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ferrari4evr1
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 Posted - 11/09/2010 : 13:42:11
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Thought i would ask the experts on this one. Le Phoenix came out with a dark blue Ferrari 250 GTO (62/63) stradale version (K005) many years ago and I was curious as to which serial number this dark blue GTO is made after???
It is not the Brandon Wang car (atleast i dont think it is). The Brandon Wang car is 4219GT but only has 2 side vents. The dark blue GTO that Le Phoenix came out with, has a euro license plate on the nose and has 3 side vents. Any ideas? I thought it might be 3589GT but that has vents on the hood as well as white around the nose (from the pics i have seen of it)...
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ferrari4evr1
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Posted - 11/09/2010 : 16:44:04
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Originally posted by ferrari4evr1
dark blue Ferrari 250 GTO (62/63) stradale version (K005)
CORRECTION: (K008) not (K005) |
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David
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Posted - 11/10/2010 : 02:27:28
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| More often than not, Le Phoenix special builts were fantasy versions. |
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ferrari4evr1
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297 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2010 : 05:42:44
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Originally posted by David
More often than not, Le Phoenix special builts were fantasy versions.
That is sad to hear David. Especially for the high prices these cars command these days. You could be right though. I still can't find any GTO that this car represents. If i pay that much for a model car, it better be as close the the 1:1 as possible...
I noticed that about the LP 1958 Ferrari 250 TR (stradale) Yellow color... I don't think there was any yellow 1958 TR ever made???
1957 (pontoon fender) i believe so but not the 1958 body styling...
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David
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Posted - 11/10/2010 : 07:46:35
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| Exactly, just like that yellow TR. But there are other exotic liveries. Those years Le Phoenix had to sell as many models as possible, so they used to issue some "Hors Serie" or "Presse" batches with different colours. Of course there are some Horse Serie or Presse models reproducing existing cars. |
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David
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Posted - 11/10/2010 : 07:49:01
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| ...anyway collectors who pay high prices for those models, actually pay such prices for a rare Le Phoenix, not always for a fully accurate miniature. Do you see what I mean? Real Le Phoenix and AMR freaks want to have everything produced by the make and usually those fancy special series are the rarest around, rarer than the standard issues. |
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ferrari4evr1
USA
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Posted - 11/10/2010 : 08:24:06
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Originally posted by David
...anyway collectors who pay high prices for those models, actually pay such prices for a rare Le Phoenix, not always for a fully accurate miniature. Do you see what I mean? Real Le Phoenix and AMR freaks want to have everything produced by the make and usually those fancy special series are the rarest around, rarer than the standard issues.
Ahh, i see what you mean. Makes sense now. I kinda wondered about that but i see your point. I can see why some avid collectors of AMR and LP would consider those to purchase...
Thanks for the replies David...
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Trossi
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Posted - 11/10/2010 : 08:38:51
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| Besides the rarity, those fantasy models look often very good. For some collectors beauty is ranking higher than historical authenticity. |
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Le Phoenix 250 GTO question
