SCHUCO VINTAGE NOS ELEKTRO MONTAGE PORSCHE 917 KIT/SET ITEM NR. 225 292 BOXED For Sale

HERE I AM OFFERING ONE OF MY VERY RARE, SCHUCO ARTICLE/ITEM NUMBER: 225 292 SET/KIT OR AS THE GERMANS REFER TO THIS AS THE \"ELEKTRO MONTAGE PORSCHE 917\".BACK IN THE DAY, I OFFERED MY SON A CHOICE AS TO WHICH ONE OF THE TWO (2) SCHUCO MONTAGE SET/KITS THAT I HAD IN HOUSE HE WOULD LIKE TO CHOOSE FOR A SCHOOL PROJECT. HAVING A PAIR OF 911\'S IN MY GARAGE AT THIS TIME, HE PICKED THIS PORSCHE 917 OVER THE MERCEDES C111 MONTAGE SET/KIT THAT I ALSO HAVE LISTED AT THIS TIME (SUBJECT TO SALE). AS SUCH, THIS EXAMPLE WAS CONSTRUCTED ONLY ONCE AND THAT WAS BACK IN 1978 AS THIS BECAME ONE OF MY SONS SCHOOL PROJECT. WHEN HE WAS FINISHED WITH THIS SCHOOL PROJECT, I DISASSEMBLE THIS 917 AND PLACED ALL OF THE 40 COMPONENTS BACK INTO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION WITHIN THE ORIGINAL BOX. RECENTLY (1/20/2015), I DROPPED IN TWO SIZE \"C\" BATTERIES (NOT INCLUDED) TO RETEST THE TWO ELECTRIC ENGINES ...1 IS FOR THE REALISTIC ENGINE IDLE WHICH WORKS WHEN YOU APPLY ANY PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL (THIS IS THE ENGINE WHICH GOES INTO THE WHITE BOX) AND THE SECOND ENGINE IS FOR DRIVING THIS 917 FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS. BOTH RESPONDED PERFECTLY AND BOTH RAN AS DESIGNED WITH THE IDLE ENGINE SWITCHING OFF ONCE THE DOOR IS CLOSED (IN THIS CASE, I SIMPLY PUSHED IN THE DOOR PIN TO SIMULATE THE CLOSING OF THE DRIVERS DOOR).YOU WILL SEE THAT ALL OF THE \"POCKETS\" WITHIN THE ORIGINAL VACUUM FORMED INSERT ARE FILLED LESS ONE POCKET AND THIS POCKET HELD THE DECALS WHICH ARE NOW PLACED IN THE CORRECT POSITIONS ON THE 917\'S BODY AND THE \"H\" BRACKET HAS BEEN PLACED IN HERE AS THIS SNAPS TIGHTLY INTO THE CARS BODY AS THIS IS THE TENSION BRACKET WHICH HOLDS BOTH GULL WING STYLE DOORS IN PLACE AND OPEN. I DID NOT WANT ANY INEXPERIENCED MODEL BUILDER TO THINK THIS WAS PERMANENTLY FITTED INTO THE BODY, SO I DETACHED THIS AND PLACED IT IN THIS OPEN SLOT.WITH THIS BEING SAID, I AM CONSIDERING THIS AS A NEW ITEM AS IT WAS NEVER USED OR DISPLAYED. JUST BUILT ONCE, UNDER MY CLOSE SUPERVISION AND TORN DOWN BY ME SO I KNOW FIRST HAND THAT THIS SET/KIT IS COMPLETE AND IN PERFECT SHAPE/CONDITION! YOU HAVE NO CRACKS IN THE SCREWS RECEIVERS, NO STRIPPED SCREWED RECEIVERS, NO CRACKS (SPYDER OR OTHERWISE) ON THE WINDSHIELD OR HEADLIGHT, NO SCRATCHES ON THE CHASSIS, DECALS ARE CORRECTLY PLACED, TIRES ARE PERFECTLY ROUND, ALL OF THE HARDWARE IS ACCOUNTED FOR, BOTH ELECTRIC ENGINES PURR LIKE A KITTEN AND YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS AND BOX.THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION MODEL/KIT OR A \"RE-MAKE\". THIS IS AN ORIGINAL, SCHUCO MONTAGE SET OF THIS 1971 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MARTINI RACING PORSCHE 917! A FEW SMALL IMPERFECTIONS DO EXIST AND THESE ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1.) SHELF RASHING ON THE LID FROM STORAGE, 2.) SOME OF THE INSERTS \"POCKETS\" HAVE BROKEN DUE TO WEIGHT AND A CHEMICAL REACTION. THIS CHEMICAL REACTION IS CAUSED FROM TWO (2) PLASTICS COMING INTO CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER AND LEFT ALONE FOR DECADES. THE PLASTICS DO REACT AND ONE ALWAYS GIVES IN ... THIS GIVING IN IS IN THE FORM OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE MELTING OR BURNS. HERE YOU HAVE THIS EFFECT WITH THE RUBBER TIRES, AS THEY HAVE BEGAN TO MELT THEIR WAY THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THEIR \"POCKETS\". UNFORTUNATELY, BACK IN THE \'70\'S WE DID NOT A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF POLYMERS AND PLASTICS AND HOW THEY INTERACT OVER TIME WITH EACH OTHER AND 3.) ON THE BODY OF THE 917, YOU HAVE SOME VERY SHALLOW SCRATCHES, HOW THESE GOT THERE IS A MYSTERY TO ME, BUT THE GOD NEWS IS THAT THE BLACK ENGINE FAN COVERS THESE 100% (THESE ARE LOCATED DEAD CENTER AND JUST BEHIND THE COCKPIT/ROOF.AND HONESTLY ...THAT\'S IT! BY THE WAY, I DID TAPE UP THESE AREAS FROM THE BOTTOM SIDE AND PLACED AN FOAM INSERT DIVIDING THE RUBBER FROM THE PLASTIC.SO FOR THE SAKE OF SIMPLICITY, THIS \"ELEKTRO MONTAGE PORSCHE 917\" WILL SIMPLY BE REFERRED TO AS A \"KIT\" HENCEFORTH. WITH THIS BATTERY OPERATED KIT, NO MAJOR WORK IS REQUIRED, BUT, IT DOES OFFER THE YOUNGSTERS A CHANCE TO TEST THEIR SKILLS. I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THIS TO BE A \"FAMILY PROJECT\" IF ONE WOULD CONSIDER BUILDING THIS WITH A CHILD IN MIND. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A BATTERY OPERATED MODEL, NO SOLDERING IS REQUIRED AS THIS COMES PRE-SOLDERED AND EVERYTHING FALLS INTO PLACE AND SIMPLY NEEDS TO BE FASTENED DOWN (IT\'S ALL ORIGINAL AS WELL). THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TOYS THAT DOES REQUIRE SOME IMAGINATION AND A LITTLE SKILL! THIS CONCEPT OF IMAGINATION HAS LOST IT\'S WAY, THUS CREATING A LARGE COLLECTIBLES MARKET FOR ITEMS OF THIS CALIBER. WITH THIS SCHUCO KIT, YOU HAVE THE SINGLE TOOL INCLUDED WHICH IS NEEDED TO BUILD THIS KIT AND THIS IS A SCREWDRIVER!I HAVE HAD THESE SETS/KITS STASHED AWAY WITH A FEW HUNDRED (TO THOUSANDS) OR SO ADDITIONAL MODELS THAT I HAVE COLLECTED OVER THE PAST 5 DECADES OR HAVE COLLECTED ALONG THE WAY. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, I ALSO HAVE THE VERY RARE MERCEDES C111 AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME AS WELL.HAVING HUNDREDS OF MODEL CARS TO CHOOSE FROM, MOSTLY PORSCHE AND CORVETTES, I HAVE DECIDED TO START LISTING SOME OF THESE HERE ON E-BAY. 95% OF THESE ARE ONE-OF-A-KINDS LISTINGS AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO SHOW YOU AN ARRAY OF PICTURES AND DESCRIBE THEM TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. THIS RARE, VINTAGE, SCHUCO PORSCHE 917 KIT WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL ACCESSORIES (INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL BOX) IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE!AS YOU CAN SEE THE ORIGINAL BOX IS HERE AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION/SHAPE. THE GRAPHICS ARE ALL CLEAR AND FULLY LEGIBLE. THIS IS A RATHER LARGE BOX AND IT MEASURES OUT AT 22.25 INCHES X 15.50 INCHES X 2.50 INCHES ( 56.5CM X 39.5CM X 6.5CM), AGAIN, YOU DO HAVE SOME SHELF RASH ON THIS BOX NOT MUCH AT ALL, BUT THIS SHOULD BE NOTED NONE-THE-LESS.SCHUCO ALSO OFFERED THESE 1:16TH SCALE MODEL PORSCHE 917\'S ASSEMBLED, IN FACT I HAVE ONE OR TWO OF THESE CURRENTLY LISTED HERE ON AT THIS TIME. THE REALLY COOL FEATURE WITH THESE MONTAGE KITS IS THAT ONCE YOU HAVE BUILT AND RUN THESE MODELS, YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE OPTION TO DISASSEMBLE IT AND PLACE THE PARTS BACK INTO THE BOX...TILL THE NEXT URGE TO BUILD SOMETHING COMES AROUND. I TAKE PRIDE IN MY MODELS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE E-BAY WORLD. I DO HAVE OPTIONS AND I CHOOSE TO OFFER ONLY THE VERY FINEST THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE. I TEST EVERYTHING PRIOR TO LISTING THEM AND ONCE AGAIN PRIOR TO SENDING THEM OFF. I DO THIS SO WE WILL BOTH BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE END RESULT, IT\'S THE ONLY WAY I DO THINGS! ON VERY RARE OCCASIONS, I OPT NOT TO TEST MY LISTINGS, THIS SCHUCO KIT WAS JUST TESTED AND AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, IT PASSES IN EVERY DEPARTMENT/AREA!PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AS THESE DO BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY DESCRIPTION AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA E-BAY MESSAGING AND I WILL DO THE REST! THIS VINTAGE SCHUCO, BATTERY OPERATED (OR ELEKTRO AS THEY SAY), \"MONTAGE PORSCHE 917\" IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A MODEL AND A TIME THAT HAS PASSED US BY.THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW STORE FOR ME HERE ON E-BAY, BUT, I COME WITH A WELL OILED AND POLISHED TRACK RECORD! I AM CURRENTLY (NOT ON THIS ACCOUNT ... YET!!) A GOLD /RATED POWER~SELLER WITH OVER 6 YEARS OF THIS STATUS BACKING ME. I SPECIALIZE IN PRIMARILY THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD AND I CONCENTRATE WITH/ON PORSCHE, BENTLEY, AUDI AND \"PORSCHE DESIGN\" ITEMS/ACCESSORIES. I HAVE A UPS ACCOUNT AND MOST OF MY OFFERINGS HERE SHALL BE SENT THAT WAY. I PACK EACH AND EVERY ITEM MYSELF AND DO SO AS IF I WERE RECEIVING IT. ALL OF MY DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS WILL BE INSURED FOR THE SELLING PRICE. I ENTER THE SHIPPING DATA DAILY INTO BOTH E-BAY AND PAYPAL. THIS SCHUCO\"ELEKTRO MONTAGE PORSCHE 917\" WILL BE SENT VIA UPS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS INTERNATIONAL \"EMS\" AIR MAIL. THIS METHOD IS REQUIRED BY BOTH E-BAY AND PAYPAL, AS PROOF OF DELIVERY IS REQUIRED. UTILIZING THIS METHOD TO OBTAIN ONES SIGNATURE IS THE MOST ECONOMICAL ROUTE TO GO...... ACCORDINGLY, A SIGNATURE WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT IS CALCULATED NOT ONLY BY IT\'S WEIGHT, BUT BY IT\'S SIZE AS WELL AND THIS IS A RATHER LARGE BOX EVEN PRIOR TO PLACING INTO A SHIPPING BOX!PLEASE NOTETHAT I WILL HAVE TO INSURE THIS PARCEL FOR ITS SELLING PRICE. AS SUCH, IT MUST BE DECLARED FOR ITS SELLING VALUE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DECLARE AN ITEM FOR $35.00 AND THEN TURN AROUND AND INSURE IT FOR $400.00. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, DUTIES OR ASSESSMENTS WHICH MIGHT BE LEVIED OR ACCESSED FROM ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT.... SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THIS ON YOUR END!IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS, I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU PASS ON THIS AS I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL BUYER WHO DOES NOT TAKE THE TIME TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT, YET TAKES THE TIME TO LEAVE BADLY PLACED response DUE TO THEIR IGNORANCE!I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE POSTAGE STAMP (IF SENT VIA THE USPS) ONCE YOU RECEIVE THE PARCEL FROM ME. I MAKE NO MONEY ON THE POSTAGE AND IN FACT, THIS USUALLY ENDS UP COSTING ME MONEY! BUT, IF YOU OVER-PAY BY ONE DOLLAR OR MORE, I ALWAYS AND INSTANTLY REFUND 100% OF THE DIFFERENCE WITH OUT EVER HAVING TO BE ASKED!INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS IT DOES APPLY TO YOU.....AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR ME (HERE ON E-BAY) AND I DO TRY MY BEST TO DO AS GOOD AS I CAN. THIS HAS BECOME A FULL TIME BUSINESS FOR ME AND I REALLY ENJOY DOING IT. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TILL IT BECOMES A BURDEN AND I CAN NO LONGER ENJOY IT. I WILL BE ADDING TO THIS STORE WEEKLY (OR TRYING TO) AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE THAT I DO EXACTLY WHAT I SAY AND DO SO IN A VERY TIMELY FASHION. THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT AND THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND OFFERING BY ME.
IT IS MY INTENTION TO LIST ONE OR TWO DIFFERENT MODELS EACH AND EVERY DAY (IF AT ALL POSSIBLE), OR UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN I GET BURNT OUT FROM DOING SO. IT MIGHT BEHOOVE YOU TO CHECK IN WITH ME OFTEN AS YOU\'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN AND IF I WILL OFFER THAT SPECIAL SOMETHING THAT WILL ROUND OUT OR COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION!

THIS IS WHERE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE.

I HAVE JUST ADDED THE \"STORE\" FEATURE THAT E-BAY OFFERS WE SELLERS TO USE (AT A FEE OF COURSE) AND THIS IS TO ASSIST YOU, THE BUYER, TO VIEW ALL OF MY OFFERINGS. IN ORDER TO VIEW MY LISTINGS IN A CONCISE AND ORDERLY FASHION, ALL YOU NEED DO IS TO LOCATE THAT SMALL \"RED\" DOOR A TOP THIS PAGE. THIS IS LOCATED JUST BELOW MY SELLERS ID AND response TALLY. ONCE LOCATED, A SINGLE LEFT CLICK ON IT WILL IN TURN \"OPEN\" THE VIRTUAL DOOR TO MY STORE HERE ON E-BAY!IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH FURTHER, ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, TO THE LEFT YOU WILL SEE A \"SEARCH\" BAR, IF YOU\'D LIKE TO SEE JUST MY MODEL CARS, JUST TYPE IN \"MODEL CAR\" AND JUST MY LISTED MODEL CARS WILL POP-UP. ... IF YOU\'D LIKE TO SEE SOME LP\'S ... YOU GOT IT ... TYPE IN \"ALBUMS\" . I THINK YOU GET THE JIST OF THIS NOW!I HAVE A LIST OF CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. I HAVE JUST ADDED A NEWER CATEGORY \"ANTIQUE/VINTAGE TOYS\" TO HELP KEEP SOME OF THESE MODELS SEPARATE FROM MY OTHER LISTINGS HERE.

ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS NEW (AND ASSEMBLED ONLY ONCE) VINTAGE, SCHUCO \"ELEKTRO MONTAGE PORSCHE 917\" WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL ACCESSORIES, INSTRUCTIONS & BOX AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST......JOE
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: THAT I AM CURRENTLY TESTING THE S \"GLOBAL FREIGHT SYSTEM\". IF YOU, AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER, FIND THIS TOO COSTLY ... PLEASE CONTACT MY DIRECTLY VIA MESSAGING AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH METHOD OF SHIPPING WOULD BE PREFERRED (AN POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU).INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS ..... PLEASE NOTE: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, DUTIES, IMPORT FEES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED (AND/OR OWED) TO ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT(S) AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO, THE DELIVERY HEREOF.