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HOBBYDRAGON
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RE: MY COLLECTION OF 1/43 COACHBUILT ROADGOING SPORTS CARS 1935-1970

My last Bentley at the moment: and I definitely do have more to obtain. There are several interesting bodies from Pininfarina, Franay and Graber/ ES...

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RE: MY COLLECTION OF 1/43 COACHBUILT ROADGOING SPORTS CARS 1935-1970

A newcomer Aston was posted in the corresponding year  

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RE: MY COLLECTION OF 1/43 COACHBUILT ROADGOING SPORTS CARS 1935-1970

@gdh this one - is a newly built body on the original 1936 Bentley chassis. Chalmers & Gathings have done something in "Embricos" style, that lack...

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RE: MY COLLECTION OF 1/43 COACHBUILT ROADGOING SPORTS CARS 1935-1970

1/43 GLM 1936/2010 BENTLEY 4 1/4 LITRE ROADSTER BY CHALMERS & GATHINGS "EMBRICOS STYLE" (CH # B25GP)⁠⁠

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RE: MY COLLECTION OF 1/43 COACHBUILT ROADGOING SPORTS CARS 1935-1970

@mg-harv Cresta just started Jean Danino’s FACEL story, I think it's very important from this point of view. I obveoulsly do have a FACEl-Metalon, but...

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RE: MY COLLECTION OF 1/43 COACHBUILT ROADGOING SPORTS CARS 1935-1970

1/43 Matrix 1948 Bentley Mk VI Cresta FACEL By Pinin Farina⁠

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RE: MY COLLECTION OF 1/43 COACHBUILT ROADGOING SPORTS CARS 1935-1970

Let's start with the next letter and that's "B" Dont' have many Bentleys, but that's what I've got BENTLEY 1/43 PMA Minichamps - 1938 Embricos B...

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RE: Bertone Bella

Gorgeous model, Karl, congrats)) I even remember, that I built a kit of Bella for someone, just don’t remember the maker

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RE: MY COLLECTION OF 1/43 COACHBUILT ROADGOING SPORTS CARS 1935-1970

@mg-harv due to I anyway build kits and make conversions, repaint shouldn’t be a problem. Still finding a donor car looks tricky.

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RE: MY COLLECTION OF 1/43 COACHBUILT ROADGOING SPORTS CARS 1935-1970

@mg-harv generally I don't see a problem to repaint this model in this shade of red, should I have a donor car. Let me see if I can obtain one/ Than...

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RE: MY COLLECTION OF 1/43 COACHBUILT ROADGOING SPORTS CARS 1935-1970

Just got from a friend one more Aston, this time with Allemano body. Will add in couple of days, after replacing on the normal plinth and taking pictu...

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RE: MY COLLECTION OF 1/43 COACHBUILT ROADGOING SPORTS CARS 1935-1970

Perfect addition, Harv))) Really interesting, thanks

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RE: MY COLLECTION OF 1/43 COACHBUILT ROADGOING SPORTS CARS 1935-1970

Spark 1987 Aston Martin Vantage Volante By Zagato Spark 1987 Aston Martin Vantage By Zagato

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