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 Posted - July 01 2016 : 07:48:53 AM
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Bus; These all belong to a friend named Charlie. Pictures are taken in his basement. Scale collector cars and trucks sit on a collectors shelves dusting away into whatever happens when the cars are dust covered.
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Posted - July 01 2016 : 08:01:03 AM
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your stuff I presume?
so true & lots of dust is human dry skin too 
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Posted - July 01 2016 : 1:50:23 PM
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quote:your stuff I presume?
so true & lots of dust is human dry skin too
Originally posted by microbusss - July 01 2016 : 08:01:03 AM
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Buss Nope it isn't ! My friend Charlie.
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Posted - July 01 2016 : 3:30:26 PM
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Here is another dusty photo with a web attached to a hand made TWA Super Constellation Airplane, flying over a big Tank.
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Posted - July 01 2016 : 3:35:56 PM
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Here is a first boat. This is a old Sterling Models, model of the TEXACO ship named
"LUMBA-LUMBA". it s big and at least 1/32 scale.
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Posted - July 01 2016 : 5:30:02 PM
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boy would i love 5 mins alone in there frank
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Posted - July 01 2016 : 8:27:47 PM
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Wow, some NICE stuff there! Shame he can't dsiplay it better.
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Posted - July 01 2016 : 9:10:32 PM
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quote:Wow, some NICE stuff there! Shame he can't dsiplay it better.
Jerry
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â July 01 2016Â :Â 8:27:47 PM
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Charlie has health problems and hasn't been down to his basement in years.
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Posted - July 01 2016 : 9:20:58 PM
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| That dust will soon etch the surface if it hasn't already started...other than that, warm water, mild soap followed by a thorough rinse and a light blow dry, especially into the hiding places...
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Posted - July 01 2016 : 9:24:07 PM
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** The collectables belong to my friend Charlie.
* Out of all the cars, in the photos, on the shelf's, the best piece is the large antique car to the left in a few of the photos. It is a franklin Mint model. I think in 1/24 scale, of Mr. Benzes's first complete car that he built, and his Wife drove to her sisters house, which was a long distance away.She made the trip, alone. that did bring in many orders for cars built by Mr. Benzes.
* In a few weeks or so I'll be back there and taking more pictures of more of his stuff.
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Posted - July 02 2016 : 3:32:08 PM
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| That purple bubble domed car in the fifth picture down, over the red Caddie, is a model of the Ford Futura concept car that was eventually sold to George Barris for $1, with which he then built the original Batmobile for the TV show.
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Posted - July 07 2016 : 6:20:17 PM
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More photos taken today.
frank
 
 
To see all of todays photos look here.
flicker link.
Flicker Charlie 3 album
https://www.flickr.com/photos/30431536@N03/albums/72157670756329095
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Posted - July 08 2016 : 12:33:24 PM
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What a nice collection. My dad bought alot of similar cars back in the 80's that we still have.
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Posted - July 10 2016 : 11:29:43 AM
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** Ray post some photos, Back earlier I mentioned the old style car that Benz had made and his wife used alone to visit her sister long ago. Here is a better photo of the Franklin Mint 1/24 model of that car.
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Posted - December 29 2017 : 1:04:35 PM
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quote:** Ray post some photos, Back earlier I mentioned the old style car that Benz had made and his wife used alone to visit her sister long ago. Here is a better photo of the Franklin Mint 1/24 model of that car.
frank
Originally posted by toptrain - July 10 2016 : 11:29:43 AM
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incorrect info
Actually Benz kept tinkering on it so much his wife got sick of it & stole it
She drove it around the country to show it off! 
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Posted - January 02 2021 : 1:26:10 PM
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Nice collection.
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Posted - January 03 2021 : 12:09:19 AM
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| Very interesting!
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