SCHUCO VINTAGE INGENICO 5311SB B/O MODEL CAR. WORKING, COMPLETE WithORIGINAL BOX

  
SCHUCO VINTAGE 5311SB FULLY WORKING CREATED FOR & BY GEM. Video will open in a new window. TODAY I ADDED THE VIDEO LINK FOR THIS 5311SB. HOWEVER, IN A PREEMPTIVE STRIKE, I HAVE ADDED THIS VIDEO LINK FROM "YOU TUBE" IN THE "ITEM SPECIFICS" ABOVE. THIS WAY YOU CAN CUT'N PAST THIS LINK INTO "YOU TUBE" TO SEE JUST HOW "SWEET IT IS"! THIS VERY RARE "SB" EDITION HAS THE ADDED FEATURES (AND COST) OF HAVING FULLY OPERATIONAL FRONT HEAD LIGHTS AND FULLY WORKING AND OPERATIONAL REAR DIRECTIONALS! THESE 5311'S ARE FULLY MADE OUT OF TIN, THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAS A UNIQUE TWOTONE PAINT JOB (ORIGINAL) WHICH IS AS CLOSE TO FLAWLESS AS ONE COULD ASK FOR!

THIS EXAMPLE IS 100% COMPLETE AND IN IT'S ORIGINAL BOX WITH NOTHING MISSING!! NOTHING IS MISSING FROM THIS MODEL...

NOT A SINGLE WOOD COLUMN OR SIGN IS MISSING, NO TOOL HAS GONE ASTRAY EITHER! ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LITERATURE IS STILL HERE AND IN PERFECT UNUSED CONDITION. IN ADDITION, I HAVE MADE A CUSTOM AND REMOVABLE BATTERY COMPARTMENT FEATURE WHICH WILL SLIDE OUT (WHEN AND IF DESIRED), AS THIS IS THE ONLY THREE (3) CELL BATTERY CONTAINER... WHICH IS ORIGINAL AND HOLDS SIZE "C" BATTERIES! IT'S AMAZING WHAT ONE CAN DO WITH A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE, DUCT TAPE, COPPER SHEETING AND STYROFOAM!

I PERSONALLY MODIFIED THIS BATTERY CONTAINER AS THE ORIGINAL BATTERY CONTAINERS WERE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE A UNIQUE SIZE BATTERY FROM VARTA.... SMALLER THEN OUT CURRENT SIZE "D" BATTERY AND LARGER THEN OUR SIZE "C" BATTERIES. VARTA, BASED OUT OF GERMANY, STILL MAKES BATTERIES TODAY AND IN FACT MAKE A SINGLE CELL BATTERY WHICH WILL SLIDE INTO MOST OF THESE TWO (2) CELL CASES... BUT, THEY DO NOT PRODUCE A BATTERY THAT WILL FIT INTO THIS THREE (3) CELL CONTAINER AS THIS CONTAINER CALLS FOR (AT LEAST NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE).

LUIOBWE = L IGHTLY U SED I N O RIGINAL B OX W ITH E VERYTHING! I HAVE HAD THIS MODEL STASHED AWAY WITH A FEW HUNDRED OR SO ADDITIONAL MODELS ALL OF WHICH I HAVE PERSONALLY OWNED FOR UP TO 5 DECADES! THIS RARE SCHUCO 5311SB CAME TO ME BY THE WAY OF MY DAD. HAVING THOUSANDS 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 IT TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

THIS SCHUCO 5311SB WILL BE NO EXCEPTION TO MY RULES! AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY DAD. THE EXACT DATE ELUDES ME, BUT, I WOULD GUESS I RECEIVED THIS SOMEWHERE AROUND THE LATE 1950'S TO EARLY 1960'S. I LOVED THIS MODEL AS IT WAS REALLY COOL TO PLAY WITH! THIS WAS THE SECOND OR THIRD ONE OF THESE INGENICO'S THAT MY DAD BROUGHT HOME.

I STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF CLOCKWORK MODELS THAT ARE PRETTY DEAR TO ME AS WELL AS THE LARGER KIT THAT YOU HAD TO BUILD (5311 MK DE LUXE). NONE OF MY SCHUCO ITEMS (AND I HAVE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF THEM) HAVE EVER BEEN ABUSED IN ANY WAY! WITH MY DAD AS A SALES REPRESENTATIVE FROM A SMALL TOY DISTRIBUTOR BASED OUT OF NYC, HE INSTILLED IN ME THE VALUE OF TAKING CARE OF YOUR BELONGINGS WHICH TO THIS DAY I STILL RESPECT. THIS 5311SB, WAS USED, BUT NOT VERY OFTEN. I HAD A PLAY ROOM THAT WAS FULL OF THE VARIANTO TRACK... IT WAS SO LARGE THAT YOU HAD TO WIND UP THE MODELS PRIOR TO THEM DOING 1 ROUND/LAP!! WHEN THE ELEKTRO MODELS WERE INTRODUCED, I WAS ELATED AND THIS CAPTIVATED ALL OF MY IMAGINATION AND TIME!!

MOST OF MY OTHER TOYS FOUND A NICE LONG AND WELL DESERVED BREAK AS I EXPLORED AND BUILT UPON THE VARIANTO LINE! THIS 5311SB, WORKS PERFECTLY AND ONCE MY HELP CHECKS IN TOMORROW, I WILL CREATE A "YOU TUBE" VIDEO OF THIS MODEL IN ACTION! THE BODY ON THIS MODEL IS LIKE NO OTHER AROUND (EXCEPT FOR MY OTHER LISTED 5311)! I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A 96 OUT OF 100!

CONSIDERING IT'S AGE, ONE WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO LOCATE A BODY AND CHASSIS IN BETTER LOOKING AND WORKING CONDITION/SHAPE! YOU HAVE NO RUST, NO PITTING, NO CHIPS, NO REPAIRS, NO CRAZING, NO NOTHING!! IT'S THE WAY IT WAS GIVEN TO ME! YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO LOCATE ONE OR TWO PIN SIZE (AND NOT THE HEAD SIDE OF A PIN) IMPRESSIONS. AS I RECALL, THESE CAME WITH THE MODEL WHEN NEW. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL POLES AND SIGNS ARE HERE. THESE WERE NEVER USED, FORTUNATELY, SCHUCO NOTICED THAT THEIR OTHER SIGNS (THE ONE WITH STICKERS) HAD A TENDENCY TO BLEED THROUGH THESE STICKERS, THIS CLOUDED UP THE FRONT OF THE SIGNS. HERE THEY TOTALLY ELIMINATED THE STICKERS AND MADE MOLDS WITH THE SIGNS IN RELIEF, THEN PAINTED BLACK. THE ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL IS HERE AND HAS NO SPEED SETTINGS ON IT.

THIS STEERING WHEEL JUST HAS THE FORWARD AND REVERSE BUTTONS (THE SPEED SETTING IS ON THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT OF CASE). THIS VERSION HAS TWO SPEEDS WITH THREE BATTERIES.

SOME OTHER VERSIONS HAVE 3 SPEEDS WITH 2 BATTERIES AND OTHERS HAVE 3 SPEEDS WITH 3 BATTERIES, AS WELL AS TWO SPEEDS WITH 2 BATTERIES. THIS ALL DEPENDS ON WHEN THESE WERE MANUFACTURED AND THE ITEM ITSELF.

THE ONLY ISSUE THAT EXISTS WOULD BE THE STEERING WHEEL. IN TIME, MOST OF THESE BATTERY CASES AND STEERING WHEEL CASES WARP. THIS HAPPENS AS THE PLASTIC EVENTUALLY AND VERY SLOWLY DRIES UP. THE PLASTIC WILL DISTORT, CONTRACT AND WARP.

THAT HAPPENED (VERY SLIGHTLY) WITH THIS STEERING WHEEL. I WAS FORCED TO SEPARATE THE STEERING WHEEL BY DRILLING OUT THE TINY RIVETS AND FILING AND RETOOLING THE CASE AND IT'S COMPONENTS. NORMALLY, I REFUSE TO ALTER, MODIFY OR DEVIATE FROM ANY ORIGINAL ITEM/FEATURE. BUT, HERE I FELT COMPELLED TO DO SO AS THE CAR ITSELF IS SO DAMN PRETTY.... I JUST HAD TO GET IT TO WORK ONCE AGAIN!

SO HERE YOU HAVE (AND IT'S SO PICTURED) A REBUILT STEERING WHEEL AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROLLED UNIT. IT WORKS PERFECTLY AND WITHOUT ISSUES. HOWEVER, IF YOUR A TOTAL PUREST AND THIS TURNS YOU OFF, LET ME KNOW AND I WILL GLADLY SUBSTITUTE A NON-WORKING, WARPED UNIT FOR THIS ONE! ONCE AGAIN, THE BATTERY BOX IS ORIGINAL AND IS IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT SHAPE/CONDITION. IT SEALS WELL, BUT DOES HAVE A VERY SLIGHT DIS-FORMATION WHICH IS ONLY TOO COMMON WITH THESE BATTERY BOXES. THE PLASTICS USED BACK IN THE'50'S DRIED UP OVER THE DECADES AND THIS HAD A TENDENCY TO TWIST THESE SMALL BATTERY BOXES OUT OF SHAPE. A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE BOXES!

THIS PARTICULAR CASE HAS BEEN MODIFIED AS NOTED EARLIER, BUT, THIS MODIFICATION IS NOT PERMANENT! IN ADDITION, ON THE TOP OF THE RED LID ON THIS CASE YOU HAVE THREE (3) SETTINGS. THESE ARE "0", "3.0" AND "4.5". THESE REPRESENT THE AMOUNT OF VOLTS BEING SENT TO THE MODEL...

OR SIMPLY STATED IT'S "SPEED" SETTING. THE "3.0" SETTING ACTIVATES TWO (2) OF THE THREE (3) BATTERIES AND WOULD BE CONSIDER "LOW" OR "1", THIS REPRESENTS A TOTAL OF 3.0 VOLTS OR AGAIN TWO (2) OF THE BATTERIES. THE FINAL SETTING WOULD BE THE "4.5" POSITION. HERE YOUR TAPPING INTO ALL THREE (3) OF THE BATTERIES AND THIS WOULD BE CONSIDER "HIGH" OR "2" WHICH REPRESENTS A TOTAL OF 4.5 VOLTS OR AGAIN, ALL THREE (3) OF THE BATTERIES.

THE ORIGINAL SKILL BALL WAS NEVER USED AND STILL HAS IT'S ORIGINAL FILL WITHIN IT! EVEN THE SMALL METAL CLAMP IS PRESENT WHICH HOLDS THE STEERING CABLE INTO PLACE!

AGAIN, THE BODY OF THIS CAR IS IN SHOWCASE CONDITION/SHAPE WITH NO APPARENT ISSUES. YOU'LL BE HARD PRESSED TO EVER LOCATE A BETTER TWOTONE FINISH THEN WHAT YOU HAVE HERE! THE INTERIOR IS AS NEW.... NO ISSUES AT ALL HERE, NICE TIN LITHOGRAPHY IS FOUND THROUGHOUT IT.

THE WHEELS ARE ROUND WITH NO FLAT SPOTS, CRACKS OR DRY ROT. THEY ALL HAVE NICE WHITE WALLS AND SHINY CHROME (METAL) HUB CAPS.

THE CHASSIS IS 100% ORIGINAL AND IN ALL AROUND EXCELLENT SHAPE/CONDITION. THIS CHASSIS IS IN IDENTICAL SHAPE/CONDITION AS THE BODY. YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL BAG WITH EXTRA SCREWS AND WHEEL NUTS.

ALL OF THE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS ARE HERE AS WELL AS THE CITY LAY-OUT THEY PROVIDED YOU WITH. YOU ALSO HAVE THE ADDED ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS OF IT'S LIGHTING SYSTEM WHICH UPGRADES THIS VERSION TO IT'S "SB" STATUS. YOU ALSO HAVE THE ORIGINAL POWER/STEERING CABLE. THESE TOO ALSO HAD A TENDENCY TO BREAK AND SPLIT, HERE YOU HAVE NO SUCH ISSUES.

A LOT OF FOLKS THINK THAT THE HOOD ORNAMENT STEERS THE CAR. THIS IS NOT SO, ALTHOUGH THEY DO SUPPLY YOU WITH A KNOB DESIGNED TO REPLACE THIS HOOD ORNAMENT WHICH YOU CAN USE AS SUCH, THIS HOOD ORNAMENT IS DESIGNED TO SHOW YOU THE DIRECTION OF THE FRONT WHEELS... HENCE THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE!

KEEP IN MIND THAT THE STEERING IS VERY PRIMITIVE TO TODAY'S STANDARDS, BUT, BACK IN THE EARLY'50'S IT WAS WAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE! AFTER ALL JUST HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO TEST A MODEL (WELL THIS ONE IS TOUGH FOR THE ORDINARY PERSON TO TEST)! THE BOX IS 100% ORIGINAL AND HAS NO ADDED TAPE. I DO RECALL ADDING A LITTLE GLUE TO THE BOXES LIDS INSIDE CORNERS.

THIS WAS DONE DECADES AGO AND SEEMED TO HAVE WORKED WELL AS THE CORNERS ARE ALL STILL ATTACHED. ALL OF THE CORNERS AND EDGES ARE STRONG. THE ORIGINAL GRAPHICS ARE SHARP AND CLEAR. 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! ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AS THEY DO A FAR BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. ALL OF MY WORDS HERE. THIS VINTAGE, BATTERY OPERATED SCHUCO 5311SB IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A MODEL AND A TIME THAT HAS LONG 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! A GOLD /RATED POWERSELLER 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. 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. UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD A FEW RUN-IN'S WITH SOME SCRUPULOUS BUYERS, WHO BY THEIR VERY NATURE "DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS". I HAVE NO CONTROL OR SAY IN THIS MATTER, SO PLEASE DO NOT FAULT ME FOR THIS ACTION. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS THIS MIGHT 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. 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. 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 FEEDBACK TALLY. 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... I THINK YOU GET THE GIST 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, BATTERY OPERATED, TETHERED REMOTE CONTROLLED SCHUCO MODEL 5311SB WITH ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL CONTENTS IN IT'S ORIGINAL BOX AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST......

KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS 5311SB IS 100% RTR (READY TO RUN) RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX!!! The item "SCHUCO VINTAGE INGENICO 5311SB B/O MODEL CAR. WORKING, COMPLETE WithORIGINAL BOX" is in sale since Monday, June 05, 2017. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Vintage & Antique Toys\Tin\Other Vintage Tin Toys".911" and is located in Coventry, Rhode Island.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Brand: SCHUCO
• Year: CIRCA MID 1950'S
• Gender: UNISEX & COLLECTORS
• THIS MODEL Was/IS MADE:: IN THE U.

• YOU TUBE VIDEO LINK:: https://youtu.be/5KOCv35M4SQ
• ITEM LOCATION:: PENDING.