1951 Metro- The Restoration Begins


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Post Sat Jun 10, 2017 10:08 pm

Re: 1951 Metro- The Restoration Begins

I think they do not know a vintage truck.

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Post Sun Jun 11, 2017 7:29 am

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He needs to update his "Standard Rejection" file. Those two excuses are about as far as you can get from the truth.

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Post Sat Jan 13, 2018 2:59 am

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I would rather have tools I do not need than to need tools I do not have
Thinking risks being controversial and possibly being offensive
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Post Mon Feb 12, 2018 2:16 pm

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No, Not mine, but everyone thinks it is so I'm okay with saying it's my truck. Still working on the 1:18 scale die cast for the Snap-on 100th Anniversary
1955 BN2 Austin Healey 100M
1959 AN5 Austin Healey Sprite
The Original "Airport Racer"
1951 International Metro Step Van
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Post Sat Aug 10, 2019 7:27 am

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Well it's been awhile since I've been on the site. I got a little discouraged when the galley site went down and most of the pictures on this post were lost. I'm working on reloading the images, which will take some time. We have been very busy with the little truck and I'll leave you with a little video to watch for now... Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttfQdMCWDZw
1955 BN2 Austin Healey 100M
1959 AN5 Austin Healey Sprite
The Original "Airport Racer"
1951 International Metro Step Van
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Post Sat Aug 10, 2019 1:50 pm

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d.valentino wrote:Well it's been awhile since I've been on the site. I got a little discouraged when the galley site went down and most of the pictures on this post were lost. I'm working on reloading the images, which will take some time. We have been very busy with the little truck and I'll leave you with a little video to watch for now... Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttfQdMCWDZw

You do not have to waste a bunch of time working on a model METRO. Liberty classics make the best diecast Metro I have ever seen. I bought out a collection of Liberty Classics which included a Metro.
https://www.diecastcompany.nl/manufactu ... 20classics
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Post Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:46 pm

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I made a mistake when I suggested my diecast Metro was made by Liberty Classics. 1st GEAR or First Gear of Peosta. Iowa is the maker. I found a bunch of First Gear diecast on eBay. I am going to order a Travelall or two.
I was rummaging around in my basement storage cabinets and I found a mint and boxed 1:25 scale METRO by First Gear. The details on these diecast collectables are so good. A well positioned First Gear diecast model, in a picture, is not easy to tell from a real truck.
I also found a First Gear 1:34 scale R190 Dry Goods Van. It is mint and boxed. The trucks weigh about two pounds each.
I have had a COE with an enclosed trailer on display, in the garage. The trailer has MAC TOOLS livery. I will go out now to see if it might be an IHC COE tractor.
Sorry, not for sale.
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Post Mon Aug 12, 2019 7:45 am

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I'm looking more at a 1/18 scale diecast, but it's more about the interior. Plus, I met the corporate lawyer this year and after talking with her learned what Snap-on issue with the truck was. It's because I didn't do licensing? I said "Licensing would be if I was using the truck to make money. I'm just promoting the Brand and the Franchise, so you should be paying me." That's when she walked away saying this conversation is over.
1955 BN2 Austin Healey 100M
1959 AN5 Austin Healey Sprite
The Original "Airport Racer"
1951 International Metro Step Van
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Post Mon Aug 12, 2019 11:58 am

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1/8 scale is a large toy. The price could be high. The corporate response was predictable.
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Post Sun Sep 01, 2019 7:00 am

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Finally got all of the photos restored. I'll do some more post soon and get you updated on was been going on with the little truck.
1955 BN2 Austin Healey 100M
1959 AN5 Austin Healey Sprite
The Original "Airport Racer"
1951 International Metro Step Van
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