HyperBlade Posted July 13, 2010 Posted July 13, 2010 Blakbird asked for more info on this model ( in this thread http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=44011), so i thought i would post it up here for everyone to see, i know when i searched for more info on this set that nothing come up so this might help someone in the future. More photos I got the set from a person who said it was on display at the local BMW dealership in Tauranga, New Zealand. The main differences i noticed compared to the standards Williams F1 model are as follows. Box Pin Keyring Lanyard Front wing stickers (white) Rear wing main stickers (white) Rear wing side stickers (no Castrol) Mirror stickers (Full name) Side stickers (hp on angle) Instructions look to be exactly the same as the normal model. I believe this was probably a promotional F1 set to more then one BMW dealer. The reason why the stickers are different are probably because sponsorship has changed for the car over the years, and the sponsors (HP) branding has changed, this would suggest it came out later then the original model. If anyone has more info on this model then please do post it up here. Quote
DLuders Posted July 13, 2010 Posted July 13, 2010 Even the London Daily Telegraph newspaper was giving these sets away in 2002 as part of a promotion: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/4757983/Win-a-Lego-WilliamsF1.html . For those who want to buy one, there's an eBay auction going on RIGHT NOW: http://cgi.ebay.nl/Lego-BMW-Williams-F1-racer-1-8-8461-RARE-/110556109251 . The auction ends on July 16th at 19:38:50 hrs. Central European Standard Time (CEST). Quote
legoman777 Posted July 13, 2010 Posted July 13, 2010 Even the London Daily Telegraph newspaper was giving these sets away in 2002 as part of a promotion: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/4757983/Win-a-Lego-WilliamsF1.html . For those who want to buy one, there's an eBay auction going on RIGHT NOW: http://cgi.ebay.nl/Lego-BMW-Williams-F1-racer-1-8-8461-RARE-/110556109251 . The auction ends on July 16th at 19:38:50 hrs. Central European Standard Time (CEST). thats not the same one beacuse there isnt a key ring or lanyard on the bottom left corner of the box Quote
Blakbird Posted July 13, 2010 Posted July 13, 2010 thats not the same one beacuse there isnt a key ring or lanyard on the bottom left corner of the box Right, the auction is for the regular 8461 set, not the special BMW dealer edition. Now that I know there is another super rare variant of this set, I will not rest until I have it. Nothing will stop me. HyperBlade, make sure you lock your doors at night. Quote
HyperBlade Posted July 14, 2010 Author Posted July 14, 2010 Even the London Daily Telegraph newspaper was giving these sets away in 2002 as part of a promotion: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/4757983/Win-a-Lego-WilliamsF1.html . For those who want to buy one, there's an eBay auction going on RIGHT NOW: http://cgi.ebay.nl/Lego-BMW-Williams-F1-racer-1-8-8461-RARE-/110556109251 . The auction ends on July 16th at 19:38:50 hrs. Central European Standard Time (CEST). Look closely at the rest of the photos, and the details i posted in my original post. thats not the same one beacuse there isnt a key ring or lanyard on the bottom left corner of the box Quite correct, and the different stickers are the major giveaway. Right, the auction is for the regular 8461 set, not the special BMW dealer edition. Now that I know there is another super rare variant of this set, I will not rest until I have it. Nothing will stop me. HyperBlade, make sure you lock your doors at night. Ha thats why i haven't started collecting all the sets, once you start you can't stop :P Now you see what i mentioned about stickers hard to find another set... Lego may have changed their stickers, or the model was kept really well, as they are in very good condition. Quote
Conchas Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 Right, the auction is for the regular 8461 set, not the special BMW dealer edition. Now that I know there is another super rare variant of this set, I will not rest until I have it. Nothing will stop me. HyperBlade, make sure you lock your doors at night. Hi Eric, only today I realized you were also interested into this special edition. Exactly one month ago, I've bought one that was listed at BrickLink for long (MINT). Sometime ahead, I plan to post something about at TechnicBRICKs, but do not itend to build this extremely rare set. Here you have the two "side-by-side". http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=473329 Quote
Paul Boratko Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 I can only assume that you paid somewhere around(or well over) $1,000 USD for that...? Quote
Blakbird Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 I can only assume that you paid somewhere around(or well over) $1,000 USD for that...? Donating this set to the government of Portugal might be enough to save them! Quote
parda Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 Wow! just enjoy it! Even inside the box. Money is nothing without happiness, Lego is happiness so is all you need. Quote
Paul Boratko Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 LOL You're close. How about $1,359.45 USD...? Quote
Panne1979 Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 Hello! I have two of this rare Sets. I bought one for 70€ (94 USD). It is original packed. And the other one for 40 € (54 USD) without box and the other Details of BMW. Who knows how many Sets are produced at 2002? Quote
whitfieldtyler95 Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 I know this is an old thread, but does anyone know where to get a copy of this dealer edition?? Quote
brickless_kiwi Posted April 9, 2020 Posted April 9, 2020 4 hours ago, whitfieldtyler95 said: I know this is an old thread, but does anyone know where to get a copy of this dealer edition?? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lego-8461-BMW-Williams-Dealer-Edition-NEU-OVP-Technic-F1-Racers-/303134343114 Quote
whitfieldtyler95 Posted April 9, 2020 Posted April 9, 2020 I saw this one, but man that is way too much money. I don’t even think it’s really worth that much? Quote
TechnicRCRacer Posted April 9, 2020 Posted April 9, 2020 Dang, I have never seen this variant before! And I thought my normal copy was hard to find... Quote
mortenm Posted April 9, 2020 Posted April 9, 2020 Just now, Dylan M said: What's the difference of Dealers edition? Try reading #0 one more time Quote
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