RARE FULLY WORKING VINTAGE SCHUCO SERVO FERRARI FORMEL 2 W/TETHERED R/C. W/BOX!

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HERE I AM OFFERING A VERY, VERY RARE
VINTAGE,
SCHUCO SERVO ELEKTRO-FERNLENK-FERRARI FORMEL 2 MODEL CAR
WHICH IS BATTERY OPERATED AND HAS A TETHERED REMOTE CONTROL! THIS ATTACHED REMOTE CONTROL TURNS BOTH FRONT WHEELS (WITH EASE I MIGHT ADD) VIA THE STEERING WHEEL AND HAS
SEPARATE
BUTTONS
FOR FORWARD AND REVERSE DIRECTIONS. THE ORIGINAL BOX
IS IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION
!
LUIOB
=
L
IGHTLY
U
SED
I
N
O
RIGINAL
B
OX
.
I HAVE HAD THIS STASHED AWAY WITH A FEW HUNDRED (TO THOUSANDS) OR SO ADDITIONAL MODELS ALL OF WHICH I HAVE PERSONALLY OWNED FOR UP TO 5 DECADES OR HAVE COLLECTED ALONG THE WAY!
I HAVE DECIDED TO START LISTING SOME OF THESE HERE ON EBAY. 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 FERRARI FORMEL 2 IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE!
TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, SCHUCO INTRODUCED THE "SERVO" LINE BACK IN THE EARLY 1970'S. THEY OFFERED A
GOOD SELECTION OF MODELS, MAKES AND VEHICLES.
THE "SERVO" LINE WAS/IS THE FIRST SCHUCO VEHICLE TO USE TWO BATTERY POWERED ENGINES
IN A SINGLE CHASSIS. THE FIRST ENGINE IS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS
AND
THE SECOND ENGINE TURNS THE
FRONT WHEELS. THIS FERRARI
HAS DUAL
ELECTRIC ENGINES, BOTH OF WHICH PERFECTLY TO THIS DAY.
AT THIS TIME, I CAN
NOT FIND LOCATE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE "SERVO" FERRARI'S HERE ON EBAY OR ELSEWHERE FOR THAT MATTER IN USED, NOS OR VERIFIED WORKING CONDITION. CURRENTLY, THIS IS THE ONLY SCHUCO SERVO FERRARI FORMEL 2 THAT IS LISTED HERE ON EBAY ... WORLDWIDE!! THE KICKER IS THAT THIS ONE WORKS PERFECTLY AND HAS THE ORIGINAL BOX.
BY MY STANDARDS AND POLICIES, I VERY RARELY DO NOT TEST WHAT IT IS I AM OFFERING HERE ON EBAY. AFTER ALL JUST HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO TEST A MODEL? ALL ONE NEED DO IS TO TOSS IN A FEW BATTERIES AND GIVE IT A GO! I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE SELLERS WHO WILL EVER SAY "THIS MODEL IS
UNTESTED
AND AS SUCH IT IS SOLD IN AS IS CONDITION" OR , "I HAVE NOT TESTED THE WIND-UP MECHANISM (CLOCK-WORK) AS I DO NOT HAVE A KEY, SO THIS WILL BE SOLD
UNTESTED
".
THIS
SCHUCO FERRARI
MODEL IS FULLY TESTED (AND WO
RKS
PERFECTLY
)
AND WILL BE FULL
Y
TESTED ONCE MORE, JUST PRIOR TO SENDING IT OFF. I DO THIS TWICE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRST TESTING WAS NOT A FLUKE! I AM SURE WE BOTH D
O NOT WANT ANY ISSUES HERE AND THIS IS ONE EASY STEP TO AVOID ANY!
THIS FERRARI
IS MADE OF PLASTIC ON THE TOP AND METAL ON THE BOTTOM. ALL OF THE PLASTIC ON TH
IS CAR
IS
ORIGINAL.
I CAN FIND NO STRESS CRACKS OR DISTRESS ANYWHERE ON THE BODY OR CHASSIS. EVEN THE REAR-VIEW MIRRORS ARE IN TACT AND STILL FACTORY INSTALLED/ATTACHED.
YOU WILL
BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND ANY
CHIPS OR CRACKS ON THE BODY OR CHASSIS. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS FERRARI FORMEL 2 IS OVER 4 DECADES OLD!! YOU DO HAVE SOME SLIGHT IMPERFECTIONS LOCATED ON THE BODY. THESE ARE IN THE FORM OF SHALLOW SCRATCHES, NOT MANY MIND YOU, BUT SOME ARE PRESENT. AND THE DECAL HAS A SCRATCH ON THE NOSE.
THE REMOTE CONTROL WORKS PERFECTLY! THE WHEELS TURN BY AN ELECTRIC M
OTOR
AND HAS NO CABLE TO SNAP ON YOU. YOU DO THIS BY TURNING THE SMALL STEERING WHEEL LOCATED ON THE TETHERED REMOTE CONTROL.
THE WHEELS CAN BE TURNED EVEN IF THE CAR IS NOT MOVING AND THESE TURN AND AT A 100% SPE
CTRU
M (FULL RANGE).
THE MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL IS THE HAND HELD REMOTE CONTROL/BATTERY BOX. ME LIKE MOST EVERY OTHER OWNER OF THE SERVO PRODUCT LINE, WRAPPED THE LONG ELECTRICAL CORD AROUND THE REMOTE CONTROLS BODY THINKING THIS WAS A GOOD WAY TO STORE YOUR MODEL WHEN NOT IN USE. UNFORTUNATELY, DECADES AGO WE DID NOT HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF PLASTICS AND POLYMERS AS WE DO TODAY. AND WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT IN TIME, LITERALLY DECADES, THESE MATERIALS HAVE A CHEMICAL REACTION AND THE WEAKER OF THE TWO PLASTICS BROKE DOWN AND FAILED. IN THIS CASE THE HARD PLASTIC ACTUALLY BECAME SOFT AND THE WIRE LITERALLY MELTED THE CASE AND LEFT "BURN-LIKE" MARKS/WELTS BEHIND. THIS WOULD NOT BE TOLERATED IN TODAY'S MARKETPLACE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE MANY ITEMS OF THIS ERA.
THE TIRES ARE MADE OF A S
IMI-SOFT
RUBBER AND HAVE NO CRACKS, FLAT SPOTS O
R
IMPERFECTIONS OF ANY KIND. THE PLASTIC WINDSHIELD IS VERY CLEAN AND STRAIGHT AND WITHOUT ANY STRESS CRACKS OR DIS-FORMATIONS. AS MENTIONED EARLIER BOTH REAR-VIEW MIRRORS ARE STILL FACTORY ATTACHED.
THE ORIGINAL BOX
IS IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT SHAPE/CONDITION. ALL OF THE
PICTURES AND COPY
ON THE BOX IS
CLEAR AND SHARP.
THE ORIGINAL INSERT WAS REMOVED FROM THIS BOX DECADES AGO FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.
I TAKE PRIDE IN MY MODELS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE EBAY 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!
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AS THESE DO A FAR BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. MY WORDS ABOVE. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA EBAY MESSAGING AND I WILL DO THE REST!
THIS
VINTAGE
, BATTERY OPERATED (OR AS THE GERMANS SAY ... "ELEKTRO") FERRARI FORMEL 2 RACER BY
SCHUCO,
IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A MODEL AND A TIME THAT HAVE PASSED US BY.
THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW STORE FOR ME HERE ON EBAY, BUT, I COME WITH A WELL OILED AND POLISHED TRACK RECORD! I AM CURRENTLY (NOT ON THIS ACCOUNT ... YET!!) A GOLD T/RATED P-SELLER WITH OVER 8 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. AS OF THIS LISTING, I SHARE THE SAME ACCOLAIDS WITH BOTH OF MY EBAY STORES.
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 FERRARI FORMEL 2 RACER
WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS WILL BE SENT VIA EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM" (GSP). IF YOU AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH USING THIS "PROGRAM" PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION. UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD SOME RUN~INS WITH SOME VERY UNSCRUPULOUS BUYERS WHO, BY THEIR VERY NATURE, "DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS" AND MAKE UP THE RULES AS THEY GO ALONG. BY UTILIZING EBAY'S GSP, IT HAS CERTAIN BENEFITS AND DOES OFFER SOME PROTECTION TO "WE THE SELLERS" FROM FOLKS WITH THIS ATTITUDE/OUTLOOK.
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, IMPORT FEES, DUTIES OR ASSESSMENTS WHICH MIGHT BE LEVIED OR ACCESSED FROM ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO THE, DELIVERY HEREOF. SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THIS ON YOUR END!
IF YOU HAV
E ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS, I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU PASS ON THIS SERVO MODEL.
AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR ME (HERE ON EBAY) 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. I DO HAVE A FEW OTHER SCHUCO "SERVO" MODELS LISTED AT THIS TIME IN THIS EBAY STORE.
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 EBAY 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
" OR "
BLUE
" DOOR A TOP THIS PAGE OR THE "VISIT STORE" LINK. THIS IS LOCATED JUST BELOW MY SELLERS ID AND FEEDBACK TALLY. ONCE LOCATED, A SINGLE LEFT CLICK ON IT WILL IN TURN "
OPEN
" THE VIRTUAL DOOR TO MY STORE HERE ON EBAY!
IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH FURTHER, ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, 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 EVER-SO-LIGHTLY USED, VINTAGE, FULLY OPERATIONAL,
BATTERY OPERATED, TETHERED
REMOTE CONTROL SERVO ELEKTRO-FERRARI FORMEL 2 RACE CAR BY SCHUCO, IN IT'S ORIGINAL BOX AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST......
JOE
I
NTERNATIONAL
B
UYERS
PLEASE NOTE
: THAT I AM CURRENTLY TESTING THE EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM". IF YOU, AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER, FIND THIS TOO COSTLY ... PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY VIA EBAY MESSAGING PRIOR TO MAKING THE PURCHASE AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH METHOD OF SHIPPING WOULD BE PREFERRED (AN POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU), WHILE STILL OFFERING ME, THE SHIPPER, SOME ADDITIONAL PROTECTION.
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
..... ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE  FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, DUTIES, IMPORT FEES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED (AND/OR OWED) BY ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT(S) PRIOR TO OR UPON THE DELIVERY HEREOF.