Mercedes toy car
Copies of e-mails and various text during research. Please help with any additional information on source, value, etc.All metal except for the radiator, which is wood, and the rubber tires. Excerpts from e-mails between various parties with discussion About the model:I’m finally able to get you some information About the Ponton pictures you sent me in April/May. It is a bit of a puzzle apparently.I’m told by Mr. R. that you seem to have there a “master” model which must have been made by an unknown Company or master-maker, and which did not go into production. By the looks of it, your item must be in the scale 1/12, most likely to be reduced for production to scale 1/18. It was definitely not produced for REVELL; far too many details are different from their model.It is possible that this master model was put up for sale simply because an actual production of a model did not take place (perhaps because another manufacturer – such as Revell maybe – released one first ??).Mr. Rittmann is trying to get some additional information, which, if he is successful, I will pass along to you immediately, of course.It makes perfect sense that this would have been built by one of the model companies, as a prototype or mold, etc. That would explain the removable susp, etc. It is likely quite modern (my opinion), last decade. I bet if you went to a model store or on the net, you can find this model, in a smaller sale, with the same features as the one offered. But just my theory.
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