Not quite so epic a release from FM.....But close...

Tony Perrone · 2023-10-27T13:43:52Z

...FM 1949 Woody Surfer with musical stand. The stand is molded to look like beach sand with appropriate tires tracks that the model fits into perfectly. A button, when pushed, plays a snippet of the 1963 Jan & Dean hit - Surf City. Back in the day, Jay Olins met managers at a California Franklin Mint store where they scheduled sales of the Surf Wagon along with a special appearance, for that day only, by Jan & Dean. The singing duo hand-signed every musical stand of the models that were sold. In addition, at Jay's request, they signed the two surf boards of only two models; one for Jay and the other for myself. This is that model. I display it with an autographed photo of the artists, that I previously had, as well as original FM brochures:

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John Napoli

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28/10/2023 8:50 am

@jcarnutz I'm with you John.

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Topic starter 28/10/2023 8:55 am

They come on the secondary market every so often - there still may be hope.

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