VINTAGE YONEZAWA TIN B/O MYSTERY ACTION & SMOKING BMW WEISBERG 3.5CSL W/BOX!

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HERE I AM OFFERING A VERY, VERY RARE TIN, VINTAGE AND BATTERY OPERATED, WEISBERG 3.5CSL BMW WHICH IS DESIGNED AFTER THE ACTUAL WEISBERG RACING TEAM CAR OF THAT ERA. THIS MODEL IS MADE BY YONEZAWA OF JAPAN AND IS THEIR MODEL NUMBER:
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I HAVE HAD THIS MODEL STASHED AWAY WITH A FEW HUNDRED OR SO ADDITIONAL MODELS ALL OF WHICH I HAVE PERSONALLY OWNED FOR UP TO 5 DECADES!
HAVING HUNDREDS OF MODEL CARS TO CHOOSE FROM, MOSTLY PORSCHE AND CORVETTES, I HAVE DECIDED TO START LISTING SOME OF THESE HERE ON E-BAY. 95% 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 YONEZAWA SMOKING BMW IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE!
THIS MODEL IS A SCALE OF 1:16. THE EXACT DATE THIS WAS MADE ELUDES ME, BUT IF I WERE TO GUESS, I WOULD SAY THIS IS FROM THE MID TO LATE '70'S.
IT IS TIN ON THE TOP AND PLASTIC ON THE BOTTOM/CHASSIS. THE BODY IS MADE OF TIN WITH THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS THE LARGE REAR SPOILER WHICH IS MADE OF PLASTIC. ALL OF THE GRAPHICS ON THE BODY ARE TIN LITHOGRAPHY SO YOU HAVE NO FEAR OF THESE PEALING OFF! THE BODY IS IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT SHAPE/CONDITION, WITH SOME TELL-TALE SIGNS OF USAGE (PLAY~WEAR AND BOX RASHING .... MOSTLY ON THE ROOF), YOU CAN LOCATE A FEW VERY TINY SCRATCHES HERE-AND-THERE, THE COLORS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THIS BODY ARE SHARP AND BRIGHT. THE ONLY DECAL ON THIS BODY WOULD BE LOCATED ON THE FRONT AND REAR SPOILERS, ALL ELSE IS VIA TIN LITHOGRAPHY.
THE FRONT WHEELS ARE SOMEWHAT STATIONARY AS THIS MODEL HAS THE MYSTERY ACTION FEATURE... WHICH IN LATER YEARS IT WAS RENAMED OR KNOWN AS "BUMP N'GO"... THIS IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRONT WHEELS. THE REAR WHEELS SPIN FREELY.
THE TIRES ARE MADE OF A HARD RUBBER/PLASTIC AND ARE PART OF THE WHEELS THEMSELVES. THESE ARE ALL ORIGINAL AND THEY ARE ALL MARKED WITH "KIS-35" IN TWO LOCATIONS ON EACH TIRE.
AGAIN, THE REAR DECK LID (WHALE TAIL/SPOILER) IS 100% MADE OF PLASTIC AND HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED, IT IS 100% ORIGINAL AND IN TACT! THESE ALWAYS SEEMED TO BREAK OFF ON THESE MODELS AS THEY DO STICK OUT AND BECOME FRAIL OVER THE DECADES. THE BMW LOGO ON THIS SPOILER ARE A STICKER AND IS STILL WELL AND ORIGINALLY AFFIXED TO IT.
ON THE CHASSIS/BOTTOM YOU HAVE THE INFAMOUS YONEZAWA LOGO WHICH IS A "Y" CONTAINED WITHIN A FIVE (5) PETAL LOTUS FLOWER WITH "MADE IN JAPAN" NEXT TO THIS. THE ON/OFF SWITCH IS LOCATED HERE ON THE BOTTOM AS IS THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT.
THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT COVER IS ORIGINAL AND THIS TOO OFTEN GOT LOST AS IT DETACHES 100% FROM THE CHASSIS MAKING IT EASY TO FALL OFF AND BECOME MISPLACED.
THIS MODEL IS RELATIVELY A SIMPLE ONE, BUT, DOES WORK SUPERBLY! THE COOL FEATURE IS THAT ONCE YOU POWER THIS MODEL ON, IT SMOKES AND IT SMOKES LIKE CRAZY!! RARELY DO YOU LOCATE ONE OF THESE THAT ACTUALLY STILL WORK!! IN FACT, THIS IS THE ONLY ONE OF IT'S KIND HERE ON EBAY ... WORLDWIDE!
AS WITH ALL BATTERY OPERATED, THE FIRST THING YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO PROPERLY INSTALL THE BATTERIES. THIS BMW TAKES FOUR (4) SIZE "C" BATTERIES (NOT INCLUDED). YOU STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL STRING IN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. THIS ALLOWS FOR EASY BATTERY EXTRACTING AS THOSE LOWER TWO (2) BATTERIES ARE DIFFICULT TO GET OUT AT TIMES!
ONCE YOU POWER THIS MODEL UP, THE MYSTERY ACTION SPINS IN A 360 DEGREE MOTION. ONCE YOU PLACE THIS MODEL DOWN, IT SPINS IN SMALL SEMI-CIRCLES AND THEN TAKES OFF IN A STRAIGHT LINE UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN IT HITS SOMETHING AND THEN THE MYSTERY ACTION KICKS IN AND RE-DIRECTS THE MODEL. ALL THIS TIME THE DUAL REAR EXHAUSTS ARE PUMPING OUT WHITE SMOKE.
ON OCCASION YOU DO NEED TO ADD A DROP OR TWO OF OIL INTO THE SMOKING CHAMBER (AS INSTRUCTED ON BOXES SIDE). THEY RECOMMEND MOTOR OIL, BUT NOW A DAYS, YOU CAN USE ANY OIL! I USED 3-IN-ONE OIL AND IT SMOKES LIKE A CHAIN SMOKER! IT WILL CONTINUE TO SMOKE, UNTIL YOU POWER THE MODEL DOWN. AND YOU WILL NOTICE THAT (PICTURED) THAT YOU ALSO HAVE THE ORIGINAL "OIL DROPPER" INCLUDED WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN FILLED WITH ANY OIL.
THE BOX IS IN EXCELLENT TO SHOWCASE CONDITION WITH NO TEARS/DIS-COLORATION, TAPE OR STICKERS. NO TAPE OR GLUE HAS EVER BEEN ADDED... IT IS 100% ORIGINAL. THE ORIGINAL PROTECTIVE INSERTS ARE HERE AS WELL. YOU DO HAVE SOME SLIGHT DEPRESSION ON THE LID AS THIS BOX WAS, AT ONE TIME, PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF MY TOWERS OF TOYS.
I TAKE PRIDE IN MY MODELS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE E-BAY WORLD. I DO HAVE OPTIONS AND I CHOOSE TO OFFER ONLY THE VERY FINEST THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE. I TEST EVERYTHING PRIOR TO LISTING THEM AND ONCE AGAIN PRIOR TO SENDING THEM OFF. I DO THIS SO WE WILL BOTH BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE END RESULT, IT'S THE ONLY WAY I DO THINGS!
ALL-IN-ALL YOU WILL BE VERY HARD PRESSED TO LOCATE ANOTHER YONEZAWA BMW 3.5CSL MODEL WITH "SMOKE" THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WORKS LIKE THIS BABY DOES! ADD TO THIS THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX WITH INSERTS AND THE CAR IS FULLY FUNCTIONING  ... NOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT ANY COLLECTOR WOULD BE PLEASED TO ADD TO THEIR COLLECTION OF BMW, TRACK, TIN, BATTERY OPERATED, ANTIQUE/VINTAGE JAPANESE/GERMAN MODEL CARS!!
ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA E-BAY MESSAGING AND SUPPLY ME WITH YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS AND I WILL DO THE REST!
THIS VINTAGE TIN/METAL YONEZAWA SMOKING BMW 3.5CSL IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A MODEL, OF AN ERA THAT HAS PASSED.
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 GOLD T/RATED 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 SMOKING YONEZAWA BEEMER
WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS ITEM WILL BE PLACED INTO EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP)". UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD A FEW RUN-IN'S WITH SOME SCRUPULOUS BUYERS, WHO BY THEIR VERY NATURE DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS. BY UTILIZING EBAY'S GSP THIS OFFERS "WE THE SELLERS" SOME ADDED PROTECTION FROM BUYERS WITH THIS STATE OF MIND.
IN ADDITION, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DECLARE THIS ITEM FOR .00 AND THEN TURN AROUND AND INSURE IT FOR IT'S ACTUAL VALUE, SO PLEASE, DO NOT ASK IF I WILL LOWER IT'S DECLARATION VALUE. IN ADDITION, EBAY WILL CALCULATE THIS "IMPORT FEE" IF ANY EXISTS.
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 AND THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND LISTING/OFFERING BY ME.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS THIS DOES APPLY TO YOU.....
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.
ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS USED (AND VERY LIGHTLY USED I MIGHT ADD) VINTAGE, TIN, BATTERY OPERATED YONEZAWA BMW 3.5 CSL SMOKING 911/930 AND 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).
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 ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS UPON DELIVERY HEREOF.