-40%
NOMURA VINTAGE BATTERY OPERATED PORSCHE CARRERA 100% OPERATIONAL WITH BOX!!
$ 120.91
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Description
HERE I AM OFFERING A VERY, VERY RARE, LIGHTLY USED, VINTAGE,PLASTIC, BATTERY OPERATED, NOMURA, "PORSCHE CARRERA"
WHICH IS STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL FACTORY BOX! THE KICKER HERE IS THAT THIS CARRERA WORKS LIKE NEW AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL FEATURES STILL WORK PERFECTLY. THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE IS YELLOW IN COLOR.
HAVING HUNDREDS (REALLY THOUSANDS) OF MODEL
S
TO CHOOSE FROM, MOSTLY PORSCHE AND CORVETTES, I HAVE DECIDED TO START LISTING SOME OF THESE HERE ON E-BAY. 90% 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 COOL, PLASTIC, BATTERY OPERATED CARRERA IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE.
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THIS CARRERA IS SLIGHTLY LONGER THEN 10 INCHES (27CM) LONG AND IS ABOUT 4 1/4 INCHES (11CM) WIDE.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY PICTURES, YOU HAVE NO CRACKS OR BREAKS FOUND ANYWHERE ON THE BODY, CHASSIS OR IN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. THIS MODEL CARRERA HAS NO CHROME LOCATED ANYWHERE ON IT.
I RECALL USING THIS MODEL AS A CHILD AND I AM THE ONE WHO PLACED THE THREE (3) DECALS ON THE BODY OF THIS CARRERA. I OPTED NOT TO PLACE THE REST OF THESE STICKERS ON THIS MODEL AS IT WAS USED JUST A HANDFUL OF TIMES AND THEN PLACED ASIDE. THE BALANCE OF THE ORIGINAL STICKERS ARE INCLUDED.
DECADES AGO, MY DAD WORKED FOR A SMALL TOY DISTRIBUTOR OUT OF NYC AND THIS PORSCHE CARRERA FROM NOMURA WAS ONE OF HIS HOME COMING GIFTS FROM A TOY SHOW WHICH RECENTLY ENDED IN THE CITY (BACK IN EARLY 1970'S).
EVEN THOUGH MANY SELLERS HERE ON EBAY WOULD LIST THIS AS NOS (NEW OLD STOCK), I KNOW FIRST HAND THAT THIS IS NOT. HOWEVER, I AM REPRESENTING THAT THIS IS A FULLY WORKING AND OPERATIONAL VINTAGE MODEL!!
THE ORIGINAL BOX IS IN EXCELLENT OVERALL SHAPE. IT DOES HAVE A SMALL DEPRESSION THE LID AS THIS WAS ONCE STORED IN ONE OF MY MANY TOWERS OF TOYS!
THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE AND BASIC MODEL TO OPERATE. AFTER OPENING THE BOX YOU OPEN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT LOCATED ON THE CHASSIS AND INSERT THE TWO (2) SIZE "C" BATTERIES (NOT INCLUDED). THE PLASTIC BATTERY LID AND PLASTIC LOCKING TAB ARE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND WORK WELL TO SECURE THESE BATTERIES IN PLACE.
NOW PLACE THIS MODEL ON A HARD SURFACE..... KEEP IN MIND THAT MOST TO ALL VINTAGE MODELS WERE MADE TO BE PLACED ON A HARD SURFACE AND NOT ON A CARPET. CARPET WAS NOT A POPULAR ITEM BACK IN 1960'S AND EARLY 1970'S AS IT WAS DEEMED A LUXURY AND VERY COSTLY WHEN COMPARED TO LINOLEUM FLOORING.
SO WITH THIS PLACED ON A LEVEL HARD SURFACE, YOU NOW SWITCH THIS "ON" BY MOVING THE SHORT WHITE LEVER LOCATED ON THE REAR DECK, TO THE LEFT TO POWER HER UP.....
INSTANTLY THE DOME LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP AND DEPENDING ON WHICH WAY THE WHITE BUMPER IS IN, THIS CARRERA WILL EITHER GO FORWARD IN A FAST SPEED OR REVERSE IN A SLOWER SPEED. IF YOU PRESS IN THE REAR BUMPER, THE CARRERA WILL GO FORWARDS AT A HIGH SPEED. WHEN THIS CARRERA RUNS INTO AN OBJECT (LIKE A WALL) THE FRONT BUMPER WILL BE PUSHED IN AND THIS CARRERA WILL AUTOMATICALLY REVERSE IT'S DIRECTION AND SPEED.
WHEN THIS CARRERA GOES INTO THE REVERSE MODE, THE FRONT WHEELS ARE DESIGNED TO PIVOT THUS ALLOWING THE CAR TO VEER AWAY (STEER AWAY) FROM THE RECENTLY STRUCK OBSTACLE. AND WHEN IT RUNS INTO THE NEXT OBSTACLE (WHILE REVERSING), THE BUMPER WHICH IS NOW STICKING OUT FROM THE REAR FROM THE LAST OBSTACLE IT STRUCK WILL ONCE AGAIN, BE PRESSED INTO THE BODY THUS CHANGING THE VEHICLES DIRECTION BACK TO THE FORWARD DIRECTION. AGAIN, WHEN THIS CARRERA GOES IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION, IT DOES SO IN HIGH SPEED!
OFF THIS CARRERA GOES ONCE AGAIN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO RUN INTO! IT WILL CONTINUE THIS OPERATION TILL YOU POWER IT DOWN OR THE BATTERIES DIE!!
I HAVE ONLY ONE OF THESE "PORSCHE CARRERA" FROM NOMURA THAT I AM WILLING TO PART WITH. SO THAT MAKES THIS A ONE-OF-A-KIND OFFERING!
I WILL NEVER SAY TO ANYONE THAT "THIS MODEL IS UNTESTED AND WILL BE SOLD AS IS" NOR WILL I EVER LIST THE WORDS "I DO NOT HAVE A KEY, SO I CAN NOT TEST THE CLOCKWORK (OR WIND-UP) MECHANISM, ACCORDINGLY, THIS ITEM IS SOLD
UNTESTED
AND AS IS". COME ON NOW ... HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO ADD BATTERIES OR TO WIND UP A TOY? I TEST ALL OF MY LISTINGS (IF APPLICABLE), TWICE! ONCE, WHEN I OPT TO LIST IT AND AGAIN PRIOR TO ME SENDING IT OFF. THIS WAY WE BOTH KNOW THAT YOU WILL HAVE NO ISSUES WITH ANYTHING THAT YOU BUY FROM ME. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I WILL DO THINGS AND THE ONLY WAY I HAVE DONE THINGS HERE ON E-BAY!
AND AS I JUST MENTIONED, THIS NOMURA PORSCHE CARRERA IS FULLY TESTED AND RUNS AS IT IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE WITH NO ISSUES. ALL OF THE FEATURES ON THE INCLUDED ORIGINAL BOX WORK NOW AS THEY DID THE DAY THIS CARRERA LEFT JAPAN!
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 TOP/RATED GOLD 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.
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 NOMURA CARRERA WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS AND IT SHALL BE FULLY INSURED.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS WILL BE PLACED INTO EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP)". UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD SOME RUN-IN'S WITH SOME SCRUPULOUS FOLKS WHO BY THEIR VERY NATURE "DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS". SO IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR ALL, WHILE AFFORDING ME, THE SHIPPER, SOME ADDITIONAL PROTECTION, I HAVE OPTED TO GIVE EBAY'S GSP A GO.
AS SUCH, PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO "NOT" CALCULATE NOR REQUEST ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR "IMPORT FEE'S OR DUTIES". THIS IS THE SOLE DOING OF EBAY WHO MAKES THIS REQUEST BASED ON YOUR GOVERNMENTS IMPORT REQUIREMENTS. SO PLEASE DO NOT FAULT ME WHEN IT'S TIME TO LEAVE YOUR FEEDBACK AS I HAVE NO MORE CONTROL OVER THIS THEN YOU DO!
PLEASE NOTE:
THAT I WILL HAVE TO INSURE THIS PARCEL FOR ITS SELLING PRICE. AS SUCH, IT MUST BE DECLARED FOR ITS SELLING VALUE. IT IS SIMPLY NOT POSSIBLE TO DECLARE AN ITEM FOR .00 AND THEN TURN AROUND AND INSURE IT FOR 0.00. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, DUTIES OR ASSESSMENTS WHICH MIGHT BE LEVIED OR ACCESSED FROM ANY FOREIGN 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....
ALL BUYERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW ALL OF MY PICTURES AS THESE DO BECOME AN IMPORTANT AND VITAL PART OF MY DESCRIPTION. THESE PICTURES DO A FAR BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. MY WORDS HERE.
THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT
.
IT IS MY INTENTION TO ADD
AT LEAST ONE MODEL PER EVENING UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN I FEEL THAT I AM BURNING MYSELF OUT!
LATE LAST WEEK, I SO
LD
A FEW OF
MY NE
W
LY
LIST
ED
MODELS
, SO IT MIGHT TAKE SOME TIME TO GET AHEAD HERE!
BE SURE TO CHECK ME OUT OFTEN AS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT SEE THA
T SOMETHING
SPECIAL
WHICH MIGHT JUST FILL THAT VOID IN YOUR PERSONAL COLLECTION!
WHAT A NICE GIFT THIS TIN NOMURA PORSCHE CARRERA WOULD MAKE!! YOU'LL BE HARD PRESSED TO EVER LOCATE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE IN ANY CONDITION, LET ALONE ONE THAT WORKS LIKE THIS ONE DOES AND STILL HAS IT'S ORIGINAL BOX!
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 GIST OF THIS NOW!
I HAVE A LIST OF CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. A NEW
CATEGORY
HAS BEEN ADDED WHICH IS "VINTAGE/ANTIQUE TOYS", BE SURE TO CHECK THIS OUT!
ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS VERY
RARE, EVER-SO-LIGHTLY USED, PLASTIC
, BATTERY POWERED/OPERATED, NOMURA PORSCHE CARRERA WITH IT'S
ORIGINAL NOMURA BOX WHICH IS FULLY TESTED AND 100% OPERATIONAL A
ND 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 AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH METHOD OF SHIPPING WOULD BE PREFERRED (AN POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU), WHILE STILL OFFERING ME, THE SHIPPER, SOME ADDITIONAL PROTECTION.
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
..... PLEASE NOTE: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, DUTIES, IMPORT FEES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED (AND/OR OWED) BY OR TO ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT(S) AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO THE DELIVERY HEREOF.