香港二手車模市場奇怪的現象
Comments (0) 我最近發現了個奇怪的現象，就是如果有人大量放貨出來的話，本地二手車模市場就會自然熱鬧起來，連帶其它賣家一同加入了瘋狂放貨的行列。
相反，如果市場是一片寂靜沒什么人放新貨的話，其它賣家也同樣會一同潛水的，好像大家都不約而同地商量好了似的。
所以說香港的二手車模市場實在奇妙! 
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為什麼1967年的Jaguar Pirana這麼像Lamborghini的Espada?
By admin, August 11, 2012 1:30 pm
The Bertone Pirana (not “Piranha” as some sources have it) was a concept car created by Bertone for the 1967 London Motor Show at Earl’s Court. The sleek 2+2 GT car was based on the chassis and powertrain of the 4.2 litre Jaguar E-type but was re-bodied with a unique steel monocoque body and luxurious interior.
The Pirana was designed by Marcello Gandini, perhaps best known for styling the Lamborghini Countach. Unusually for a show car, the Pirana was commissioned as a publicity stunt by the Daily Telegraph, a leading British daily newspaper, as an example of an “ideal car.” After a successful showing at the London Motor show, the Pirana was subsequently exhibited at the New York car show and then at the British Motor Show in Montreal.
Some commentators credit the Pirana with inspiring the Lamborghini Espada which Bertone produced a year later.
原來如此，Pirana和Espada都是出自同一個意大利設計師Marcello Gandini的手筆，怪不得那麼相像了。
Marcello Gandini是誰? 他就是那個著名Bertone Design Studio的設計大師，傑作還包括了林寶堅尼的3大旗艦Countach, Miura和Diablo。
Kyosho意大利国旗版Miura的故事
By admin, August 10, 2012 1:33 pm
昨天MC論壇台灣的Robin兄解答了我一直以來的疑問，為什麼那些特別版都(如Autoart R34 Z-Tune)只在日本、德國和英國(如Jaguar D-Type #12 Lem Mans Stirling Moss簽名版)發售，對其它國家的收藏家真不公平。
這個故事說來話長，原因還是來自那部漫畫”疾風之狼”Circuit wolf.
作者池澤早人師，2007年為了紀念該部漫畫突破1100萬冊銷售與某個展覽(?)
特別推出1000部現量意大利國旗版Miura，而且是非售品，
對，沒錯，就是非售品，必須參加抽獎，抽中才有這部國旗版。
所以入手困難度更高了!!! 目前日本行情價約在20000日幣上下，
而且有錢不一定買得到!!
1/18 Kyosho Miura P400 Italian Flag (Japan Limited Edition, 1000 units)
You Fxcking Americans. Who are you to tell us?
By admin, August 9, 2012 3:45 pm
Wow…Standard Chartered really got the guts!!!
By Tom Braithwaite, Kara Scannell and Sharlene Goff, Financial Times
August 7, 2012
This is a summer to forget for British banks in the US. One after another, Barclays, HSBC and now Standard Chartered have had excruciating internal emails and conversations revealed by US investigators.
StanChart is accused by New York state’s Department of Financial Services of concealing transactions on behalf of Iranian banks and breaching US sanctions on the country in the process.
The regulator’s 27-page report quotes from an email sent in 2006 from StanChart’s chief executive for the Americas to the group executive director for risk, warning of potentially “catastrophic reputational damage” and potential “serious criminal liability” for executives over work for Iranian clients.
The group director allegedly replied: “You f—ing Americans. Who are you to tell us, the rest of the world, that we’re not going to deal with Iranians?”
The order on Monday, which threatened to revoke StanChart’s banking licence, came as a bolt from the blue for the bank, according to people familiar with the matter, even though it has been in talks with US authorities over the issue for months.
Only last week, the bank, which makes almost 90 per cent of its pre-tax profit in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, distanced itself from the recent Libor rigging scandal that has engulfed many of its rivals and trumpeted the bank’s superior “culture”.
StanChart reiterated its earlier disclosure that it was conducting a review of its historical US sanctions compliance with US enforcement agencies and regulators. While it said it could not predict what the outcome would be, it said the breaches were not of the same scale as those facing rival HSBC, which was heavily criticised last month for failing to prevent money laundering by Mexican drug gangs.
StanChart said it was confident it had “very robust controls and processes” in place to deal with these kinds of issues.
It is not the first bank to run into trouble for allegedly “wire stripping” — removing codes that identify Iranian institutions for money passing through the US. Two years ago, Barclays agreed to pay $298m for transactions on behalf of customers from Cuba, Iran and Sudan that were under sanctions from the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
A spokeswoman for Cyrus Vance, the Manhattan district attorney, said his office “aggressively investigates, and has secured significant settlements against, banks that have intentionally evaded United States sanctions that are designed to interrupt terrorist financing”. Since 2009, four banks have paid more than $1.8bn based on state and federal investigations into their allegedly illegal conduct: ING, Barclays, Credit Suisse, and Lloyds TSB Bank, she said. “Beyond that, we do not comment on ongoing investigations.”
For much of the period in question the transactions themselves did not necessarily flout US law. Until 2008, so-called “U-turn” transfers, which involved Iranian clients but only passed through the US financial system, were permitted. But to make use of the exemption banks were required to comply with strenuous disclosure, which StanChart is alleged to have evaded.
Other banks have paid fines to settle similar allegations from US authorities, though StanChart is required to appear at a meeting next week and explain why it should be allowed to retain its New York banking licence.
The US is not a big centre of operations for StanChart, whose focus is Asia. But analysts at Bernstein warned that the loss of the banking licence could lead to “significant loss of earnings … as a bank like StanChart servicing clients in emerging markets could book trades in different jurisdictions that actually result from structuring transactions in the US”. The analysts also warned of the risk that the incident could spark “management change”.
超級難看的橙色Bentley Continental GT 2011
By admin, August 9, 2012 11:02 am
想不到Minichamps竟然還會推出這樣顏色的賓利大陸，因為曾經在香港商業區中環見過一臺2009年版橙+啡色的Continental GT，驚異程度簡直讓人伸舌頭。
姑且不談那高昂到離譜的價格，就那個1比16的錯配大輪子已經是個絕對敗筆，而且橙色過於鮮明，而不是原廠的暗金屬橙色，所以整體感覺更像Toys R US的玩具多些。
另外我注意到了幾乎所有的商家拍照的時候都避免了側面直接攝取輪子的大小，因為他們心裡比誰都清楚的多，嘿嘿。。。
如果大家比較一下賓利禮品網站的手版，我們就可以很輕易地一較高下了，正確比例的輪子(留意輪廓也是不同的)，加上暗金屬橙色，這個顯然來得順眼漂亮的多!
噢，怎麼感覺那個金屬牌子很國產山寨的感覺，奇怪，奇怪。。
讓我們再看看真車1比1的輪子，雖然比以前的大了些，但還是符合美觀比例的。
1/43 Bentley Official Continental GT 2011 V8 Sunburst from Bentley Collections
£160.00
This weighty 1/43rd scale white metal model has been hand made in England for the Bentley Collection, with only 100 examples being produced for the 2012 Geneva motorshow launch.
With Sunburst coachwork and black 21” wheels, (which have been hand polished to reveal the bright detailing to the spokes), the exterior of the model also features extensive stainless steel photo-etching detail to the window surrounds and lights.
The interior is painted to replicate Burnt Oak leather with Walnut woodwork. Peering through the windows shows a phenomenal level of workmanship, with many decals and hand applied bright foils used pick out the myriad of features as found on the interior of the real car.
The model is presented in a clear display case with a black plinth and the inscription:- Continental GT V8, Geneva 2012 Launch Car, Limited Edition 1 of 100. The model comes in a black hand-made box with the Bentley wings embossed in silver on the lid.
King of Wilson PRO STAFF 85 Collector!
By admin, August 9, 2012 12:59 am
Just saw someone posted this photo from his collection and he’s from Hong Kong too.
OMG!!!
逼真的美國肌肉場景，真的太棒了!
By admin, August 7, 2012 3:08 pm
今天網絡上看到外國收藏家的作品，幾乎清一色的GMP 1比18，除了電影Bullitt裡面的那台黑色1968 Dodge Charger。
Grand Prix故事書籍系列: 法拉利126CK 1981
By admin, August 7, 2012 10:06 am
最近在車模店找到了這麼一個特別的法拉利故事系列書籍，外貌似一本書，其實內有乾坤! 以前完全沒有留意到它的存在，再次發現了這個特別的包裝全因最近小陷進了格林匹治的大坑，幸虧我暫時的品味只限於法拉利六七十年代光輝的歷史時段(傳奇冠軍如Niki Lauda、Gilles Villeneuve、Jody Scheckter和Clay Regazzoni)。
想不到的是IXO這台經典F1的做工竟然異常精細，性價比之高，近年少見。
另外就是發現近2年Hotwheels Elite所推出的一系列法拉利經典賽車，原來也是IXO代工的，我還特別在車模店詳細對比了兩台126CK的做工，除了拉花稍微有點不同之外，IXO的精細度還是比較優勝的，而且這個特別的書籍包裝在起跑線上已經贏了Elite的版本。
1/43 IXO LaStories Collection Ferrari 126CK Gilles Villeneuve 1981 #27
兩年一度的夏日瘋狂掃貨
By admin, August 6, 2012 10:41 pm
兩年都沒買過一件網球用品，自從上星期買了那對橙黑色的Barricade 7後，購買慾就一發不可收拾，OMG，最近簡直就是入不敷出，要節省些了。
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