Now tell me this is an "original".........

[f1gt]

hi everyone

look at this folks,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...sPageName=WD2V

it says factory built, but it obviously aint.

look at the plate, what a load of rubbish, the garland has the 2 bits missing from the bottom, and it reads F.1 GTR, whats the . all about?

and the part where it reads 1996, aint even centralised!!!
now if this was factory, it would be perfect? am i not right???

forgot to mention, im a new user, and only just registered.

[mini magic]

The listing is confusing. I think factory built means literally, in a factory. I don't think it means that McLaren built it. If thats what you are asking.

[Mpowered]

Call me whatever you want, but the old saying buyer beware comes to mind with this piece. I just don't buy anything from Hong Kong. My brother went there a number of years ago and brought back numerous fake items. We knew they were fake and we paid him very little for them. I just don't trust items coming from China and Hong Kong.

[MikeGTR]

The model is a fake. The model was released by Autobarn in America with an edition of only 50. I believe a batch were stolen and ended up in Japan. Autobarn have now changed the base plates and changed the box colour to blue.

Mike

[christophe320d]

Originally Posted by MikeGTR

The model is a fake. The model was released by Autobarn in America with an edition of only 50. I believe a batch were stolen and ended up in Japan. Autobarn have now changed the base plates and changed the box colour to blue.

Mike

Indeed, i figured this out when i bought an orange roadcar from garage Romu. It wasn't on the carbon plate and was not numbered. Label on the box was also fake. I emailed Autobarn on this and they did some research. Factory sold some under the table.

[mini magic]

but isn't it the same model? Why does it matter if it has the right or wrong plate?