Counterfeit Sandmans

[Sandman_77]

simply yes, as one fo us has already said if there is a buck to be made then yep, regardless of make or model, if they can upsell a car to a rare model using a base model then yep

What i have done is buy a base model and rebuilt it, cost the same to restore but is rarer then the much sort after hot model, oh were talking minis here, i built a base model rather then ANOTHER FAKE Cooper S

as for sandys hell yeah there is and will always will be fakes, AGAIN some folk buy them not knowing there fake also, again over 40 years some folk get side tracked and not know the facts like so many of us, to them it could be just a car and be honest

[TwoTees]

There are 2 candidates on ebay currently that are destined to be fakes. The rusty white (Atlantis blue) HZ (Listing now removed by ebay??)and the XX7 HX Van (now a ute). I rang the guy with the HZ and he said with certainty that that shell can not be repaired. He is a panel beater. If those numbers turn up in the future then it will be a fake. If the HX turns up in the future as a van you can bet the farm it is a fake unless it comes with a well documented repair diary turning it back to a van by replacing the turret etc.

If they ever turn up as a re-shell and the authority finds out they will not be eligible for registration.