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| christophe francois | Feb 7 2015, 09:19 PM Post #1 |
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Station Wagon
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Is this vehicle based on a real one?![]()
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| poorvanner | Feb 7 2015, 09:33 PM Post #2 |
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I think it was Christian Falkensteiner that showed us a newspaper article that explained this one. There was a design contest in the UK, and, if I remember correctly, the young guy that won was named Freeman, and his vehicle was the "intercity Commuter". The newspaper articles showed the design that he drew only, and I do not believe that an actual vehicle would have been built. |
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| pjedsel | Feb 8 2015, 12:04 AM Post #3 |
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Interesting facts about this model. I kind of always thought it was a concept model but neat to hear it was the result of a design contest.
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| JeepXJLover | Feb 8 2015, 12:46 AM Post #4 |
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Barris Industries' SuperVan has a very similar profile. |
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| christophe francois | Feb 8 2015, 07:35 AM Post #5 |
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That's right, a very interesting story. For me, the first time I saw it I was almost sure this van existed. It's a pretty groovy design, very seventies. I have checked out the barris industries super van. Nice design too!
Edited by christophe francois, Feb 8 2015, 07:37 AM.
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| 78Gremlin_GT | Feb 8 2015, 10:00 AM Post #6 |
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While I'm not a big van collector, I did get into this model a bit, I have a few of them. They're rather pricey at diecast shows sometimes. I like these futuristic vans/buses, they're pretty cool. I hope to use them on a model train layout dio someday. Jerry |
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| poorvanner | Feb 8 2015, 05:22 PM Post #7 |
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Christian Falkensteiner lists on his photo pages as an article in a 1965 Weekend Telegraph. Here is a link to the picture. Pic from 1965 Weekend Telegraph Edited by poorvanner, Feb 8 2015, 05:22 PM.
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| bigcollector07 | Feb 10 2015, 01:12 PM Post #8 |
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I so grateful for ya'll input into this model. Since i owned one as well, It's always good to know the history of each car you collect. Many thanks! |
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| chris.p | Feb 14 2015, 12:34 PM Post #9 |
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This article gives a bit more information. It wasn't even the winner! http://autoshite.com/topic/3015-you-learn-something-every-day/ Chris |
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