yup, and I looked at both of mine last night.  Didn't see any set/part numbers
> on them, but my Large Blue one had "(c) 1983" among the standard Lego Info.  I
> know I got the blue one after I got the red one, but they may've been made the
> same year.
> 
> Jeff
> > 
> > 
> > Joshua Delahunty wrote:
> > > 
> > > Jeff Stembel wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > In lugnet.general, Joshua Delahunty writes:
> > > > > Mookie wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Today I went out rummaging/yard saleing/garage saleing.. whatever you
> > > > > > want to call it.. and I found a Lego case.. it's a red one.. it's one • of
> > > > > > the older styles.. kind of like the blue one with the lid that snaps
> > > > > > down on the top.. not like the purple and red ones where there's snaps
> > > > > > no the sides to close them.. I'm just wondering how old this one is and
> > > > > > what it came with.. it's maybe 1/3rd smaller than the blue one.
> > > > > 
> > > > > This is (was) "set" 782 Storage Case.  It was released in 1984,
> > > > > according to the 1984 brochure.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I've added the entry to Pause:
> > > > > 
> > > > > http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=782-1
> > > > > 
> > > > >                                       -- joshua
> > > > 
> > > > Huh.  That's not what I have.  the lid on mine is in a recessed opening on • top.
> > > > The lid is just a rectangular plane.  Do you have any pictures of earlier
> > > > boxes?  I have a larger blue one that has the same basic design, also.
> > > 
> > > Ah, crap.  Found it, made sure the set number wasn't in pause, scanned
> > > it, uploaded it.  Never actually took a good look at the durned thing.
> > > :-P
> > > 
> > > Try this: (and it was already on Pause too):
> > > 
> > > http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=783-1
> > > 
> > > That's the one I pictured in my mind; a purple version of 783 came out
> > > not too long ago as a Pirate special deal.
> > > 
> > > Thing is, this one is newer.  872 is the older one.  I can't find any
> > > before 1984, when 872 appears.



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  Re: Questions about 2 things
 
(...) Yup, and I looked at both of mine last night. Didn't see any set/part numbers on them, but my Large Blue one had "(c) 1983" among the standard Lego Info. I know I got the blue one after I got the red one, but they may've been made the same (...) (27 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.general)

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