Car boot find!

[starshipriot]

I mentioned a couple of times how my Dad has rang me from car bootsales with finds for me now. I was down visiting my folks a few weeks back and had a wander around a few car boots with them and I found a stall selling a few vintage bits!
I only picked this up though.

I paid a fiver for it, probably too much considering its missing a lot and needs some work. The bloke was also selling a slave I which was missing a wing, cockpit, door and ramp for a tenner, and a rebel transport missing the everything bar the outer shell for a tenner.
But for a fiver I couldnt leave it. I dont own one anymore so might be something I can add to when I find parts. It was the first star wars vehicle I owned as a kid!

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

Quality, mate I couldn't have left it there for a fiver either. Whether it's worth the money or not irrelevant. A Slave I and Reb Transport aren't uncommon as shells but there's something about that poor old Imperial Transport that screams "Save me!!!"

 

[SublevelStudios]

Agreed, I would not have left it behind. Think of it as a project, slowly collecting all the bits to make it complete again, and think of the satisfaction you'll have when you clean it!

Sometimes collecting isn't always about spending £100's on a grail piece, it's about the buzz, the hunt and the pleasure of turning something that should be in a bin into a cracking little display piece

 

[Robstyley]

Nice find man! Get an old toothbrush on that bad boy and it'll clean up a treat

 

[Michael Sith]

Nice rescue 8) love it, as said its now a project to get it back to its former glory, I don't have one either mate, so would have done the same. List the parts you need on a thread and see if any of the guys have any, you never know

 

[scooternick]

I used to love the buzz of car boot finds back in the mid 90's. Shed loads of finds week in week out. Me and fellow member Clarks pie & chips used to compete for best finds. I was nicknamed 'Hawkeye'!!

 

[theforceuk]

Nice one, still stuff out in the wild.

 

[Sabreman]

Good find I would have bought it, I go to my local carboot every Sunday morning as early as I can. I sometimes find the odd bit, but that many people are looking for the same thing you have to be lucky.

 

[Daz]

Vintage Star Wars S.O.S . Great rescue for a fiver.

 

[SAVORY100]

Perfect example of what is still out in the wild and a great buy in my opinion at a fiver. Take your time and enjoy the restoration! 8)

 

[SublevelStudios]

This is a great price for 2 original restraints! These are a bugger to get hold of!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Star-Wars-Imperial-Troop-Transporter-Prisoner-Restraints-Original-/282124160319?hash=item41afe90d3f:g:gWIAAOSwqfNXpKCO

Hopefully get you off to a good start

 

[starshipriot]

Thanks guys. Yeah I was pretty chuffed! I dont know to any car boots up here near me, so was awesome to have wander around. I am not a morning person but love getting up early to have a wonder around for vintage goodies.

This is a great price for 2 original restraints! These are a bugger to get hold of!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Star-Wars-Imperial-Troop-Transporter-Prisoner-Restraints-Original-/282124160319?hash=item41afe90d3f:g:gWIAAOSwqfNXpKCO

Hopefully get you off to a good start

I missed these unfortunately! Thank you though mate.

 

[stormcab]

A much more realistic find compared to these Facebook ones that look like they just stumbled upon a toyshop that was boarded up fully stocked in 1985 with the tag "see, these finds are still out there".

 

[Lindo]

A much more realistic find compared to these Facebook ones that look like they just stumbled upon a toyshop that was boarded up fully stocked in 1985 with the tag "see, these finds are still out there".

aint that the truth mate

 

[SublevelStudios]

And is it just me that finds the phrase 'MAIL CALL!' really cringe-worthy?

 

[steve obi wan]

Nice wee find !

 

[stormcab]

And is it just me that finds the phrase 'MAIL CALL!' really cringe-worthy?

Getting proper up my nose. What really gets my back up is when they say "haul" then just leave you hanging wondering where it was found. There is then 20 comments asking that. Piss off.

 

[Pomse2001]

Great vehicle you found there, it just need some cleaning and some extra parts :wink: