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1970
Mint Models Black/Black
LE of
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I'm a
member of the Mint Models "Auto Club" which
means I am going to automatically purchase every
Franklin Mint Corvette 1:24 scale car (even if
not commissioned by Mint Models). The cool
part about membership is that we get all of the
rare cars, even the super-low limited edition
cars. The newest 'latest and greatest' cars
are shipped and appear like magic. |
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Auto Club members received this email on 5/22/09
announcing a special limited edition of 10
Franklin Mint 1970 Corvette black over black going
up for silent auction. I immediately
started asking questions and saving my pennies
because I had to have it.
Click here to see the
actual email |
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to admit I was a little freaked out about this situation.
From the perspective of a collector I've worked
so hard to get "every 1:24 scale Franklin Mint Corvette"
available. If I don't bid enough I just blew
years of work (and a lot of cash) to get them all.
Too small of a bid means defeat, even though I
committed to the Auto Club for all future releases.
Finding a balance was challenging. |
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This
car was a "paint sample" created to evaluate a
black-on-black 1970 Franklin Mint Corvette.
Apparently Kevin McGrath, co owner of Mint
Models, loves black-on-black Corvettes (who
doesn't?) and ordered this model as a paint
sample. His enthusiasm lead to an order of
10 models. |
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They decided not to offer this model as a
production release. Two of the ten were
kept by Michelle and Kevin. The other
eight models were offered to the Auto Club
members via a silent auction.
The rest is history. |
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We
were on our summer vacation in Malibu,
California when this car auction was coming to
fruition. I placed my bid with Michelle
using my cell phone while we were visiting the
Ronald Reagan Presidential library in Simi
Valley California.
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Check out our SoCal family
vacation scrpbook 2009 |
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