VINTAGE NOS "SCHUCO-STUDIO 1055" TIN RACER KIT. GERMAN ANNIVERSARY EDITION! NIB.

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HERE I
AM OFFERI
NG ONE OF MY SCHUCO
ARTICLE/ITEM
NUMBER 1055 GRAND PRIX RACERS IN THE RARE STUDIO "ANNIVERSARY" LIMITED EDITION SET/KIT! THIS PARTICULAR
OFFERING
IS THAT OF THE 1936 GRAND PRIX WIN
NING MERCEDES BENZ
. THIS SET CELEBRATES THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SCHUCO-STUDIO SMALL RACE-CAR SET/KIT/MODEL.
CONTRARY TO WHAT OTHERS MIGHT SAY HERE ON EBAY ... 99.9% OF THE SCHUCO 1050/1055 MODELS THAT YOU SEE HERE ON EBAY ARE ALL REPRODUCTION MODELS! ALL OF THE ORIGINAL 1050'S ARE IN COLLECTIONS OR MUSEUMS. ON THE EXTREMELY RARE OCCASION THAT YOU DO LOCATE ONE (I WOULD SAY THAT YOU'LL SEE HALEY'S COMET MORE OFTEN THEN A "ORIGINAL" ONE OF THESE 1050'S!) IT WOULD BE OFFERED IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, DUE TO THEIR DEMAND AND RARITY.
WITH THIS BEING SAID, THIS REPRODUCTION MODEL DOES USE ALL OF THE ORIGINAL DIES AND PLATES TO ACCURATELY RE-CREATE THIS MODEL RACER. THE SPECIAL PART IS THAT THEY MADE THIS INTO A "MONTAGEKASTEN" VERSION, TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH THIS MEANS "MOUNTING BOX" OR AS IT WOULD BE NOW CALLED AS A "SET OR KIT". TO ADD TO THIS MODELS VALUE, THIS 1055 SET/KIT HAS BEEN MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INVENTION OF THE AUTOMOBILE WHICH JUST SO HAPPENS TO CORRESPOND TO THE 50 ANNIVERSARY OF THIS 1050 SCHUCO-STUDIO RACER.
THIS SET WAS MADE BACK IN 1986 WHICH IS THE 100TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE EVER MADE MY CARL BENZ. THEY ALSO CREATED A NICE "RETRO" NEWSPAPER WHICH HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF SCHUCO MODELS AND DOES FEATURE THIS 1055 SET/KIT.
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W
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LEEVE.
SO FOR THE SAKE OF SIMPLICITY, THIS "
MONTAGEKASTEN" WILL SIMPLY BE REFERRED TO AS A "KIT" HENCEFORTH.
WITH THIS KIT, NO MAJOR WORK IS REQUIRED, BUT, IT DOES OFFER THE YOUNGSTERS A CHANCE TO TEST THEIR SKILLS WITH WHEEL INSTALLATION AND TIRE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TOYS THAT DOES REQUIRE SOME IMAGINATION! THIS CONCEPT OF IMAGINATION HAS LOST IT'S WAY, THUS CREATING A LARGE COLLECTIBLES MARKET FOR ITEMS OF THIS CALIBER.
I HAVE HAD THIS KIT STASHED AWAY WITH A FEW HUNDRED (TO THOUSANDS) OR SO ADDITIONAL MODELS THAT I HAVE COLLECTED OVER THE PAST 5 DECADES OR SO.
I HAVE
HAD
THIS SCHUCO
1055
SET
IN MY POSSESSION
SINCE NEW AND
NOW AND I HAVE DECIDED TO START SELLING OFF MY COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE/VINTAGE MODELS, TRAINS, PLANES, BOATS, ECT.....
HAVING HUNDREDS OF MODEL CARS TO CHOOSE FROM, MOSTLY PORSCHE AND CORVETTES, I HAVE DECIDED TO START LISTING SOME OF THESE HERE ON E-BAY. 95% OF THESE ARE ONE-OF-A-KINDS LISTINGS AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO SHOW YOU AN ARRAY OF PICTURES AND DESCRIBE THEM TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. THIS RARE, TIN SCHUCO 1055 MERCEDES BENZ RACER ANNIVERSARY KIT WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL ACCESSORIES (INCLUDING THE SLEEVE) IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE
!
AS YOU CAN SEE THE ORIGINAL BOX IS HERE AND IN
EXCELLENT
CONDITION/SHAPE.
THE GRAPHICS ARE ALL CLEAR AND FULLY
LEGIBLE, IF YOUR READ GERMAN THAT IS!
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS OFFERING DOES HAVE THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE THAT CAME WITH THIS
MODEL. THIS SLEEVE IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND HAS ADDED SOME EXTRA PROTECTION TO THE ORIGINAL BOX.
THE INNER BOX IS IN ALL AROUND SHOWCASE CONDITION/SHAPE.
CONTAINED WITHIN THE INNER BOX IS BASIC AND HOLDS ALL THAT IS NEEDED TO ASSEMBLE AND USE THIS TIN CLOCKWORK RACER. THE WHEELS WHICH ARE
REVERSIBLE
, THEY HAVE RED ON ONE SIDE AND BLUE ON THE OTHER. THIS WORKS WELL WITH THIS MODEL AS IT IS SILVER LIKE THE ORIGINAL SILVER ARROW AFTER WHICH IT IS MODELED. HERE THERE IS AN INTERESTING TALE..... BACK IN 1936 WITH JUST
36 HOURS LEFT PRIOR TO THE START OF THE GRAND PRIX, MERCEDES BENZ WENT TO REGISTE
R AND "WEIGH IN" THEIR ENTRY AND THEY WE
RE OVERWEIGHT BY ABOUT 2
KILOS. THE CREW OPTED TO SAND DOWN THE PAINT TO BEAR ME
TAL, AS THEY HAD THE CAR STRIPPED DOWN TO IT'S
ABSOLUTE
MINIMUM PRIOR TO THE
WEIGH
IN. AFTER SPENDING THE NIGHT WITH SAND PAPER IN HAND, THEY JUST MADE THE CUT AND WENT ON TO CRE
ATE HISTORY AS THEY DAUBED THIS CAR "THE SILVER ARROW" AFTER IT'S VICTORY AT GRAND PRIX IN 1936! PRETTY COOL ISN'T IT! BACK T
O THE MODEL....
NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE
REVERSIBLE
WHEELS, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TWO FULL SETS OF TIRES! BOTH OF WHICH HA
VE DIFFERENT TREADS. SCHUCO SUPPLIES YOU WITH AN OLD STYLE JACK O
R
LIFT, THAT USES BODY WEIGHT AS LEVERAGE TO LIFT
THE CAR
OF THE GROUND. HERE YOU
R
FINGER WILL
SUFFICE
! IN ADDITION TO THE JACK, YOU HAVE A DOUBLE END
WRENCH WHICH WILL RELEASE THE
WHEE
LS FROM THE CAR (OR PLACE THEM ON IT). THE
SINGLE ENDED
WRENCH IS DESIGNED TO REMOVE AND
TO CHANGE
THE TIRES FROM THE WHEELS.
NOW YOU NEED TO PLACE THE STEERING WHEEL INTO PLACE AND HERE YOU USE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
DOUBLE
WRENCH TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS
TASK
. THE SM
ALL NUT IS IN THE SEALED BAG WITH THE STEERING WHEEL.
NOW YOUR SET TO HAVE SOME FUN! THIS MODEL HAS A VERY UNIQUE CLOCKWORK MOTOR. YOU CAN USE THE COOL CRANK TO WIN
D THE MOTOR O
R SIMPLY PUSH DOWN ON THE REAR END AND ROLL IT FORWARD. WHEN YOU RELEASE THE PRESSURE, IT WILL TAKE OFF IN A FORWARD DIRECTION. BUT, YOU CAN ALSO USE THIS AS A FREE ROLL
ING MODEL AS WELL! SCHUCO HAS A
DESIGNED IT SO NO DAMAGE WILL HAPPEN TO THE CLOCKWORK MO
TOR IF YOU DECIDE TO JUST PUSH IT OR PULL IT AROUND.
NOW,
WHEN YOU DONE, YOU CAN EASILY BREAK
THIS MODEL
DOWN AND PLACE ALL OF THE
COMPONENTS
B
ACK I
NTO THERE ORIGINAL PLACES
.... UNTIL NEXT TIME
! THIS PARTICULAR KIT HAS NEVER BEEN ASSEMBLED MAKING IT TRUE NOS (NEW OLD STOCK).
PLEAS
E NOTE, THAT YOU MIGHT FIND SOME
LIGHT EVIDENCE OF WEAR ON THE MODEL AS IT HAS BEEN MOVED AROUND
FROM PLACE TO PLACE. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, IT HAS NEVER BEEN ASSE
MBLED OR USED AS BOX RASH IS A COMMON THREAT WITH NOS VINTAGE/ANTIQUE ITEMS!
I TAKE PRIDE IN MY MODELS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE E-BAY WORLD. I DO HAVE OPTIONS AND I CHOOSE TO OFFER ONLY THE VERY FINEST THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE. I TEST EVERYTHING PRIOR TO LISTING THEM AND ONCE AGAIN PRIOR TO SENDING THEM OFF. I DO THIS SO WE WILL BOTH BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE END RESULT, IT'S THE ONLY WAY I DO THINGS! ON VERY RARE
OCCASIONS
, I OPT NOT TO TEST MY LISTINGS, THIS
SCHUCO CLOCKWORK MODEL
KIT NUMBER 1050
WILL NOT NEED TO BE TESTED AS I DO KNOW IT'S WHOLE LIFE'S HISTORY AND I AM 100% SURE THAT YOU WILL BE VERY PROUD TO OWN THIS MODEL
! IF YOU DO OPT TO PLACE IT TOGETHER AND USE IT, I WILL GUARANTEE IT 100% NOT TO BE DEAD ON ARRIV
AL AND TO FUNC
TION PERFECTLY!
ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT
MY
PICTURES AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA E-BAY MESSAGING AND I WILL DO THE REST!
THIS
VINTAGE SCHUCO
,
CLOCKWORK
,
TIN
ANNIVERSARY 1055 RACER
KIT
IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A MODEL AND A TIME THAT HA
S
LONG PASSED US BY
.
THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW STORE FOR ME HERE ON E-BAY, BUT, I COME WITH A WELL OILED AND POLISHED TRACK RECORD! I AM CURRENTLY (NOT ON THIS ACCOUNT ... YET!!) A GOLD /RATED P-Seller WITH OVER 7 YEARS OF THIS STATUS BACKING ME. I SPECIALIZE IN PRIMARILY THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD AND I CONCENTRATE WITH/ON PORSCHE, BENTLEY, AUDI AND "
PORSCHE DESIGN
" ITEMS/ACCESSORIES.
I HAVE A UPS ACCOUNT AND MOST OF MY OFFERINGS HERE SHALL BE SENT THAT WAY. I PACK EACH AND EVERY ITEM MYSELF AND DO SO AS IF I WERE RECEIVING IT. ALL OF MY DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS WILL BE INSURED FOR THE SELLING PRICE. I ENTER THE SHIPPING DATA DAILY INTO BOTH E-BAY AND PAYPAL. THIS
SCHUCO
STUDIO MODEL NUMBER 1055
WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS WILL BE SENT VIA EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM" (GSP). IF YOU AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH USING THIS "PROGRAM" PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION. UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD RUN~INS WITH SOME SCRUPULOUS BUYERS WHO, BY THEIR VERY NATURE, DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS AND MAKE UP THE RULES AS THEY GO ALONG. BY UTILIZING EBAY'S GSP, IT HAS CERTAIN BENEFITS AND DOES OFFER SOME PROTECTION TO "WE THE SELLERS"FROM FOLKS WITH THIS ATTITUDE/OUTLOOK.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL HAVE TO INSURE THIS PARCEL FOR ITS SELLING PRICE. AS SUCH, IT MUST BE DECLARED FOR ITS SELLING VALUE. YOU CAN NOT DECLARE AN ITEM FOR .00 AND THEN TURN AROUND AND INSURE IT FOR 0.00, THIS IS SIMPLY JUST NOT POSSIBLE. HERE, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, DUTIES OR ASSESSMENTS WHICH MIGHT BE LEVIED OR ACCESSED FROM ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO THE, DELIVERY HEREOF. SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THIS ON YOUR END!
IF YOU HAV
E ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS, I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU PASS ON THIS AS I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL BUYER WHO DOES NOT TAKE THE TIME TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT, YET TAKES THE TIME TO LEAVE BADLY PLACED FEEDBACK DU
E TO THEIR IGNORA
NCE!
I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE POSTAGE STAMP (IF APPLICABLE AND SENT BY ME VIA THE USPS) ONCE YOU RECEIVE THE PARCEL FROM ME. I MAKE NO MONEY ON THE POSTAGE AND IN FACT, THIS USUALLY END
S UP COSTING ME
MONEY! BUT, IF YOU OVER-PAY BY ONE DOLLAR OR MORE, I ALWAYS AND INSTANTLY REFUND 100% OF THE
DIFFERENCE
WITH OUT EVER HAVING TO BE ASKED!
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS IT DOES APPLY TO YOU.....
AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR ME (HERE ON E-BAY) AND I DO TRY MY BEST TO DO AS GOOD AS I CAN. THIS HAS BECOME A FULL TIME BUSINESS FOR ME AND I REALLY ENJOY DOING IT. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TILL IT BECOMES A BURDEN AND I CAN NO LONGER ENJOY IT. I WILL BE ADDING TO THIS STORE WEEKLY (OR TRYING TO) AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE THAT I DO EXACTLY WHAT I SAY AND DO SO IN A VERY TIMELY FASHION.
PLEASE NOTE
: THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT AND THIS IS A THREE-OF-A-KIND OFFERING BY ME. YOU WILL BE RECEIVING THE SET PICTURED. THE SECOND & THIRD SETS I HAVE ARE IDENTICAL IN EVERY WAY EXCEPT THESE DO NOT HAVE THE "NEWSPAPER" SECTION WITH IT (SCHUCO ADVERTISEMENT).
IT IS MY INTENTION TO LIST ONE OR TWO DIFFERENT MODELS EACH AND EVERY DAY (IF AT ALL POSSIBLE), OR UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN I GET BURNT OUT FROM DOING SO. IT MIGHT BEHOOVE YOU TO CHECK IN WITH ME OFTEN AS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN AND IF I WILL OFFER THAT SPECIAL SOMETHING THAT WILL ROUND OUT OR COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION!
THIS IS WHERE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I HAVE JUST ADDED THE "STORE" FEATURE THAT E-BAY OFFERS WE SELLERS TO USE (AT A FEE OF COURSE) AND THIS IS TO ASSIST YOU, THE BUYER, TO VIEW ALL OF MY OFFERINGS. IN ORDER TO VIEW MY LISTINGS IN A CONCISE AND ORDERLY FASHION, ALL YOU NEED DO IS TO LOCATE THAT SMALL "
RED
" DOOR A TOP THIS PAGE. THIS IS LOCATED JUST BELOW MY SELLERS ID AND FEEDBACK TALLY. ONCE LOCATED, A SINGLE LEFT CLICK ON IT WILL IN TURN "
OPEN
" THE VIRTUAL DOOR TO MY STORE HERE ON E-BAY!
IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH FURTHER, ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, TO THE LEFT YOU WILL SEE A "SEARCH" BAR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE JUST MY MODEL CARS, JUST TYPE IN "MODEL CAR" AND JUST MY LISTED MODEL CARS WILL POP-UP. ... IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE SOME LP'S ... YOU GOT IT ... TYPE IN "ALBUMS" . I THINK YOU GET THE JIST OF THIS NOW!
I HAVE A LIST OF CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. I HAVE JUST ADDED A NEWER CATEGORY "ANTIQUE/VINTAGE TOYS" TO HELP KEEP SOME OF THESE MODELS SEPARATE FROM MY OTHER LISTINGS HERE.
ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS
NOS (NEW OLD STOCK)
,
SCHUCO
STUDIO ARTICLE
NUMBER 1055 OF THE MODEL 1050
WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL
ACCESSORIES
(TO INCLUDE THE OUTER SLEEVE)
& LITERATURE AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST......
JO
E
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
PLEASE NOTE
: THAT I AM CURRENTLY TESTING THE EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM" (GSP). IF YOU, AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER, FIND THIS TOO COSTLY ... PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY VIA EBAY MESSAGING AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH METHOD OF SHIPPING WOULD BE PREFERRED (AN POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU).
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
..... PLEASE NOTE: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE  FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, IMPORT FEES, DUTIES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED (AND/OR OWED) TO ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT(S) AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO THE DELIVERY HEREOF.