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Lot 706
64 x unboxed Lledo Pre-production prototype models, including: 5 x DG43 000a 1931 Morris Van resin models in 'Weetabix' livery, one with detached front grille and all with advertising decals to the sides of the van, as opposed to the normal tampo printing found on the standard production model; 6 x DG 52 001b 1935 Morris 'Pickfords' Parcel Van models in resin with wording to the roof and sides of the van being printed onto adhesive transparent film, which is lifting slightly on some, as opposed to the normal tampo printing found on the standard production model; 6 x DG 52 001a 1935 Morris Parcel Van resin models in 'Royal Mail' livery, one with detached front axle and all with wording to the roof and sides of the van being printed onto adhesive transparent film, which is lifting slightly on some, as opposed to the normal tampo printing found on the standard production model, three of the models have modified 'Days Gone' base plates; 5 x 1951 MAN models in resin including 2 x DG87001 Vans in 'De Kuyper' livery one with grille assembly detached, 2 x 87000 Vans in 'Holsten Beer' livery, one with grille assembly detached and a Mercedes Benz O Type Bus 'Jagermeister', the van models have 'Days Gone' or 'Promotional' base plates and the Jagermeister bus has 'G Turner Models' on the base; 7 x Steam Wagon models in resin including DG88 1931 Sentinel Dropside Steam Wagon, 3 x 001a McMullens and another in green 'Reids Stout' together with 3 x DG91 Foden Steam Wagon 000a 'Newquay Steam Beer' models, one with missing chimney; 9 x resin Bus and Trolleybus models, including DG49 AEC Renown and Bristol Lodekka variants in various liveries, with signage being either in the form of decals or in some cases with designs being printed onto transparent adhesive film; 9 x Bus and Trolleybus models, including DG49 AEC Renown and DG41 Karrier E6 variants in various liveries, with signage being either in the form of decals or in some cases with designs being printed onto transparent adhesive film; 5 x resin models including three DG58 1950 Morris Z vans, 001a 'Malvern Water', 002a 'Mackeson Stout' and 000a 'Post Office Telephones', two of the models each missing a headlight, all with 'G Turner Models' wording to base plates, together with two solid resin 'Chevrolet' models, a DG30 Van 000a 'John Bull Tyres' and a DG36 Pick-Up 000a 'Buck & Hickman', the latter models having no wording to base plates, a standard metal and plastic version of the DG30 van is also included bearing 'Fry's Chocolate' trial decals, advertising applied to the exterior of models would appear to consist of decals rather than the normal tampo printing found on the standard production model; 5 x Tanker models in resin including 3 x DG62000 Ford Articulated Tankers in 'Regent' livery, with one tractor unit missing grille assembly and 2 x 57000 1939 Ford Tanker in 'Shell BP Aviation' livery, one missing front bumper; 6 x 1950 Bedford chassis based resin van models, 4 x DG63 000a 'Sainsbury', one with missing grille assembly, and 2 x DG59 001a 'Carter Paterson {Canada Dry]', one missing a headlamp, with all wording on the sides of the vans either being decals or printed onto adhesive transparent film, as opposed to the normal tampo printing found on the standard production model, the DG59 models have bases marked 'G Turner' and all of the DG63 models have 'Days Gone' base plates. Overall models appear G/VG however, as might be expected, the finish on the prototype models is not always up to the same quality found on the standard production models and some may have damage, missing or detached parts.
