Wheel variations

dinkyfan wrote: 'RobVery nice to see those. Is that unpainted jib just a mistake, or was that a very late happening of its own??Terry' Terry The last issues of the 971 in late 1961 to 1962 had an unpainted jib, although in TGBOD it is recorded under 571/971, when it should only be listed beside the 971. Note the rear striped safety markings on the back also as well as the yellow plastic hubs. Rob, very nice Mobile Cranes; a model that is often overlooked. Kind regards Bruce

Hi Terry and Bruce, Thanks for your reaction. Bruce you are right on the unpainted jib. It was probably left unpainted to save cost on the last production batches. Kind regards, Rob

Rob, That is a very rare item but the rarest is probably the promotionnal issue for the Coles agent in Germany. Very little is known about this variation. The box is specific and the model is probably the latest one with unpainted jib. Who has one ? The lifting hook on this late version is either diecast in one piece or plastic. Are the olives on the crank steel or plastic ? Your model seem to have the late plastic lifting hook but some of these cranes were fitted with the solid one piece diecast hook.

... and there is a parallel issue of the Lorry Mounted Crane:

hoort wrote: 'Hi Terry and Bruce, Thanks for your reaction. Bruce you are right on the unpainted jib. It was probably left unpainted to save cost on the last production batches. Kind regards, Rob' Rob You are more than likely 100% correct in that it was a cost saving factor. I have seen an example that was painted grey, but your's appears to be natural metal which it is supposed to be. Does the interior of the box's lid have an inspection stamp? I would be interested in knowing what it is, if in fact it does have a stamp! What about an original price written somewhere? Cheers Bruce

dinkycollect wrote: Rob, That is a very rare item but the rarest is probably the promotionnal issue for the Coles agent in Germany. Very little is known about this variation. The box is specific and the model is probably the latest one with unpainted jib. Who has one ? The lifting hook on this late version is either diecast in one piece or plastic. Are the olives on the crank steel or plastic ? Your model seem to have the late plastic lifting hook but some of these cranes were fitted with the solid one piece diecast hook.'[/i] Jacques The Coles German promotional is normal in every way including the jib. Bruce

Jacques, Jan and Bruce. Very nice to see these promotionals! I did not know about there existance until now! My late 971 with the unpainted jib has plastic rollers on the two winding handles. The lifting hook is solid diecast. The box does not have a date stamp, but there is a pencilled price of 13- on it. Hope this helps in dating it. Kind regards, Rob

Bruce, Is the German promotionnal yours ? If so I would welcome a large picture of the box and one of the box and crane. Thanks, Jacques.

34b Postal Van. From left to right, an early post war version with smooth hubs and open rear windows, a later version with red ridged hubs and a black roof and the last version with red ridged hubs and a red roof. The last two have closed rear windows. The one with black roof and red hubs is a more difficult find, as this version is more often found with black ridged hubs. Kind regards, Rob

This arrived today. It has open back windows, I am on the lookout for more variations of this lovely model now. Dave

Three 157 Jaguar XK120s with three different wheel hubs. I think this is all the hub variations that go with the Sage Green car. Dave

Hi all, Finally managed to find a Plymouth Estate with spun hubs that wasn't too battered even for me!

Chris Warr