Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes
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TOPIC: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes
Re: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes 2 years, 3 months ago #91
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Re: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes 2 years, 3 months ago #92
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Re: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes 2 years, 3 months ago #93
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Re: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes 2 years, 3 months ago #94
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<p>Before I forget, these two were also launched recently by O.D.</p>
<p>Silver Cloud 1</p> <p>  <p> </p> <p>The real deal:</p> <p>  <p> </p> <p>And this Corniche DHC:</p> <p>  <p> </p> <p>The real deal:</p> <p>  |
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Re: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes 2 years, 3 months ago #95
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Re: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes 2 years, 3 months ago #96
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<p>Nobleco wrote:
Those look great and are good on the details. I really like the Silver Cloud and it reminds me of one a buddy had back in the late 60's, I think it was a '59. what year is this one? </p><p> </p> <p>If your friend's car was a 1959 then it is either a very late Silver Cloud I (produced 1955-1959), or a Silver Cloud II (produced 1959-1962). In 1959 the Cloud II came onto the market. The main difference being the engine. A Cloud I has a 6 cyl. 4,9 ltr engine, the Cloud II has an 8 cyl. 6,2 ltr engine. The Cloud I somewhat under powered. The 8 cyl engine was later transferred to the Cloud III (1962-1966) and Silver Shadow I and II, and gradually upgraded to 6,7 ltr (the very engine was in my Shadow II). This V8 engine from 1959 has been in constant use and can now be found in the present day Bentley Mulsanne, although at 6,75 ltr. with a twin turbo.</p> <p>Oxford Diecast offers this model as a Cloud I but does not say which year.</p> <p>The model has registration # AAU 208A, the A suffix means 1963, which does not match with the year of manufacturing. The AAU prefix means it was registered in the East Anglia region.</p> <p>But it is a nice model anyway, this Sable over Sand version also available, the reg # 606 JBJ is of 1959 vintage, which is correct.</p> <p>  <p>This the real deal, it was sold for 23.400 pounds at auction, in 2015.</p> <p>  |
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Re: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes 2 years, 3 months ago #97
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Re: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes 2 years, 3 months ago #98
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<p>
<hr id="system-readmore" /> Ecclesley wrote: </p> </p> <p>Nobleco wrote: Those look great and are good on the details. I really like the Silver Cloud and it reminds me of one a buddy had back in the late 60's, I think it was a '59. what year is this one? </p><p>A correction on the registration mark - AU was one of the allocations for Nottingham County Borough Council (City of Nottingham), along with TO and TV. Nottinghamshire as a County was allocated AL, NN, RR and VO until 1974 when the City and County registration offices were combined. Nottinghamshire is in the East Midlands, not East Anglia.</p> <p>If your friend's car was a 1959 then it is either a very late Silver Cloud I (produced 1955-1959), or a Silver Cloud II (produced 1959-1962). In 1959 the Cloud II came onto the market. The main difference being the engine. A Cloud I has a 6 cyl. 4,9 ltr engine, the Cloud II has an 8 cyl. 6,2 ltr engine. The Cloud I somewhat under powered. The 8 cyl engine was later transferred to the Cloud III (1962-1966) and Silver Shadow I and II, and gradually upgraded to 6,7 ltr (the very engine was in my Shadow II). This V8 engine from 1959 has been in constant use and can now be found in the present day Bentley Mulsanne, although at 6,75 ltr. with a twin turbo.</p> <p>Oxford Diecast offers this model as a Cloud I but does not say which year.</p> <p>The model has registration # AAU 208A, the A suffix means 1963, which does not match with the year of manufacturing. The AAU prefix means it was registered in the East Anglia region.</p> <p>But it is a nice model anyway, this Sable over Sand version also available, the reg # 606 JBJ is of 1959 vintage, which is correct.</p> <p> <p>This the real deal, it was sold for 23.400 pounds at auction, in 2015.</p> <p> <p> |
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Re: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes 2 years, 3 months ago #99
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Re: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes 2 years, 3 months ago #100
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<p>Thanks Fodenway for your observations. I took the information from this list:</p>
<p>  <p> </p> <ul> </ul> <div>Regarding reg. plates in the Netherlands. The number stays with the car. If you buy a new car you get a new reg. plate. I think it is rubbish, I would rather see the plate stay with the driver, like a social security number which is unique for every individual. It gives better identification and it saves a lot of red tape civil servants.</div> |
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Re: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes 2 years, 3 months ago #101
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Re: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes 2 years, 3 months ago #102
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Re: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes 2 years, 3 months ago #103
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Re: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes 2 years, 2 months ago #104
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<p>Now available at Oxford Diecast the Thrupp and Maberly Rolls Royce 25/30, green and black</p>
<p>   <p> </p> <p>The real deal (well almost)</p> <p>  |
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Re: Oxford Diecast and their real world protoypes 2 years, 2 months ago #105
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