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Wayne just doesnt understand that that is the closest any of the rest of us will ever come to owning a 959.

He's just trying to keep other bidders away until the auction is over.

Pretty sneaky, Wayne. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/suppo...eys/hiding.gif
( just an excuse to use that funny smiley )

KT

Who buys 959s?

It's all relative.

No, zero, napa on the model stuff.

Yeah, I paid close to $100 for an "exact" model of my 993; but thats my limit.

I do enjoy having it perched in my office though.
$300 is outa the question!

some day i'd like to find a nice pocher kit for a few hundred....but pochers are big :D

This 'uns made in Italy!

For that much money, it had better be made from a bunch of separate parts, and I'd better be able to take it apart. Detail like you get on some of the exotos with removable wheels, working suspension and steering, etc.....

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Originally Posted by masraum (Post 3732489)

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I wouldn't have any problem paying $300 for a miniature if it had lots of detail, was of exceptional quality etc...

Heck, if I had the money, I'd have no problem shelling out +6k for a running scale engine. I think these things are just incredible!

http://www.replicaengines.com/products/offenhauser.htm

http://www.replicaengines.com/images/offy.JPG

http://weberprecision.com/
http://weberprecision.com/weberprecision1015004.jpg

http://www.conleyprecision.com/
http://www.conleyprecision.com/graphics/Web/8THUMB.JPG

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.au...eplica-md1.jpg

Zero bids so far.....

"I wouldn't have any problem paying $300 for a miniature if it had lots of detail, was of exceptional quality etc...Heck, if I had the money, I'd have no problem shelling out +6k for a running scale engine. I think these things are just incredible!" - notfarnow

In a moment of weakness, I paid nearly $300.00 for a 1/18 scale 1962 Ferrari 250GT SWB made by CMC. Yes...the detail is incredible and if you were 5" tall, you'd swear you could just jump in & drive it off. I know that I'll NEVER be able to own an example of the real thing...so this is as close as I'll ever get. Wayne...there are MANY, MANY people who gladly spend THOUSANDS on collectible miniatures of not only cars, but all sorts of other stuff, too. What never ceases to amaze me are the numbers of people willing to buy the junk "collectibles" being pitched on TV. How about a silver-plated coin issued by the island republic of Palau, featuring a yellow Corvette with working headlights....thousands sold for $49.95 but now it can be yours for only $19.95! GIVE ME A BREAK!

The miniature engines...incredible indeed! A local modeling club always has a display at area car shows and the crowds are thick around these little gems all afternoon. When they fire one up, people are no less excited than if you lit off a Formula One car. The radial aero motors these guys build are a sight to behold...