HERE I AM OFFERING A VERY, VERY RARE, VINTAGE, CLOCKWORK DRIVEN "FIGURE 8" TRACK WITH BOTH OF IT'S ORIGINAL TIN CARS. THIS SET WAS/IS "MADE IN BAVARIA US-ZONE" BY DISTLER.
VLUWOB = VERY LIGHTLY USED WITH ORIGINAL BOX.
THIS WAS/IS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT MY DAD BROUGHT HOME ONE DAY ... MANY ... MANY YEARS AGO!
HAVING
HUNDREDS OF MODEL CARS TO CHOOSE FROM, MOSTLY PORSCHE AND CORVETTES, I
HAVE DECIDED TO START LISTING SOME OF THESE HERE ON E-BAY. 95% OF THESE
ARE ONE-OF-A-KINDS LISTINGS AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO SHOW YOU AN ARRAY
OF PICTURES AND DESCRIBE THEM TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. THIS DISTLER FIGURE 8 TRACK IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE!
MY DAD ONCE WORKED FOR A SMALL TOY DISTRIBUTOR OUT OF NYC. HE WAS IN CHARGE OF OUTSIDE SALES AND AS SUCH, HE WORKED A LOT OF SHOWS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. COMING FROM A LARGE FAMILY, HE NEVER GAVE IT A THOUGHT TO COME HOME EMPTY HANDED AFTER ONE OF THESE SHOWS!
ONCE AGAIN, THIS WAS ONE OF HIS HOMECOMING GIFTS TO THE FAMILY!
THIS ENTIRE SET-UP IS MADE FULLY OF TIN (OR PRESSED METAL). FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH DISTLER, ALL YOU NEED DO IS TO TYPE IN "DISTLER TOYS" INTO THE EBAY SEARCH BAR, THEN CLICK ON "SEARCH". SOON YOU WILL SEE AN ARRAY OF REALLY COOL, VINTAGE MODELS, TOYS AND NOVELTIES! ALL OF WHICH ARE TOP-NOTCH AND ALL OF WHICH COMMAND TOP-DOLLAR AS WELL!
THIS DISTLER FIGURE 8 TRACK IS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER AND LOOKS PRETTY COOL AS WELL!
EARLIER TONIGHT, I PULLED THIS FROM OUT OF ONE OF MY STORAGE ROOMS AND DECIDED TO SPEND SOME TIME ON IT TO SEE IF IT WAS WORTHY ENOUGH TO LIST IT. OBVIOUSLY IT IS, AS IT IS NOW LISTED!!
AFTER ABOUT A TEN MINUTE ASSEMBLY (I TOOK IT SLOW AS I HAVE NOT DONE THIS FOR OVER 45 YEARS), I SWITCHED THE CLOCKWORK DRIVE ON BOTH OF THE ORIGINAL VEHICLES "OFF" (I PULLED THE TAB UP ON THE REAR OF THE CARS) AND THEN WOUND THEM UP. I PLACED THE RED CAR ONTO THE RED SECTION OF TRACK AND THE BLUE CAR ON THE BLUE SECTION OF TRACK MAKING SURE THEY WERE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS (TO AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION) AND QUICKLY SWITCHED THEM BOTH "ON" (I PUSHED THIS TAB ON THE REAR OF THE CARS DOWN)! I MADE SURE THAT BOTH REAR BUMPERS WERE PUSHED IN ON THE CARS MAKING SURE THAT THEY WOULD GO IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION (MORE ON THIS BELOW).
OFF THESE CARS WENT.... AND FAST I MIGHT ADD!! IN FACT, IF YOU LOOK AT ONE OF MY PICTURES (NUMBER 10), YOU CAN SEE THE BLUR OF THE RED CAR, BUT, HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME OF LOCATING THE BLUE CAR!! IF YOU LOOK HARD, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS CROSSING THE YELLOW INTERSECTION GOING WEST TO EAST.
WITH THESE "ORIGINAL CARS" YOU ALSO HAVE A NEAT TRICK.... YOU WILL NOTICE IN A COUPLE OF MY PICTURES THAT THE FRONT BUMPERS (AND/OR REAR BUMPERS) LOOK DIFFERENT FROM ONE ANOTHER. THIS IS BECAUSE THEY ARE DESIGNED TO SHIFT BACK AND FORTH. THIS WILL ALSO REVERSE THE CLOCKWORK DRIVE, THUS THE DIRECTION THE CAR. SO AT ANY TIME, IF THESE TWO "ORIGINAL CARS" COLLIDE, THEY AUTOMATICALLY REVERSE DIRECTION! PRETTY COOL!
THESE CARS DO ABOUT 8-10 LAPS PRIOR TO HAVING TO REWOUND. AS WITH ALL CLOCKWORK DRIVES, WHEN YOU HAVE TWO (2) OF THE IDENTICAL ITEMS (IN THIS INSTANCE CARS) ONE SEEMS TO BE SLIGHTLY FASTER THEN THE OTHER AND ONE WILL ALWAYS LAST A TAD LONGER. WHICH ONE DOES WHAT ... I WILL LEAVE THIS UP TO YOU TO FIGURE OUT!
YOU HAVE NO CORROSION ANYWHERE ON THE TRACK OR VEHICLES. YOU HAVE NO DINGS, DENTS OR CREASES OF ANY KIND.... ANYWHERE! BOTH VEHICLES "ON/OFF" SWITCHES WORK PERFECTLY. ALL EIGHT (8) TIRES ARE ROUND WITH NO CRACKS OR SPLITS (DRY-ROT FREE) THE TRACK LOCKS INTO EACH OTHER AND HAS NO MISSING TABS.
YOU DO HAVE SOME SLIGHT SIGNS OF PLAY WEAR, AFTER ALL IT WAS PLAYED WITH AND I AM NOT REPRESENTING THIS AS A NOS (NEW OLD STOCK) ITEM! MOST OF THESE SIGNS ARE ON THE CARS BODIES AS THEY DO OCCASIONALLY "COLLIDE" AND IN FACT ARE DESIGNED TO DO SO!!
THE BOX IS IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION/SHAPE. NO GLUE OR TAPE HAS EVER BEEN ADDED. ALL OF THE CORNERS ARE STILL HELD TOGETHER BY THEIR ORIGINAL STAPLES. THE GRAPHICS ARE ORIGINAL, BUT, COMPARED TO TODAYS STANDARDS PRETTY WEAK IN COMPARISON! KEEPING IN MIND THAT THEY ARE OVER 60 YEARS OLD .... THEY ARE EASILY ACCEPTABLE!
THE BASE IS ALSO ORIGINAL AND HAS THE ORIGINAL INSERT TO HELP PROTECT AND KEEP THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES SAFE FROM DAMAGING EACH OTHER WHILE IN STORAGE, IT HAS DONE IT'S JOB WELL! THE FOAM WAS JUST RECENTLY ADDED TO AFFORD THIS EVEN MORE PROTECTION WHILE IN STORAGE.
YOU DO HAVE SOME WATER STAINS ON BOTH THE LID AND THE BASE, AS THIS BOX WAS ALSO USED AS A BRICK IN A DEFENSIVE EFFORT ON MY BEHALF. AS A CHILD MANY DECADES AGO, MY SIBLINGS TEAMED UP AGAINST ME (AS I WAS THE YOUNGEST AND EASY PREY) DURING A MASSIVE FAMILY WATER GUN SHOW~DOWN! I WAS PINED DOWN IN MY CLOSET AND HAD TO RESORT TO USING MANY BOXES AS MY "DEFENSIVE FORT" ... THAT IS UNTIL MY MOM BROKE IT UP! THIS IS HOW THESE STAINS ARRIVED. MOST OF THE BOXES AND ITEMS WERE DRIED, SOME FARED WELL, OTHERS DID NOT!
I DO ASK THAT YOU INSPECT MY PICTURES THOROUGHLY AS THESE DO BECOME A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF MY DESCRIPTION HERE! IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE ANY PARTICULAR AREA OR FEATURE CLOSE UP, SIMPLY CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT IT IS YOU'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF AND I'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE!
THIS ENTIRE SET-UP IS 100% ORIGINAL AND YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THAT I HAVE USED THE TERM "ORIGINAL CARS" A FEW TIMES ABOVE, THIS IS BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN ANOTHER SET HERE ON EBAY WHICH HAS SOME CHEAP TECHNOFIX LOOK-A-LIKE AS CARS (NOT EVEN CARS MADE IN GERMANY) IN LIEU OF THESE ORIGINAL CARS! SOME SELLERS WILL TRY ANYTHING TO GET YOU TO BITE.... THEY OUGHT TO TRY HONESTY!!
OH WELL ... BY MY STANDARDS
AND POLICIES, I VERY RARELY DO NOT TEST WHAT IT IS I AM OFFERING HERE ON
E-BAY ( FACTORY SEALED & NOS SEALED ITEMS I DO NOT OPEN TO TEST). AFTER ALL JUST HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO TEST A MODEL? ALL ONE NEED
DO IS TO TOSS IN A FEW BATTERIES AND GIVE IT A GO, OR A SIMPLE PUSH TO SEE IF THE FRICTION DRIVE IS WORKING! I AM NOT ONE OF
THOSE SELLERS WHO WILL EVER SAY "THIS MODEL IS UNTESTED AND AS SUCH IT
IS SOLD IN AS IS CONDITION" OR , "I HAVE NOT TESTED THE WIND-UP
MECHANISM (CLOCK-WORK) AS I DO NOT HAVE A KEY, SO THIS WILL BE SOLD UNTESTED". THIS DISTLER CLOCKWORK FIGURE 8 SET IS FULLY TESTED (AND WORKS PERFECTLY) AND WILL NOT NEED TO BE TESTED AGAIN AS I DO KNOW IT'S WHOLE LIFE'S HISTORY.
I
TAKE PRIDE IN MY MODELS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE E-BAY WORLD. I DO HAVE
OPTIONS AND I CHOOSE TO OFFER ONLY THE VERY FINEST THAT I HAVE
AVAILABLE.
ALL-IN-ALL YOU WILL BE VERY, VERY HARD PRESSED TO LOCATE ANOTHER DISTLER CLOCKWORK FIGURE 8 SET-UP THAT LOOKS AS GOOD AS THIS ONE DOES. NOW ADD TO THIS FACT, THAT NOT ONLY IS IT 100% OPERATIONAL, YOU ALSO HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX WITH THE ORIGINAL INSERT, WITH THE "ORIGINAL CARS" AND WITH IT'S ORIGINAL KEYS ... NOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT ANY COLLECTOR OF TIN, CLOCKWORK, WESTERN/U.S.- ZONE OF GERMANY CARS/TRACKS WOULD BE PLEASED AND PROUD TO ADD TO THEIR PRIVATE COLLECTION!!
ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AND IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME
VIA E-BAY MESSAGING AND I WILL DO
THE REST!
THIS WORKING VINTAGE, DISTLER CLOCKWORK FIGURE 8 TRACK WITH IT'S "ORIGINAL CARS"
IS AN EXCELLENT
EXAMPLE OF A MODEL AND OF AN ERA THAT HAS LONG PASSED US BY.
THIS
IS A RELATIVELY NEW STORE FOR ME HERE ON E-BAY, BUT, I COME WITH A WELL OILED AND
POLISHED TRACK RECORD! I AM CURRENTLY (NOT ON THIS ACCOUNT ... YET!!) A
GOLD T/RATED POWER~SELLER WITH OVER 5 YEARS OF
THIS STATUS BACKING ME. I SPECIALIZE IN PRIMARILY THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD
AND I CONCENTRATE WITH/ON PORSCHE, BENTLEY, AUDI AND "PORSCHE DESIGN" ITEMS/ACCESSORIES.
I
HAVE A UPS ACCOUNT AND MOST OF MY OFFERINGS HERE SHALL BE SENT THAT
WAY. I PACK EACH AND EVERY ITEM MYSELF AND DO SO AS IF I WERE RECEIVING
IT. ALL OF MY DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS WILL BE INSURED FOR THE SELLING PRICE. I
ENTER THE SHIPPING DATA DAILY INTO BOTH E-BAY AND PAYPAL. THIS DISTLER CLOCKWORK FIGURE 8 SET-UP, WILL BE SENT VIA UPS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.
FOR
MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS
INTERNATIONAL "EMS" AIR MAIL. THIS METHOD IS REQUIRED BY BOTH E-BAY AND
PAYPAL, AS PROOF OF DELIVERY IS REQUIRED. UTILIZING THIS METHOD TO
OBTAIN ONES SIGNATURE IS THE MOST ECONOMICAL ROUTE TO GO......
ACCORDINGLY, A SIGNATURE WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY.
PLEASE NOTE:
THAT
I WILL HAVE TO INSURE THIS PARCEL FOR IT'S SELLING PRICE. AS SUCH, IT
MUST BE DECLARED FOR IT'S SELLING VALUE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
TAXES, DUTIES OR ASSESSMENTS WHICH MIGHT BE LEVIED OR ACCESSED FROM ANY
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE TIME OF DELIVERY. SO PLEASE BE
PREPARED FOR THIS ON YOUR END! KEEP IN MIND THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DECLARE AN ITEM FOR
$50.00 AND THEN TURN AROUND AND INSURE IT FOR $300.00.
IF YOU HAVE
ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS, I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU PASS ON THIS AS I DO
NOT NEED ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL BUYER WHO DOES NOT TAKE THE TIME TO READ
AND UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT, YET TAKES THE TIME TO LEAVE BADLY PLACED
FEEDBACK DUE TO THEIR IGNORANCE!
I
ALSO ENCOURAGE AND ASK YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE POSTAGE STAMP (IF THE
USPS IS USED) ONCE YOU RECEIVE
THE PARCEL FROM ME. I MAKE NO MONEY ON THE POSTAGE AND IN FACT, THIS
USUALLY ENDS UP COSTING ME MONEY! BUT, IF YOU OVER-PAY ME BY ONE DOLLAR
OR MORE THEN THE ACTUAL COST OF POSTAGE, I ALWAYS AND INSTANTLY REFUND
100% OF THE DIFFERENCE WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO BE ASKED! IF YOU HAVE ANY
PROBLEM PAYING WHAT IT COSTS TO RECEIVE THIS BEAUTIFUL AND WORKING DISTLER CLOCKWORK FIGURE 8 SET-UP FROM ME IN A TIMELY AND SAFE MANNER, THEN ONCE
AGAIN, I STRONGLY SUGGEST AND ASK THAT YOU PASS ON THIS.
AS
MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR ME (HERE ON E-BAY) AND I DO TRY
MY BEST TO DO AS GOOD AS I CAN. THIS HAS BECOME A FULL TIME BUSINESS
FOR ME AND I REALLY ENJOY DOING IT. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TILL IT
BECOMES A BURDEN AND I CAN NO LONGER ENJOY IT. I WILL BE ADDING TO THIS
STORE WEEKLY (OR TRYING TO) AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE THAT I DO EXACTLY
WHAT I SAY AND DO SO IN A VERY TIMELY FASHION.
I
DO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SUBSTITUTE DHL AS AN INTERNATIONAL CARRIER (AT
MY EXPENSE).
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS
SECTION AS IT DOES APPLY TO YOU......
THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT AND THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND LISTING/OFFERING BY ME AT THIS TIME.
IT
IS MY INTENTION TO LIST AT LEAST ONE NEW MODEL/TOY CAR A DAY UNTIL SUCH
A TIME WHEN I CONSIDER MYSELF BURNT OUT. I HAVE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF
DIFFERENT MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM. SO IT MIGHT BEHOOVE YOU TO CHECK IN
WITH ME REGULARLY. WHO KNOWS WHEN YOU MIGHT FIND THAT ONE MODEL/TOY THAT
WILL COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION!
THIS IS WHERE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I
HAVE JUST ADDED THE "STORE" FEATURE THAT E-BAY OFFERS WE SELLERS TO USE
(AT A FEE OF COURSE) AND THIS IS TO ASSIST YOU, THE BUYER, TO VIEW ALL
OF MY OFFERINGS. IN ORDER TO VIEW MY LISTINGS IN A CONCISE AND ORDERLY
FASHION, ALL YOU NEED DO IS TO LOCATE THAT SMALL "RED"
DOOR A TOP THIS PAGE. THIS IS LOCATED JUST BELOW MY SELLERS ID AND
FEEDBACK TALLY. ONCE LOCATED, A SINGLE LEFT CLICK ON IT WILL IN TURN "OPEN" THE VIRTUAL DOOR TO MY STORE HERE ON E-BAY!
IN
ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH FURTHER, ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, TO THE
LEFT YOU WILL SEE A "SEARCH" BAR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE JUST MY MODEL
CARS, JUST TYPE IN "MODEL CAR" AND JUST MY LISTED MODEL CARS WILL
POP-UP. ... IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE SOME LP'S ... YOU GOT IT ... TYPE IN
"ALBUMS" . I THINK YOU GET THE JIST OF THIS NOW!
I HAVE A LIST OF
CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. I
HAVE ADDED A NEW CATEGORY OF "ANTIQUE/VINTAGE TOYS", BE SURE TO CHECK
THIS ONE OUT!
ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS EVER-SO-LIGHTLY USED, VINTAGE, FULLY WORKING, CLOCKWORK DRIVEN DISTLER FIGURE 8 TRACK WITH BOTH OF IT'S ORIGINAL CARS WHICH IS STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL BOX (AND HAS THE ORIGINAL INSERT) AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST......
JOE