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[T54]

This French toy of the Alfa P2, made by CIJ in 1926 and offered in various colors and trim until 1940, made $15000 at the Bonhams auction at the Quail... 

But the price!!!!    

My modest bid lasted less than 5 seconds when the opening biod was $10K and hands rose...

 

 

 

 

 

[Peter Morley]

That makes the prototype electric one that is for sale seem to be almost reasonably priced...

[T54]

And mine, supposedly the one owned by Donald Campbell as a child, more valuable! 

[Peter Morley]

And mine, supposedly the one owned by Donald Campbell as a child, more valuable! 

 

That's a great provenance, I assume it is blue?

 

Did you get one of the 20 copies of the book on CIJ Alfas which were apparently a mere 2,500 euros each!

[D-Type]

Is this the clockwork Alfa that WB wrote about having yearned after as a lad?

[ron54]

It appears to have gained a headlight and the later style tyres,is it the "EVO" model?

[T54]

The earliest ones had those tires, the shock absorbers and the headlights. Later ones have simpler features and eventually simpler, plain round tires.