Alec Pringle Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 Not often that something really rare comes up on ebay, but it's a long time since I saw anyone selling an original 1952 Triumph Sports brochure . . . . the seller has some other interesting stuff too http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Triumph-TR1-20TS-Pro...A1%7C240%3A1318 Cheers, Alec Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 (edited) It would want to be rare at that starting price! "Ouch" Not sure about the sale of logbooks though. Alec are you going to buy the Peerless badges? Stuart. Edited December 6, 2008 by stuart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alec Pringle Posted December 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 Hi Stuart, I have a repro Peerless front badge, the one on ebay appears to be an original - which would be preferable. The rear script badge is the one I really want - I don't have one ! However, the odd Peerless badges that I've seen for sale this year have gone to badge collectors, not to Peerless owners. These anoraks really really p*ss me off - cabinets and drawers full of badges, the rarer the better, and all too often with rare or unusual cars the actual surviving cars lack badges because they're lying in some anally retentive sod's collection. The same goes for brochures, handbooks etc. If these guys were marque enthusiasts or historians, that would be an entirely different matter. They're not, they're just unmitigated morons. Selfish too, as I know from experience - the idea that they should send a copy of a unique piece of factory literature, for example, to the model registrar or archivist is regarded with horror. They've got something unique, they're not in the business of sharing it, not with anyone. Period. But then they probably think I'm barking mad, to be fair. Over the years I've acquired more than a few rare or unique 'valuable' items that belonged with particular cars or club archives - and that's where they went, usually involving someone buying me a pint or returning a favour. The collector who'd pay serious money for said item doubtless foams at the mouth at the very thought. But there you go, incompatible attitudes. Money can't buy everything Cheers, Alec Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 I heartily agree with you Alec about the fate of those sort of items. You could always get Baldrick to buy you the script for a bit of recompense for this coming week Stuart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrianC Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 Badge collectors seem to be the modern equivalent of Victorian/Edwardian butterfly collecters and big game hunters, but unfortunately I can't see any government applying similar restrictions Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sforster Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 I have always fancied the idea of restoring a Swallow Doretti, but rarity of missing items does put me off, and the cost of the car. Thanks guys I now know exactly where to look, forget car enthusists. Badge collectors are what you need! Simon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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