VINTAGE NOMURA FRICTION DRIVE PATROL-JEEP WORKING W/ORIGINAL BOX!! MADE BY SHOWA

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HERE I AM OFFERING A VERY, VERY RARE, LIGHTLY USED (REALLY DISPLAYED ONLY), VINTAGE,
FULLY TIN, FRICTION POWERED, NOMURA, "PATROL-JEEP"
WHICH IS STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL FACTORY BOX! THE KICKER HERE IS THAT THIS
VINTAGE TIN JEEP
WORKS LIKE NEW AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL FEATURES/FUNCTIONS STILL WORK PERFECTLY.
THIS NOMURA/SHOWA PATROL-JEEP HAS SOME COOL AND UNIQUE FEATURES, BELOW IS A LIST OF THESE FEATURES/FUNCTIONS THAT ALL STILL WORK .... AND WORK PERFECTLY!!
1.)
MADE OF A HEAVY DUTY PRESSED TIN (METAL),
2.)
FRICTION DRIVE WORKS PERFECTLY AND IS STRONG,
3.)
FIVE (5) RUBBER TIRES AND ALL TIN HUBCAPS (ALL ORIGINAL),
4.)
SPRING LOADED FLIP-UP WINDSHIELD,
5.) STRONG SIREN SOUND WHEN FRICTION DRIVE IS ENGAGED,
6.) CONCEALED LEVER ON CHASSIS TO "FLIP" REAR SEAT,
7.) FROM BENCH SEAT TO MACHINE GUN AND
8.) ORIGINAL BOX INCLUDED (IN VERY GOOD OVERALL SHAPE/CONDITION.
IN ADDITION TO THESE FEATURES/FUNCTIONS LISTED ABOVE, YOU HAVE VERY LITTLE PLAY WEAR, NO RUST AN NO CORROSION.
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, FULLY TIN, FRICTION DRIVEN PATROL-JEEP IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE.
THIS IS A TAD UNDER 8 INCHES (20CM) IN HEIGHT AND IS ABOUT 3 3/4 INCHES WIDE (9.5CM).
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY PICTURES, YOU HAVE NO SIGNS OF RUST, CORROSION OR ABUSE OF ANY KIND . YOU DO HAVE A COUPLE OF SMALL SHALLOW/LIGHT SCRATCHES HERE AND THEIR AS SHOULD BE EXPECTED FROM A VINTAGE TIN MODEL, BUT, NO WHERE NEAR AS WHAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED FROM A MODEL OF THIS AGE!!
THE "ATTACHMENTS" ARE ALL ORIGINAL AND STILL FACTORY ATTACHED TO INCLUDE THE EXTRA GAS TANK, REAR MOUNTER WHEEL , TIN STEERING WHEEL, FRONT BUMPER FRONT AND REAR SEATS AND FLIP-DOWN WINDSHIELD (FRAME OMLY AS NO PLASTIC WINDOW EVER CAME WITH THIS MODEL).
ALL OF THE GRAPHICS THROUGHOUT THIS JEEP ARE ALL DONE VIA TIN LITHOGRAPHY, SO THIS MEANS THAT THEIR HERE TO STAY. ALL OF THE COLORS ARE STILL SHARP AND POP VERY NICELY.
THE ORIGINAL BOX IS IN EXCELLENT TO SHOWCASE OVERALL SHAPE. YOU HAVE VERY, VERY LITTLE SIGNS OF ANY SHELF RASHING
FOUND ON THE BASES BOTTOM.
THE BOX AS A WHOLE IS SWEET AND ALL OF THE GRAPHICS ARE STILL EASY TO SEE AND READ. ONE OF THE BOXES LID'S CORNERS HAS A TEAR ABOUT 1/2 WAY UP ON ONE SIDE. IN ADDITION, YOU HAVE A PUNCTURE MARK ON THE LID IN THE RIGHT HAND TOP CORNER. THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN STORAGE AS THIS BOX, AT ONE TIME FOUND ITSELF AMONGST A TOWER OF BOXES AND HER IS THE END RESULT!
]NO TAPE OR GLUE HAS EVER BEEN USED ON THIS BOX AND IT' IS STILL VERY STRONG WITH THE ORIGINAL EIGHT (8) STAPLES HOLDING THE BASE TOGETHER AND THE ORIGINAL FOUR (4) STAPLES HOLDING THE LID TOGETHER.
THE GRAPHICS ARE STILL VERY SHARP AND THIS BOX DOES DISPLAY VERY NICELY. THIS JEEPS FEATURES ARE HIGHLIGHTED ON ONE OF THE LIDS LARGER PANELS.
THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE AND BASIC MODEL TO OPERATE. AS WITH MOST FRICTION DRIVEN MODELS THE FASTER YOU PUSH THE VEHICLE ALONG THE GROUND, THE FASTER AND LONGER THE FRICTION DRIVE WILL OPERATE.
IN ADDITION, AT ANY TIME YOU CAN FLIP THE WINDSHIELD "UP OR DOWN".
LASTLY, YOU NEED TO LIFT THIS JEEP UP IN ORDER TO CONVERT IT FROM A "PATROL-JEEP" TO A "COMBAT-JEEP". ON THE CHASSIS YOU HAVE A SMALL LEVER WHICH WHEN PUSHED TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE, THE REAR SEAT WILL FLIP OVER TO EXPOSE A COLORFUL MACHINE GUN.
THIS IS A GREAT JEEP TO OWN AND WOULD MAKE A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANYONE'S PRIVATE COLLECTION.
I DO ASK THAT YOU TAKE YOUR TIME AND FULLY ABSORB ALL OF MY PICTURES AS THESE DO A FAR GREATER JOB OF SHOWING YOU THE ACTUAL AND AWESOME OVERALL SHAPE/CONDITION OF THIS JEEP AND IT'S ACCOMPANYING ORIGINAL BOX.
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!
AS I HAVE MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS NOMURA
PATROL-JEEP BY SHOWA
IS FULLY TESTED AND WORKS AS IT IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE WITH NO ISSUES AND ALL OF THE FEATURES THAT ARE HI-LIGHTED ON THE ORIGINAL BOX DO ALL WORK.
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 7 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 JEEP WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS AND IT SHALL BE FULLY INSURED.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, I WILL BE PLACING THIS ITEM INTO EBAY’S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP)". UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD SOME RUN-IN’S WITH SOME VERY SCRUPULOUS INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, WHO BY THEIR NATURE … "DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS". CONSEQUENTLY, I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO USE EBAY’S GSP AS THIS DOES OFFER "WE THE SELLERS" SOME ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FROM THESE FOLKS.
THIS ITEM MUST BE DECLARED FOR IT’S SELLING PRICE. IT IS SIMPLY NOT POSSIBLE TO DECLARE AN ITEM FOR .00 AND THEN TURN AROUND AND ATTEMPT TO INSURE IT FOR 0.00! IN ADDITION, VIA THE GSP, THEY (EBAY) AUTOMATICALLY FIGURES OUT THE IMPORT FEE (IF APPLICABLE) AND COLLECTS THIS, SOMETHING I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER.
ONCE AGAIN, I DO ASK THAT YOU REVIEW ALL OF MY PICTURES AS THESE DO BECOME A VITAL AND IMPORTANT PART OF MY DESCRIPTION.
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 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.
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!
AS OF THIS LISTING 01/28/2018, THIS IS THE ONLY NOMURA/SHOWA "PATROL-JEEP" HERE ON EBAY TO HAVE IT'S ORIGINAL BOX AND LOOK AS PRETTY AS THIS JEEP DOES!! SO I GUESS ONE COULD CONSIDER THIS ITEM "RARE" WITHOUT IT COMING BACK AT YOU AND BITING YOU IN THE A$$!
WHAT A NICE GIFT THIS VINTAGE FULLY TIN, FRICTION DRIVEN, "PATROL-JEEP" WOULD MAKE!! YOU'LL BE HARD PRESSED TO EVER LOCATE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE IN ANY CONDITION, LET ALONE ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WORKS LIKE THIS ONE DOES AND STILL HAS IT'S ORIGINAL BOX!
ONCE AGAIN, THIS WOULD MAKE A GREAT ADDITION FOR SOME ONE'S 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 "
BLUE
" 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 (AT BEST), FULLY TIN, FRICTION DRIVEN
NOMURA/SHOWA "PATROL-JEEP" WITH IT'S
ORIGINAL 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 MY 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, AS THE SHIPPER, SOME ADDED PROTECTION.
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS ..... AGAIN, 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) PRIOR TO, OR AT THE TIME OF, THE DELIVERY HEREOF.