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Sept 13, 2018 17:07:53 GMT
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Silas Resin Austin Maxi. Probably the most I'm ever likley to spend on a model car, but I did. Oh I wish I hadn't seen this :-) I have many fond memories of my Dad's Harvest Gold Autsin* Maxi, can you get the model as a kit? * not a typo it had the tailgate replaced and the garage put the letters back on wrong. Ha ha, love the typo. I once saw a 1969 maxi with those seperate letters, the tailgate had been replaced with a later one without the holes. They had redrilled the holes one by one, by, i would assume, guesswork. It was very wonkey. The silas maxi isnt available as a kit as far as I'm aware, it is however, available in Harvest gold I chose grey because it was more anonymous, I used to know of hundreds of maxis when i was involved with the club, but i never knew of a grey one, so it doesnt remind me of any particular car, just maxis in general.
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MiataMark
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1/43 scale anyone?MiataMark
@garra
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Sept 13, 2018 19:28:23 GMT
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The silas maxi isnt available as a kit as far as I'm aware, it is however, available in Harvest gold Did you buy from British Heritage Models? £69.99 each and Harvest Gold not in stock (not that I can justify £70 at the moment). Looks a nice model though, must check with my dad if his was a 1500 in 1750, he had a later one as well in Dark Brown. I've also found a resin kit for a Citroen BX 16v Mk1 (a car I had and very difficult to fond as a model) £45 for a kit.
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Sept 13, 2018 19:45:50 GMT
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If it had the individual austin letters on the boot it was a 1969 1500, there were no 1750s in 1969. Yes I did buy it from British Heritage, and yes it did cost that much. I wouldnt pay that much for any other car, but previous attempts at the maxi were rubbish, but the silas one is probably as good as its going to get. I could only justify it because it was a maxi. The dark brown one was probably russet brown, and probably a maxi 2 with big black bumpers.
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Keef
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Sept 21, 2018 23:25:18 GMT
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The dark brown one was probably russet brown, and probably a maxi 2 with big black bumpers. Did someone mention russet brown Maxi? Here's mine and it's the earlier one with chrome bumpers!
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Keef - Sheerness Kent UK 1962 A40 Farina MkII Saloon (Yoko) 1965 VDP 1100 MkI Saloon (JJ) 1969 Austin Maxi 1500 (Wilma) 1974 Austin Maxi 1750 (Kory) 1979 Austin Morris Maxi 1750HL (Julie) 1979 Austin Maxi 1750HLS (Kevin) 1980 Austin Maxi 1750 (Mork) 1981 Austin Maxi 1750HL auto (InKOGnito) < www.flickr.com/photos/hk11_yah/albums > =========
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MiataMark
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1/43 scale anyone?MiataMark
@garra
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Sept 22, 2018 8:17:12 GMT
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The dark brown one was probably russet brown, and probably a maxi 2 with big black bumpers. Did someone mention russet brown Maxi? Here's mine and it's the earlier one with chrome bumpers! That's what my dad had, must try and see if he has any photos. Before he had his first Maxi he had a Triumph 1300TC, I tried very hard to persuade him to buy a Dolomite Sprint but have to admit the Maxi was much more practical.
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Sept 22, 2018 9:41:59 GMT
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The dark brown one was probably russet brown, and probably a maxi 2 with big black bumpers. Did someone mention russet brown Maxi? Here's mine and it's the earlier one with chrome bumpers! Thats a very late maxi 1, a maxi 1 1/2, does it have the maxi 2 dashboard with lightup switches? its late on a 'W', like a crossover between maxi 1 and 2.
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MiataMark
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1/43 scale anyone?MiataMark
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Sept 22, 2018 15:00:57 GMT
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This was my Dad's second Maxi, he drove to Finland via Sweden and the Arctic circle in it.
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1990 Mazda MX-52012 BMW 118i (170bhp) - white appliance 2011 Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 2003 Land Rover Discovery II TD52007 Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon JTDm
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Keef
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Sept 22, 2018 16:39:23 GMT
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Thats a very late maxi 1, a maxi 1 1/2, does it have the maxi 2 dashboard with lightup switches? its late on a 'W', like a crossover between maxi 1 and 2. Yep, I have three of those The above plain 1750, a HL imported from Belgium and a V reg. 1750 HLS!
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Last Edit: Sept 22, 2018 16:41:19 GMT by Keef
Keef - Sheerness Kent UK 1962 A40 Farina MkII Saloon (Yoko) 1965 VDP 1100 MkI Saloon (JJ) 1969 Austin Maxi 1500 (Wilma) 1974 Austin Maxi 1750 (Kory) 1979 Austin Morris Maxi 1750HL (Julie) 1979 Austin Maxi 1750HLS (Kevin) 1980 Austin Maxi 1750 (Mork) 1981 Austin Maxi 1750HL auto (InKOGnito) < www.flickr.com/photos/hk11_yah/albums > =========
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rickygolf83
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Did the import maxi get registered as a 98 instead of a 78? :-)
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zeus
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Oct 14, 2018 15:05:48 GMT
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MiataMark
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1/43 scale anyone?MiataMark
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Oct 14, 2018 15:38:11 GMT
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Is that XR3i a Minichamps model, if so I've got the same. In real life I had a black one but with the white steel wheels (I didn't/don't like the 'cloverleaf' alloys).
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zeus
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Oct 14, 2018 17:39:05 GMT
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Is that XR3i a Minichamps model, if so I've got the same. In real life I had a black one but with the white steel wheels (I didn't/don't like the 'cloverleaf' alloys). It is indeed. I like the Minichamps casting(also have the red one)although I do have most of the Vanguards aswell
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