Boland Black Beauty, Screen Stars, Brooklands, White City...

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Re: Am I missing something here?

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I was interested in that, as the auction wasn't far from me.
Unfortunately, my bid was woefully inadequate...
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It will be interesting to see what happens to prices once the recession properly kicks-in. It's a great time to sell at the moment but methinks that it won't last for much longer. Thoughts for a penny?
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Agreed - as an example there's 10 Allwins in the Cottees auction in Poole in Dorset on Saturday but no way of going to see them so would have to rely on bidding blind. I sold one on eBay before Christmas but wouldn't risk it again now (especially as it took me 2 months to get a permit !!GRUMP!!
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I was also keen on this machine, as although I have the same machine already, this looked very untouched and original. Keeping fingers crossed new owner keeps as is |/XX\|
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Brooklands machine on Facebook

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In case anyone is interested, I noticed this on Facebook earlier:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 7224496338

It is not for me...
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Certainly got a price ticket attached for a seriously rough machine. Mechanism is rusted solid and cabinet falling apart. I guess they are hoping someone does not notice.

Thanks for sharing, but cash is king at the moment, especially when in your pocket. :lol:
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They’re struggling to take a photo that’s in focus!
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I have often seen out of focus pics of machines geordy55 and think that in a lot of cases this is intentional so it makes it difficult to actually see what the real condition is like
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You might be right. If it were half the money, I would be cautious on this machine as I suspect the mechanism would need significant stripping and parts replaced, new strips and the cabinet is rotten and warped.

There was a Brooklands from a seller in Cornwall who had the below machine advertised on Facebook and eBay for the last 6 months. I think it has finally sold, but looked tidy for £500... I could not understand why it never went quicker. !PUZZLED!
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geordy55 wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:29 pm They’re struggling to take a photo that’s in focus!
And that's after I put it through Photoshop's 'Sharpen More' filter!
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treefrog wrote: Tue Feb 02, 2021 12:16 pm There was a Brooklands from a seller in Cornwall who had the below machine advertised on Facebook and eBay for the last 6 months. I think it has finally sold, but looked tidy for £500... I could not understand why it never went quicker.

It never went quicker because I couldn't find a courier that would go to bl***y Cornwall!
I was ready to buy it at the bargain price of £600.
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Try Allan at Amicus, he's collected one for me from Cornwall before.
That was a couple of year ago, though.
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Re: Brooklands machine on Facebook

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I use Allan all the time.
He won't go near Cornwall! Perhaps something put him off?
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brigham wrote: Wed Feb 03, 2021 3:22 pm Perhaps something put him off?
It's a long way!
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Re: Boland Black Beauty, Screen Stars, Brooklands, White City...

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I was going to say £500-600 sounds pricey for a Boland Brooklands, until I recalled the one at Hansons last month.
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Re: Boland Black Beauty, Screen Stars, Brooklands, White City...

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I think you're still living in 2005. I have not seen a good Brooklands go for less that £600 and currently prices are high. The rough green one on the previous page is a Jennings conversion, but very poor condition. Has unusual strips below......but this I would not pay half what the seller is asking due to condition.....
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Re: Boland Black Beauty, Screen Stars, Brooklands, White City...

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treefrog wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 3:56 pm I think you're still living in 2005
1905, if you don't mind. :dapper:
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Boland Bomber Command

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HI ALL,
just finished tidying up this machine from a recent auction. Been after this one for a while. Nothing much wrong with it, works fine - all pretty much original. I had to stabilise the paintwork with a couple of coats of clear varnish. This seems to have done the trick. The mech was out of line with the payout window, but was easily dealt with. All in all a nice addition I think to my now quite large W.W.2 collection.
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Re: Boland Bomber Command

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My Tom Boland collection remains a 'gang of one'.
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Re: Boland Black Beauty, Screen Stars, Brooklands, White City...

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off-topic I know but relevant to the previous post, I came across this WW2 based machine Ive never seen before while researching "rolling road " type machines. The goal was to "Bomb Tokyo off the map" something the USAF just about achieved
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