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Re: The 236 Garage... the simples and yet most complex LEGO Set...
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Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:24:06 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Anders Isaksson wrote:
Gary Istok wrote:
Rather than repost this... I just posted an article in Eurobricks
(where images can be added) about one of the most complex LEGO sets
of all time... the 236/1236 LEGO Garages set...

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=76033

I still own (some) parts of my original Service Station from around 1960,
also *had* some of the cars, but none of them survived my childhood. A
bicycle, two mopeds/Vespa and a motorcycle did survive, though, and are
displayed in my 'Historical Lego' shelf...

You're lucky.  A long time ago (long before the internet), I bought a collection
off a retiree that basically doubled my LEGO collection at the time (now it
might make a dent, but not much).

Anyway, whilst sorting it I came across a few matchbox or hotwheels (or so I
thought) so I threw them out!  See, until the internet I had no idea that LEGO
'dabbled' in cast cars.  Thinking back, since the rest of the collection was
pure LEGO-i.e. no other junk, I'm thinking that the cars were LEGO cars and not
hotwheels/matchbox.

Live and learn :(

Dave K



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  Re: The 236 Garage... the simples and yet most complex LEGO Set...
 
(...) Dave, I'll console you a little bit... the really valuable 1:87 scale cars were mainly only sold in continental Europe. Britain had a very rare black Jaguar (#670), but the USA had just basically common color vehicles, and only a Bedford Esso (...) (12 years ago, 16-Nov-12, to lugnet.general)
  Re: The 236 Garage... the simples and yet most complex LEGO Set...
 
(...) Ouch!! (12 years ago, 16-Nov-12, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: The 236 Garage... the simples and yet most complex LEGO Set...
 
(...) also *had* some of the cars, but none of them survived my childhood. A bicycle, two mopeds/Vespa and a motorcycle did survive, though, and are displayed in my 'Historical Lego' shelf... (12 years ago, 15-Nov-12, to lugnet.general)

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