[Closed] I'd really appreciate to see some pictures of a code 2 or 3

Please explain these "codes" to me.

Do they have to do with detail added? Thanks.

A code 2 is modified outside the factory with the manuufacturer's permission.

A code 3 is modified outside the factory without the manufacturer's permission.

Just to add that these codes only apply to someone ......

re-selling the models.

There is nothing stopping anyone making changes to models they own.

Cheers Chris

True but....

...once a change is made to a model you own, it becomes a Code 3. Code 3s have traditionally held less value than std Brooklins and most Code 2 models. That may not be a factor for most collectors but it does play a part on considering the resale value.

So I guess mounting blackwalls on my '58 Chevy Yeoman makes it a code 3. That's fine because I plan litterally to drive in into the ground. Someday when I'm riding quietly in the rear compartment of a Lincoln professional car driven by Sam Harrison from Bennett's, that little model will be clutched in my hand, unless a son or my grandson get it first.

Just let them know it's a Code 3 they may mistake it for a very rare "Code 4" which is a model not made by a manufacturer that has been modified without his authorization.

Thank you, John. I'll let them know.

My guess is that neither my son who collects Brooklins nor my grandson, still too young to touch them, and who can only look through the class, will mind even if it turned out to be that code 4 of which you speak. But I still think I will hold on to this one tightly in my hand.

I should mention that BRK's done by our own JR are Code 2's.

He is one of very few people authorized by Brooklin to do this.

And he does it well!

Like the famous pink & green wagon?

You ought to see what he has done for example, with the upcoming '58 Buick Roadmaster. He's done it in Seminole Red with a white top and added the chrome detail. The interior looks incredible as well. It is magnificent to say the very least. John has sent me pictures of it in his messages discussing the Glen Green/White Yeoman he is doing for me. Unfortunately, I don't know how to put these images on the Forum. If anybody else has these images and knows how to post them, I think you all would be impressed. Rick, is that something you can post as you have these images as well.

That's in medical circles known as a Code Blue.

To see it, see John Kuvakas' post above!

Many code 3's sell for way more than a standard Brooklin.