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Re: New 2000.2 catalogue - sexism rules OK?
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Tue, 20 Jun 2000 05:31:11 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Benjamin Whytcross writes:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter Callaway [mailto:pcallaway@bmcl.com.au]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 2:17 PM
> > To: lugnet.loc.au@lugnet.com
> > Subject: Re: New 2000.2 catalogue - sexism rules OK?
> > 
> > 
> > In lugnet.loc.au, Benjamin Whytcross writes:
> > > I take it from this posting you've never seen the lego • cars...Have a look on
> > > brickshelf at the 1965 UK catalogue. It shows some of the • cars lego produced
> > > [I forget what webpages have acuall photos and a list of • them] as well as
> > > set 310 petrol station, which uses clear macaroni bricks.
> > 
> > Thanks Ben,
> > 
> > The image of 310 isn't terribly clear, but even if they are
> > clear macaroni's
> > they'd still be rare as.
> 
> Yep, they're clear...unfortunately, I don't have any :(
> 
> > As for the cars, OMG! I need to get my hands on them! They
> > look excellent! I
> > thought LEGO only made wooden stuff before the factory burnt
> > down, then
> > concentrated on plastic. Those cars look die-cast, although I could be
> > mistaken.
> 
> Yep...They're the same plastic as the bricks...Pity they don't still make
> them.
> 
> > Now, where to look for 1965 LEGO die-cast cars, and how much
> > is it gonna cost
> > me....
> 
> Try: [from a posting by Gary Istok, I believe]
> Old LEGO cars (wow, what a collection) from some Swedish collector, whose
> name I do
> not know.  Click on "LEGOBILAR", and you can view about 100 different cars &
> trucks.  Also there are a lot of old trees, bushes, LEGO cyclists and the
> rare
> policemen set.
> 
> http://www.torget.se/users/h/humlan23/
> 
> Another great website of old LEGO cars, trucks and other old items is by
> Gerry
> Cohen.  His collection includes some of the rare boxes that the cars and
> trucks
> originally came in.  Gerald's website also contains an example of the rare
> (and
> unique to Britain and their commonwealth countries that carried LEGO) ESSO
> sign and
> pumps (be sure to click on ACCESSORIES).  They are shown with the more
> common ESSO
> examples used in USA/Canada and continental Europe.
> 
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/9414/

Way cool! I might contact these guys and see if they know where I can get my
hands on some of these.


Pete Callaway (who is dreading dividing his LEGO budget between bricks and
cars, but they're just too cool to pass up!)



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(...) Yep, they're clear...unfortunately, I don't have any :( (...) Yep...They're the same plastic as the bricks...Pity they don't still make them. (...) Try: [from a posting by Gary Istok, I believe] Old LEGO cars (wow, what a collection) from some (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

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