Thank you for your posting, James.

It is interesting to note the load on this trailer includes planks.
I have not heard of this before and it is not mentioned by Pat
Hammond in "The Story of Rovex - volume 2".  There, he describes this
item as "High-sided Trailer and Ladders" and goes on to say "The
vehicle had high sides and a bar across with slide stops on which the
two ladders could lean."

Is the owner sure that the load is original or can anyone else lend
support here?

If this is an original load it is a very interesting - and new - item
of information to add to my knowledge of Minix.

Thanks again

George (MinixCars)

Dear All,

I have just uploaded the following file to the section for the group:

http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/MinixCars/files/Minix%20Box%20Trailer.jpg

This is an image taken by Dave White at the Wrenn Collectors Club event on
13th October.

As you will see it is the rare Blue Box Trailer complete with load, although
please accept our apologies for the item not being entirely clear.

One thing that we noted from our examination of the model: The ladders and
planks appear to be unique to this model and are not the same as supplied
with anything else that we are aware of.  The ladder is thin and moulded in
yellow, whilst the planks are cream and in several different sizes.

These are not the items supplied with the Tri-ang Model Land RML 21
Semi-Built Bermuda Bungalow as I had hoped, (as I can supply replicas of
these!).

I am most grateful to the owners for their kindness in allowing the model to
be examined and photographed and I also respect their privacy.

This is the only complete one that I have ever seen. The other two I have
seen are sadly missing the load.

Best wishes,
                      James

Hi George and co, Jeff here,

I am looking for the No 7 Alpine models in plae green, burgundy and
black. I have limited swaps but am happy to pay a fair price.
anyone have any?

thankds for your time

Jeff

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From: "Phil Crompton" <philcrompy@...>
To: <genlab@...>
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 4:52 PM
Subject: Fwd: orange cresta


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> >hi there
> >Thought i would send you a picture of the orange cresta. I have placed a
> >red Anglia alongside to show the colour difference
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hi there
        I have found another version of the cresta that i was
previously unaware. Yesterday I found an orange version of the car.
At first glance I thought it was red but it has been confirmed as
orange. I felt this may be of interest to fellow collectors.

Dear All

Thank you, hawthorns99, for your last post.

I have seen models where the bases have been swapped but this is only
feasible where the base is already loose or where it can be separated
from the car body without causing damage (all too easy with plastic
cars which have been glued together!).

I think the reason why many collectors will only swap rather than
sell (especially where rare cars are concerned) is because it is
often the only way to get other collectors to part with their
rare/scarce models.  I recently obtained a white Rambler for my
collection, but only because I had a spare Rambler in a different
colour available as a replacement.  If I had previously sold my spare
Rambler I would not have been able to acquire that white one which
has now enhanced my collection.

Best wishes

George (MinixCars)

With regard to the pale green triumph. Unfortunatly i only have one
example and that is missing a few bits of the bumper. I dont know if
it is possible to borrow chassis from other versions and swap them.
If anyone has a spare cresta in blue,white or red and is interested
in selling then feel free to get in contact. I know many collectors
would rather swap, but i have hardly any doubles in my collection. I
often find examples hard enough to get once.

regards
hawthorns99

Dear Hawthorns99 and members generally

Thank you, Hawthorns99, for letting us know that you have a pale
green Triumph 2000.

I don't have one of these and I have not seen one nor (until now)
heard of anyone who actually has one.

However, information regarding MINIX holdings is very thin on the
ground and it does not necessarily follow that this is a rare car
(but do you have a spare???)!

Other model/colour variations I have yet to come across or hear about
are:

Hillman Minx in emerald green

Simca 1300 in pale green

Austin 1800 in red and blue.

I would be pleased to hear from any members who have, or have seen,
any of the above.

Do they exist - or not?

Best wishes

George (Minixcars)

I write with regard to the question posed regarding whether the
triumph had ever been made in pale green. One of the first minix
models that i ever owned was such an example with a silver base. I am
presuming that the pale green is the lightest of the 3 greens
produced. I didnt realise that this was a colour hard to come by

Dear All

Minix Cars club is now Minix Cars Group as Yahoo progresses its
policy of merging Groups and Clubs into one.

The Group format lends itself more easily to imparting information to
other Group members and works best if members elect to receive
individual Group messages.  Alternatively members choosing not to
receive individual mailings can keep up to date by logging in on a
regular basis and reading messages posted since their last visit.

There is not, to my knowledge, a comprehensive authoritative list of
which cars were made in which colours.  I feel it would be helpful
therefore, if members share their knowledge both as to what they have
in their collections and with regard to which model/colour variations
they have actually seen.

I have never seen, for example, the Triumph 2000 or Simca 1300 with
silver bases in pale green.  Can anybody verify that either or both
of these models were actually produced in this colour?

Do any members have similar questions to put to the Group with regard
to model/colour variations?  If so please post and hopefully we can
build up a reliable grid of the colours that do exist for each
model - and those that do not.

Best wishes

George (MinixCars)

Hello members<br><br>I have this week posted
pictures of two of the Minix trailers, following
hawthorns99's earlier request.<br><br>The pictures are
lowish-grade I'm afraid, but I will try to improve on these in
the near future.<br><br>Of course if anyone else can
post trailer pictures ... please do!<br><br>There is
also a link to Dave McCarthy's site (entered by new
memeber angtri - thanks!) which has an excellent picture
of the boat and trailer (courtesy of one of our
existing members, James Day).<br><br>Here is a direct link
to the boat and
trailer:<br><br><a href=http://www.tri-ang.co.uk/OO/minixXtra.htm
target=new>http://www.tri-ang.co.uk/OO/minixXtra.htm</a><br><br>Regards<br><br>G\
eorge (Minixcars)

Dear All,<br><br>Both George and I promised we
would try to download some images of the Minix
leaflets, but so far the size of the files and the
intricacies of the system appear to have defeated
us!<br><br>A copy of the rare Minix Motor Show leaflet has
been successfully sent to Dave McCarthy and posted
onto his excellent web
site:<br>www.tri-ang.co.uk.<br><br>Please use this link to view it. It is slow
to load, but
well worth waiting
for:<br><a href=http://www.tri-ang.co.uk/OO/minixMshow.htm
target=new>http://www.tri-ang.co.uk/OO/minixMshow.htm</a><br><br>Notice on the
second page that the image of the Bus has
been reveresed and is misleadingly described as a
Continental-Style Long Distance Coach!<br><br>Dave also has a copy
of the Minix page of the Model Land leaflet on his
site. Please use this
link:<br><a href=http://www.tri-ang.co.uk/OO/minixAS.htm
target=new>http://www.tri-ang.co.uk/OO/minixAS.htm</a><br><br>I think you will
find that his whole Minix section
is worth exploring.<br><br>Best wishes,<br> James

Dear George and all,<br><br>Thanks for the
response.<br><br>I do not have a scanner myself, but I am hoping a
freind will oblige me by scanning the two leaflets I
referred to, so that I can upload them.<br><br>This is
likely to take a week or so, therefore if anyone can do
it right away, please feel free.<br><br>Best
wishes,<br> James

Great Idea James! Thank you for your input. I
have created a new album "Leaflets & price lists" with
the intention of unloading my copy of the ModelLand
leaflet (with cars illustrated on the back page).
Unfortunately I have not yet managed to do this for some
unknown (to me) technical reason. I will keep
trying.<br><br>Can anybody else upload any leaflets etc
please?<br><br>Thank you<br><br>George (Minixcars)

Dear All,<br><br>One thing that we could try to
work on in this group is creating some definitive
lists of things relating to Minix.<br><br>Although much
of this has already been started or brought nicely
together by Pat, it can be probably be added to and new
areas tackled.<br><br>I know some of you are
particularly keen on colours and are already expanding on the
colours listing in Pat's volume 2, but how about listing
the Illustrated leaflets and price lists?<br><br>To
Start the ball rolling on this one I know of two colour
leaflets showing Minix cars.<br><br>The first one is the
back page of the second 'Model Land Construction Kits
Leaflet' which shows illustrations (Not Photographs) of RC
1 to 11.<br><br>The second is the double sided
'Minix Motor Show' leaflet RC50/39337E/67 which shows
individual photos of the whole range of fifteen cars, the
van, the bus, the caravan and four twin packs RC25 to
RC 28 inclusive.<br><br>Are there any others that
anyone knows of?<br><br>There are dedicated Minix price
lists dated January-April 1966, 27th July 1966 and Ist
January 1968, but there must be others as
well!<br><br>Minix was also listed in various Model Land price
lists, but that can be looked at later.<br><br>Over to
you.....<br><br>Best wishes,<br> James

Dear All,<br><br>Many thanks to Phil & George for
thier responses.<br><br>It would be interesting to know
what one might be expected to pay for any of the
trailers, as I simply never see them for sale, although I
live in hope! That said, I would be cautious about
setting a price precedent too.<br><br>It seems that the
Box Trailer is less common that the Boat Trailer and
the Vehicle Carrier is even more rare.<br><br>On a
different note, has anyone in the club got one of the
orange Bus Shelters as supplied with the Bus Playpack? I
have only seen a sealed example, as shown in Model
Collector and Pat's Volume 2.<br><br>The moulding appears
to be based upon a Minic Motorway shelter which has
had a base added.<br><br>Best wishes,<br> James Day

Thanks for the swift information. I managed to
obtain a boat trailer off Ebay a few months ago and i am
surprised to find out how rare it is. I imagine it will be
years before i have the opportunity to see the other
variations let alone purchase one. <br>Phil Crompton

MINIX TRAILERS<br><br>Thanks to James Day for his
useful info. <br><br>Just how many of the trailers have
survived and still exist?<br><br>James has a boat and
trailer; a member of the Train Collectors Society (of
which James is Secretary) has a box trailer and James
saw a box trailer at Marlow last year (owned, he
tells me, by an avid Minix-collecting lady who would
quite like his boat and trailer!). I have recently
obtained a boat and trailer (Grateful thanks to Tom and
Steve).<br><br>Any advance? <br><br>A pooling of info will,
hopefully, enlighten us all - particularly with regard to
rarity.<br><br>Regards<br><br>George (Minixcars)

Dear All,<br><br>I have a boat Trailer that I use
on my Tri-ang Minic Layout at shows. It came from a
playpack I received as a child with the orange tent. (That
goes on the layout too!)<br><br>Pictures of both these
items can be seen in the Minix Section of Dave
McCarthy's excellent web site:<br>www.tri-ang.co.uk<br>(Use
this
link):<br><a href=http://www.tri-ang.co.uk/OO/minixXtra.htm
target=new>http://www.tri-ang.co.uk/OO/minixXtra.htm</a><br><br>Pat Hammond
wrote a superb peice on Minix that
appeared in the June & July 1995 Model Collector. This
showed one of the playpacks and both the tent and the
boat mouldings. Sadly these items were not illustrated
in Volume 2 of his book.<br><br>I have also seen one
example of the Box Trailer complete with ladders &
planks. This was proudly displayed on a layout at the
Wrenn gathering at Marlow last year. I have yet to see
the vehicle carrying trailer.<br><br>A Train
Collectors Society member owns an example of the box
trailer, but sadly this has broken ladders.<br><br>Best
wishes,<br> James Day, TCS Membership Secretary

Does any one have any pictures of the 3 trailers that were made for the Minix
cars to tow. I have never seen any exmaples of the car carrier or ladder
trailer.

Pat Hammond has replied to my enquiry and advises
that the six common colours in which the Cresta is
known to have been made are:<br><br>1 Red<br>2 Pale
yellow<br>3 Blue<br>4 Dark (or bottle) green<br>5 Emerald
green<br>6 White<br><br>It is also thought to have been seen
in black.<br><br>I have not seen a dark green or a
black Cresta. Have any other members seen these colours
(or indeed any other colours not mentioned above)? If
so please post your message with the details, if you
will.<br><br>George (Minixcars)<br><br>"The Story of Rovex Volume 2
1965-1971" is available directly from Pat Hammond, price £45
plus £5 p&p. The book contains an 11-page chapter on
Minix cars and accessories with many full colour
pictures. It has 519 pages and contains a hugh amount of
information regarding trains and other Rovex products too!
The book will be signed by the author unless
otherwise requested.<br><br>Orders can be sent to:
pat@...

Well we have another thing in common here John.
My first car (and come to that my second car too!)
was a Ford Anglia. Both were 105E estates rather than
the saloon like the Minix though.<br><br>I think my
favourite Minix must be the Cresta and the Rambler - if I
had not had several of these from my childhood days I
do not think I would have started seriously
collecting later in life!<br><br>George (Minixcars)

Thank you for your post John. <br><br>Both
Ramblers and Crestas are rare models everywhere I would
say, but some colours are harder to find than others -
and this also applies to some of the more common
models too.<br><br>I have Ramblers in red, pale yellow
and blue and a fellow UK collector additionally has
them in vermilion (orange), deep yellow and dark
green.<br><br>Pat Hammond, in his book "The Story of Rovex" volume
2, says the Rambler "... has been found in at least
six of the common colours" which accords with the
above.<br><br>Of course, if any members know of any other colours
... their post would be most welcome!<br><br>George
(Minixcars)

I have the AEC bus at eye level by my computer I
like the bus so much. A close second is the Thames van
or the caravan. The Anglia 105E pulls at my heart
strings owing to the fact that in my youth I had one. At
the moment I have an Escort 100E similiar to the one
that I let go for the Anglia.

The rarest car probably differs by region. In my
part of the US the 1965 Rambler is the hardest to find
although the Vauxhall Cresta Estate isn't easy either. My
Rambler is red. The only other one I have seen is the
yellow one posted on the club board.

How many different coloured Crestas are there?
Pat Hammond in his book "The Story of Rovex" volume 2
says "... it is known to have been made in at least
six of the common colours and black".<br><br>He does
not say which six common colours so I have e-mailed
him to see if he can elucidate and I will post
details of his reply when received.<br><br>I have the
Cresta in red, pale yellow, blue, emerald green and
white and I have not seen any other colours at
all.<br><br>Which colours do other members have and which colours
have they seen?<br><br>If you have Crestas (or have
seen Crestas and can reliably remember the colours!),
please reply to this message (or to me personally if you
prefer) with colour details so that availability
information can be built up - hopefully to mutual and general
benefit.<br><br>Thanks<br><br>George (Minixcars)

Any thoughts as to which is the rarest car and colour?  All (sensible!)
contributions welcome.

<a href=http://uk.geocities.com/minixcars/
target=new>http://uk.geocities.com/minixcars/</a><br><br>All about Minix cars
and accessories.

If you have a Rambler, any of the accessories,
black or maroon coloured vehicles or a Cresta in a
colour other then red, yellow or blue, then I would
consider swapping one of my spare Crestas with
you.<br><br>If you just want to sell I would be happy to buy
from you.<br><br>The following link gives details of
the Minix
accessories:<br><br><a href=http://uk.geocities.com/minixcars/range.html
target=new>http://uk.geocities.com/minixcars/range.html</a>

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