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Thanks Flash. I found one on Ebay under Porsche 924, duh. I'll be watching it.
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<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->no worries - don't watch it - buy it - if there is one thing i have learned it's that trying to get a "deal" on something you really want often results in losing out on it - inexpensive stuff like this isn't worth the grief - i just give them whatever it takes to get it<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I've learned that lesson the hard way as well...trying to outbid people last minute, watching stuff to see if it doesn't sell and gets relisted...no more...if it's something I want or need, it gets bought....that simple. Stuff that I'm only moderately interested in gets put on the watch list, mainly so I can find it again quickly.
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<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->yeah - found one on us ebay, though not through normal searching - the others were elsewhere - i'll disclose how to find the stuff once i get that last car<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Now, you say there is one NZG 968 out there on US ebay and it is one of the ones you already have but you won't share the link?? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif[/img] Come on, please.
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<!--quoteo(post=79358:date=Sep 1 2009, 10:02 PM:name=flash)-->QUOTE (flash @ Sep 1 2009, 10:02 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->it's just silver cab - i got it earlier in a quick search - sorry - didn't save the link - it's pretty much always available, at least every time i search<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well, there are many silver cabs out there but not NZGs. If you find another and it is NZG and you don't want it I would appreciate it if you could send me the link. Like I said, I never see the NZGs anymore but then again, I'm not familiar with the "non normal" searching techniques of eBay. Thanks
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<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Jeff- I looked at your picture... No mint green?!
I think you're obligated to get some Porsche mint green paint, a spare cab, and paint it to match!<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Agreed, and they already have the black interior!
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<!--quoteo(post=79369:date=Sep 2 2009, 12:49 AM:name=flash)-->QUOTE (flash @ Sep 2 2009, 12:49 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->odd - every time i do a search it turns up at least one silver cab
i'll do a search again in the next few days, but they are ALWAYS there, if you know how to look - definitely nzg too - i know this because they are not the more accurate models, and therefore i don't like them as much as the minichamps, and consequently tend to ignore them - note the absence of the wing window on the cabs, and the poor finish quality of the wheels
the minichamps look better - since i could care less what was sold in the 90s, and like everyone else, really only care about the fact that it looks good, i didn't spend that much time looking for the nzg - it was really only because of the extra colors that i bothered at all with nzg - they are just such poor quality - besides, porsche carries minichamps now, and has for a long time, and i'm not sure that they didn't in the US back then - they have been making cars for 18 years, are from germany, and have had the line since it came out
i have now confirmed that i have all of the minichamps versions - it looks like the only nzg i am missing is the white one - i'll get that one now and be done
not sure if i will pursue the other brands or not<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
NZG was the exclusive provider for Porsche back in the nineties. Like I said, 4 of the NZG 968s actually had part numbers in the Porsche accessories book and I actually purchased a couple of mine new when the 968s were still in the showroom. I agree that the minichamps are much nicer models but they are plentiful I like the NZGs because they are rare and period correct.
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<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->NZG was the exclusive provider for Porsche back in the nineties. Like I said, 4 of the NZG 968s actually had part numbers in the Porsche accessories book and I actually purchased a couple of mine new when the 968s were still in the showroom. I agree that the minichamps are much nicer models but they are plentiful I like the NZGs because they are rare and period correct.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
+1...I have a few Minichamps and some Maisto models as well. You're right about the NZG not being as "nice" but it seems they were "first".
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<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->yeah, maybe, but like i said, "period correct" is not an issue to most people, and certainly not me, especially when the quality is so bad - but, i got both because both are out there - i want the whole rainbow of colors available, but could care less who makes them - there is no value increase by brand, so who cares? it like the books - who cares if it was at the dealership or not? if it's a book about 968s, i want it - it's not like these cars are ever going to become classics or collectable, or have any real value in our lifetime, so any authenticity, real or perceived, is really pretty moot<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well, to each his own. Some people do care, me. We'll just have to agree to disagree and respect each other's point of view.
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Kyosho makes some of the best 1:18 scale models I have ever seen. I own a few of them and everthing from the feel of the floor mats to the reading on the cluster is well detailed and exact. Looking to replace a few of my Ferrari's with Kyosho.
Too bad they never made a 968 [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif[/img]
I love my 968 for what it is & don't hate it for what it isn't!
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<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->ok - just to make sure i wasn't again losing my memory, i contacted minichamps directly - they just got back to me
yes, they were sold at porsche dealerships beginning in 92 - the dealerships each buy them directly, so they may or may not have been at your local one, but are definitely "period correct"<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
And here I thought you didn't care about "period correct". [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
If I understand you correctly then it was on a dealership basis and whether that particular dealer decided to sell them as opposed to the NZGs which were officially licensed by Porsche, sold through Porsche parts, and even had a Porsche part#.
And I'm guessing that even at the dealerships that did sell the MCs the 968 wasn't included. I don't think they showed up until 2000 or so, at least that is when I recall seeing my first one.
Having visited the dealer many times back then, unable to afford a new 968, I purchased most of the Porsche produced 968 accessories including the 4 NZGs and my most coveted accessory, the 968 coffee cup!!!
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