Actually this was a VERY UNUSUAL TR3 which Ed never realized. What appeared to
be rust was a strange red/brown frost. When you scraped away the frost
underneath was a perfect BRG paint job. All the car needed was a bath.
Paul g.Wiegman
1956 TR3
TS/14551-L
Allison Park, PA
Ed Woods wrote:
> Listers,
>
> I've offered to give Paul double his money for the '56 TR3 I sold him in the
> '70's for $425, but he won't sell!!
>
> Ed Woods
>
> Paul said.......
>
> >They all have the Blue and Red TR6, as well as the special edition BRG TR6.
> >The special edition is a limited 2500 car run. The models have different
> >license plates, painted wheel insets, different color dash, and the BRG
> body
> >color. The boxing is also different. They come in an American Muscle
> package
> >and have a tag with the # of the item and the total run - 193/2500. These
> will
> >cost between $35 to $50, but will only go up in value on the collector
> market.
> >The other place to get the BRG model is TRF. The distrabutor of the
> special
> >edition is here in Western Pennsylvania, and shows @ the Pittsburgh Vintage
> >Believe me, I have no financial ties with these companies, blah, blah,
> blah.
> >except for the cost of the model car collection and the cost of body
> panels,
> >engine parts, wire wheels, etc for my 1:1 scale TR3. (bought it from Ed
> woods
> >for $425. What a steal.)
> >
> >>
> >Paul g. Wiegman
> >1956 TR3
> >TS/14551-L
> >Allison Park, PA
> >
> >
> >
> >McGaheyRx@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> In a message dated 99-01-19 13:10:39 EST, JackR@shriverco.com writes:
> >>
> >> << I have looked at one Toys R Us in Cincinnati and have not seen any TR6
> >> models. I am interested in a red/black combination. Just how common
> >> are these models in the Toys R Us stores? Are they everywhere?
> >> >>
> >>
> >> Last week the Toys R Us here in King of Prussia, PA had about 6 of
> >> each color (red and dark blue) left. The red one has the top down, blue
> >> one has the top up. Both have black interiors and are UK spec -i.e
> >> right side drive, PI engines.
> >> BTW does anybody else think the gas caps on these models are a
> >> bit small to be correctly scaled ? (don't get me wrong - they are
> excellant
> >> models)
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >> Jack Mc
> >
> >
> >
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