GAMA VINTAGE NO. 505 DARE DEVIL "TEUFLS FAHRER" ORIGINAL & FULLY WORKING W/BOX!

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HERE I AM OFFERING A PERFECTLY WORKING (IN ORIGINAL SHAPE/CONDITION) WITH IT'S ORIGINAL BOX, PLASTIC BOWL/TRACK, TIN CLOCKWORK VEHICLE AND KEY A VINTAGE GAMA "DARE DEVIL" NO. 505. OR AS THE GERMANY REFER TO THIS AS THE "TEUFELS FAHRER" (DEVIL'S DRIVER).
THIS GAMA ITEM NUMBER:
505
HAS BEEN WITH ME FOR MORE THEN A FEW OF DECADES NOW. THIS MODEL WAS USED, BUT ONLY FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AS MY DAD KEPT BRINGING HOME NEW AND BETTER (WAY COOLER) TOYS. AS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL'S OF A TOY DISTRIBUTOR, HE WAS ENTITLED TO THIS ADDED BENEFIT AND WITH A BOAT LOAD OF CHILDREN AT HOME, THIS BENEFIT BECAME A NECESSITY AS WE ALL GREW AND BECAME PAINS IN HIS ASS!
THIS GAMA 505 HAS A PLASTIC BOWL WITH A CORRUGATED BASE OR STAND. THIS IS ALL ORIGINAL AND YOU HAVE NO DAMAGE OR CHIPS FOUND ANYWHERE ON OR IN THE PLASTIC BOWL/TRACK. I CAN SEE SOME SMALL STRESS CRACKS AS THE PLASTIC HAS DRIED UP SOMEWHAT OVER THE MANY DECADES, BUT YOU HAVE NO DAMAGE FROM USE AND OR ABUSE. BY THE WAY, YOU CAN NOT FEEL THESE TINY STRESS CRACKS AND ALTHOUGH THESE ARE HERE, THEY ARE SO TINY AND FEW, HOWEVER, I STILL FEEL COMPELLED TO POINT THIS OUT!
THE CLOCKWORK VEHICLE LOOKS LIKE IT WAS PRODUCED LAST YEAR! IT'S THAT PRETTY!! IT ALL 100% ORIGINAL AND YOU EVEN HAVE THE ORIGINAL GAMA KEY.
THE CHASSIS IS IN EQUALLY GOOD SHAPE/CONDITION AS THE BODY. IT IS HALLMARKED "MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY","GAMA" AND "505".
THIS GAMA NR. 505 IS LIKE NEW AND HAS NO ISSUES OTHER THEN IT'S A ONE-OFF!
YOU DO HAVE SOME VERY SLIGHT SIGNS OF BOX RASHING ON THE ORIGINAL BOX, NONE REALLY THAT BAD AND WHAT IS HERE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE.... IT'S THAT MINOR! BUT, I DO FEEL COMPELLED TO POINT THIS OUT. THIS IS A UNIQUE BOX AS THEY USED BOTH GLUE AND STAPLES IN THE MAKING THEREOF. THE BASE SHOWS A LOT WORSE AS MOST OF THE EDGES HAVE WORN THROUGH AND ALMOST A FULL 2 OF THE 4 BASES SEAM HAS TORN THROUGH. YOU HAVE NO ADDED GLUE OR TAPE ON THIS BOX, SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS ALL ORIGINAL!!
I HAVE ADDED SOME BUBBLE WRAP TO PROTECT THE VEHICLE AND PLASTIC BOWL/TRACK.
THIS IS  VERY SIMPLY TOY TO USE. YOU SIMPLY WIND UP THE TIN VEHICLE WITH THE PROVIDED KEY, AND HERE I DO ADVISE YOU TO USE CAUTION AS THESE OLD CLOCKWORK SPRINGS BECOME BRITTLE OVER THE DECADES AND AN OVER-WINDING OF THIS VEHICLE COULD BE FATAL!! I ALWAYS START OFF CONSERVATIVELY AND SLOWLY BUILD IT UP TO WHERE I FEEL COMFORTABLE.
WITH THE VEHICLE WOUND UP, YOU SIMPLY PLACE IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PLASTIC BOWL/TRACK AND GIVE IT A GOOD PUSH START, IT MAY TAKE A FEW TRY TO MASTER THIS, BUT ONCE YOU DO IT'S LIKE RIDING A BIKE!
FOR MY PICTURES, I WOUND IT UP ONLY ONCE AND THE VEHICLE DID AT LEAST 12 - 14 LAPS. IN FACT, IT DID THIS PRETTY FAST AND I TOOK AT LEAST 50 PICTURES OF THE LAPS AND PICKED OUT MY FAVORITE FOR MY PICTURES. AS IT WINDS DOWN, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY DROPS DOWN IN THE BOWL TILL IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. AT TIMES IT LOOKS LIKE THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP THE BOWL/TRACK, BUT, IT NEVER SEEMS TO DO SO AS IT SLOWLY GOES UP AND DOWN ON THE INSIDE OF THIS BOWL/TRACK AS IT DOES IT'S LAPS.
THIS REALLY IS A COOL TOY AND DOES HIGHLIGHT A CLASSIC TIME IN OUR PAST.
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AS THESE DO A FAR BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. MY WORDS HERE.
DOMESTICALLY SENT VIA THE USPS FULLY INSURED.
INTERNATIONALLY SENT VIA EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP). OTHER SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE WITH PRIOR CONTACT VIA EBAY'S MESSAGING AND PRIOR TO MAKING THE PURCHASE. YOU THE BUYER BECOME SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL "IMPORT FEES" AND ANY ADDITIONAL "OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES". WHEN BEING SHIPPED OUTSIDE OF EBAY'S GSP, PROOF OF DELIVERY IS MANDATORY.
ONCE AGAIN, MY PICTURES DO A FAR BETTER JOB THEN MY DESCRIPTION ABOVE, PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE PHOTOS DO BECOME A VITAL PART OF THE DESCRIPTION, SO BE SURE TO CHECK THESE OUT REALLY THOROUGHLY AND IF ANY QUESTIONS DO ARISE, FEEL FREE TO ASK.
I AM TRYING A SHORTER CONDENSED APPROACH TO MY LISTINGS AS I HAVE LITERALLY MORE THEN A THOUSAND MODELS TO ADD.....
WHOEVER PURCHASES THIS VINTAGE, PERFECTLY WORKING GAMA NR. 505 DARE DEVIL WILL BE PROUD TO ADD IT TO THEIR COLLECTION, IT'S A RARE ITEM IN REALLY GOOD OVERALL SHAPE/CONDITION. I WILL MISS THIS 505 AND HERE I DO KNOW THAT I WILL HAVE SELLERS REMORSE AS I REALLY LOVED THIS AS A CHILD AND I AM STILL MESMERIZED BY THIS AS AN ADULT.
JOE