SCHUCO RARE ELEKTRO BMW GULL WING C-111 LARGE 1:12 SCALE NR 351 226 WORKING!

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HERE I AM OFFERING A VERY, VERY RARE, VINTAGE,
BMW C-111
WHICH IS BATTERY OPERATED  (OR ELEKTRO AS THE GERMANS SAY) AND IS STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL OPERATIONAL SHAPE/CONDITION! THIS MODEL IS SCHUCO MODEL NUMBER
351 226.
THIS BMW C-111 WAS/IS MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY.
LU&PW
=
L
IGHTLY
U
SED
& P
ERFECTLY
W
ORKING.
I HAVE HAD THIS STASHED AWAY WITH A FEW HUNDRED (TO THOUSANDS) OR SO ADDITIONAL MODELS ALL OF WHICH I HAVE PERSONALLY OWNED FOR UP TO 5 DECADES!
THIS RARE LARGE SCALE, C-111 GULL WING BMW PROTOTYPE CAR CAME TO ME BY THE WAY OF MY FATHER.
HAVING THOUSANDS OF MODEL CARS TO CHOOSE FROM, MOSTLY PORSCHE AND CORVETTES, I HAVE DECIDED TO START LISTING SOME OF THESE HERE ON EBAY. 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 RARE C-111 BMW IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE!
THIS C-111 WAS FIRST OFFERED/INTRODUCED
BY SCHUCO BACK IN 1973 AND IT WAS AN EXCLUSIVE OFFERING AT THAT TIME (SEE PICTURES OF THE ORIGINAL SCHUCO PRODUCT CATALOG OF 1973. PICTURED, BUT NOT INCLUDED)!! THIS MODEL CAME OUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER THEY INTRODUCED THEIR "SERVO" LINE. HERE THEY USED ALL OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY WHICH WAS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME TO "CUT-THE-CORD" OF THE TETHERED REMOTE CONTROLS CARS. THIS MODEL IS NOT A REMOTE CONTROLLED CAR, BUT, IS A BATTERY OPERATED (ELEKTRO) ONE AND IT IS IN PERFECT, ORIGINAL WORKING CONDITION!
THIS C-111 IS
ALL HERE AND AS I JUST MENTIONED ABOVE, WORKS FLAWLESSLY AND AS DESIGNED. TO OPERATE, YOU SIMPLY PLACE FOUR (4) SIZE "C" BATTERIES INTO THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT (NOT INCLUDED), WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE VEHICLES TRUNK.
ONCE THE BATTERIES ARE INSTALLED AS PICTURED, YOU SIMPLY CLOSE THE TRUNK AND PLACE THIS C-111 ON ANY LEVEL, SOLID SURFACE.
KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS VINTAGE MODEL WAS MADE IN 1973 AND AS SUCH, THEY WERE NOT DESIGNED WITH CARPET IN MIND! SO PLEASE TRY TO AVOID PLACING THIS MODEL DOWN ON ANY CARPET.
THIS MODEL HAS A FORWARD AND REVERSE DRIVE SYSTEM. AND THE SWITCH IS LOCATED BELOW THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW (LEFT HAND SIDE). BY SLIDING THIS LEVER FORWARD, THIS C-111 WILL GO IN A FORWARD DIRECTION. IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS SWITCH IS THE "OFF" FEATURE AND BY PUSHING THIS TO THE REAR OF THIS C-111 YOU GO INTO THE REVERSE MODE.
THE STEERING WHEEL DOES TURN THE FRONT WHEELS AND IS ORIGINAL. IN ADDITION TO THIS, THIS LARGE SCALE C-111 HAS WORKING POP-UP HEADLIGHTS. TO OPERATE THESE YOU NEED TO OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE GULL WING DOOR, THIS DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN AS IT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED FROM WITHIN (THIS I WILL LEAVE UP TO THE NEW OWNER). YOU WILL SEE AN ORANGE FLOOR PEDAL. PUSH THIS IN TO OPEN AND TURN ON THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS. TO CLOSE THEM, YOU CAN EITHER PUSH THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS DOWN OR PULL THE ORANGE LEVER OUT BACK TOWARDS THE SEAT.
THE DRIVE MOTOR IS STRONG AND WORKS PERFECTLY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.
THE CARS BODY HAS NO CRACKS, BREAKS OR FRACTURES. THE ONLY CONCERN WOULD BE THAT THE SIDE MOLDING OR BUMPER GUARD HAS BEEN CRACKED AND GLUED BACK INTO POSITION IN A FEW PLACES. IF YOU LOOK HARD ENOUGH YOU CAN SEE THIS. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT IT IS A WRAP AROUND MOLDING AND AT ONE TIME ONE OR TWO OF THE SOLDIER JOINTS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS DRIED UP AND FELL OFF. SO A REPAIR WAS MADE TO THIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM A COUPLE OF DECADES AGO AND THESE TRIM SECTIONS TOOK THE BRUNT OF THAT REPAIR.
BOTH GULL WINGED DOORS OPEN WITH EASE AND STAY SECURELY CLOSED.
THE WHEELS ARE ORIGINAL AND ARE MADE OF BOTH A SOFT RUBBER AND A HARD PLASTIC. YOU HAVE NO FLAT SPOTS, CRACKS OR DRY ROT, THEY ARE AS NEW! ALL FOUR (4) TIRES HAVE "SCHUCO" AND "DUNLOP" IN RAISED LETTERING. ALL FOUR (4) WHEELS ARE PERFECT WITH NO CURB RASH!
THE CHASSIS IS AS PICTURED AND THAT IS AS CLOSE TO NOS AS ONE WOULD HOPE FOR! YOU DO FIND A COUPLE OF VERY, VERY SHALLOW SCRATCHES. AFTER ALL, ONCE AGAIN, THIS BMW C-111 WAS USED, BUT AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE NEVER...NEVER ABUSED!
THESE ELEKTRO BMW C-111 RARELY POP-UP ON EBAY. IN FACT, THERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES CURRENTLY LISTED, BUT, THESE ARE ALL MODELS OF THE "SERVO" PRODUCT LINE WHICH HAS THE TETHERED REMOTE CONTROL. IF GIVEN TIME AND YOU LOOK LONG AND HARD, YOU WILL SEE THAT THE MODEL BEFORE YOU IS ONE OF THE CLEANEST AND FULLY OPERATIONAL EXAMPLES YOU CAN FIND AND IT'S PRICED REASONABLE FOR WHAT IT IS.
THE BOX UNFORTUNATELY WAS DESTROYED IN MY FAMILIES MASSIVE WATER GUN FIGHT. IT WAS A GREAT SIZE TO USE AS A FOUNDATION FOR THE WALL I BUILT TO PROTECT ME FROM MY SIBLINGS ONSLAUGHT THOSE MANY DECADES AGO.
BY MY STANDARDS AND POLICIES, I VERY RARELY DO NOT TEST WHAT IT IS I AM OFFERING HERE ON EBAY. 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! 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 BMW C-111
MODEL IS FULLY TESTED (AND WO
RKS
PERFECTLY
AND AS DESCRIBED)
AND WILL BE FULL
Y
TESTED ONCE MORE, JUST PRIOR TO SENDING IT OFF. I DO THIS TWICE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRST TESTING WAS NOT A FLUKE! I AM SURE WE BOTH D
O NOT WANT ANY ISSUES HERE AND THIS IS ONE EASY STEP TO AVOID ANY!
THESE
SCHUCO ELEKTRO BMW C-111'S ARE
MADE OF PLASTIC ON BOTH THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM.
I TAKE PRIDE IN MY MODELS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE EBAY WORLD. I DO HAVE OPTIONS AND I CHOOSE TO OFFER ONLY THE VERY FINEST THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE. I TEST EVERYTHING PRIOR TO LISTING THEM AND ONCE AGAIN PRIOR TO SENDING THEM OFF. I DO THIS SO WE WILL BOTH BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE END RESULT, IT'S THE ONLY WAY I DO THINGS!
ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AS THEY DO A MUCH BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. MY WORDS. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA EBAY MESSAGING AND I WILL DO THE REST!
THIS
VINTAGE
, SCHUCO BATTERY OPERATED (ELEKTRO) BMW C-111
IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A MODEL AND A TIME THAT HAVE PASSED US BY.
THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW STORE FOR ME HERE ON EBAY, BUT, I COME WITH A WELL OILED AND POLISHED TRACK RECORD! I AM CURRENTLY (NOT ON THIS ACCOUNT ... YET!!) A GOLD T/RATED P~SELLER WITH OVER 8 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. AS OF THIS LISTING I NOW SHARE THE SAME ACCOLAIDS WITH BOTH STORES.
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 EBAY AND PAYPAL (IF USED). THIS
SCHUCO BMW C-111
WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS WILL BE SENT VIA EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM" (GSP) AS THIS METHOD OF INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING DOES FAVOR "WE THE SELLERS". I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO USE THIS METHOD AS A STANDARD OF SHIPPING MOST OF MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS THIS WAY DUE TO THE UNSCRUPULOUS ACTIONS OF A FEW INTERNATIONAL BUYERS.
PLEASE NOTE
THAT I WILL HAVE TO INSURE THIS PARCEL FOR ITS SELLING PRICE. AS SUCH, IT MUST BE DECLARED FOR ITS SELLING VALUE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, DUTIES, IMPORT FEES OR ASSESSMENTS WHICH MIGHT BE LEVIED OR ACCESSED FROM ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THIS ON YOUR END!
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS THIS DOES APPLY TO YOU.......
AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR ME (HERE ON EBAY) 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.
THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT AND THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND OFFERING BY ME.
IT IS MY INTENTION TO LIST ONE OR TWO DIFFERENT MODELS EACH AND EVERY DAY (IF AT ALL POSSIBLE), OR UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN I GET BURNT OUT FROM DOING SO. IT MIGHT BEHOOVE YOU TO CHECK IN WITH ME OFTEN AS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN AND IF I WILL OFFER THAT SPECIAL SOMETHING THAT WILL ROUND OUT OR COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION!
JOE
THIS IS WHERE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I HAVE JUST ADDED THE "STORE" FEATURE THAT EBAY 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
" OR "
BLUE
" DOOR OR THE "VISIT STORE" LINK 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 EBAY!
IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH FURTHER, ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, 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 GIST OF THIS NOW!
I HAVE A LIST OF CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. I HAVE JUST ADDED A NEWER CATEGORY "ANTIQUE/VINTAGE TOYS" TO HELP KEEP SOME OF THESE MODELS SEPARATE FROM MY OTHER LISTINGS HERE.
ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS
EVER-SO-LIGHTLY USED AND FULLY OPERATIONAL,
SCHUCO, ELEKTRO (BATTERY OPERATED),
LARGE SCALE BMW C-111 AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST......
JOE
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
PLEASE NOTE
: THAT I AM CURRENTLY TESTING THE EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM" (GSP)". IF YOU, AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER, FIND THIS TOO COSTLY ... PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY VIA EBAY MESSAGING PRIOR TO MAKING THE PURCHASE HERE ON EBAY AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH METHOD OF SHIPPING WOULD BE PREFERRED (AN POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU).
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
..... PLEASE TAKE NOTICE ONCE AGAIN
: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE  FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, IMPORT FEES, DUTIES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED (AND/OR OWED) BY OR TO ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT(S), PRIOR TO OR UPON THE DELIVERY HEREOF.