LM24 Mad Memorabilia.... - Page 6

Simmi · 13 Sep 2012, 07:54 (Ref:3135226)

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Originally Posted by Lorenzo S

The best place to get the Le Mans yearbooks is in the boutique next to the museum in Le Mans! Not very useful if you live in England but they stock everything and the prices are cheaper than anyone online. If you are an ACO member you even get another discount. I can't remember if their stock goes back as far as 1993 but it wouldn't surprise me, they had loads in both French and English versions when I went in this June to pick up last years annual. If your French is up to it, you could always give them a ring as their online shop doesn't reflect their stock at all.

If you can't wait until next year to have a look, this bloke on EBay sells all of the yearbooks. Strangely, he doesn't seem to have many English versions at the moment, he had all of them when I looked earlier this year. You could always contact him.

Thanks Lorenzo S. I've been in there the last couple of years. They did have plenty of annuals on display. Most of the older editions were in French. I'll keep looking - will make it all the sweeter when I finally get it!

Lorenzo S · 13 Sep 2012, 18:55 (Ref:3135526)

Funnily enough, I never managed to get a good copy of the 1993 yearbook. It arrived without the dust jacket and a slightly damaged cover. Even though the OCD perfectionist in me is horrified by the state of it now, at the time I never even thought about sending it back. What bugs me more though is not being able to get the 1994 volume in English

Simmi · 13 Sep 2012, 19:13 (Ref:3135539)

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Originally Posted by Lorenzo S

Funnily enough, I never managed to get a good copy of the 1993 yearbook. It arrived without the dust jacket and a slightly damaged cover. Even though the OCD perfectionist in me is horrified by the state of it now, at the time I never even thought about sending it back. What bugs me more though is not being able to get the 1994 volume in English

Yeah it's true about '94. I had them all up from '95 and made the decision to snap it up. You can get the gist so it's not too bad.

vincegail · 14 Sep 2012, 11:36 (Ref:3135853)

I have all the 'difficult' English versions, including 93, 94 and 95. Now looking for the rather impossible french only copies of 83, 85 and 86, but I do not want to pay 300 euros or more for one single book! Hope to find one at a garage sale or something like that with a seller who doesn't know the value and wants to sell them for 5 euros each!

It's good to dream!

But I fear my collection will be missing 3 books for ever!

vincegail · 16 Sep 2012, 19:00 (Ref:3136896)

Don't make up fairy tales Vincent! 1994 in English doesn't even exist! Got a bit carried away, but after checking my bookcase I saw it being French of course. The 93 and 95 are still in English, luckily!

Simmi · 16 Sep 2012, 20:12 (Ref:3136916)

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Originally Posted by vincegail

Don't make up fairy tales Vincent! 1994 in English doesn't even exist! Got a bit carried away, but after checking my bookcase I saw it being French of course. The 93 and 95 are still in English, luckily!

Haha somewhere in the armchair section there is a huge civil war where a forumer claimed he had an English version of one of the French editions.

GTfour · 16 Sep 2012, 20:47 (Ref:3136944)

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Originally Posted by Simmi

Nice collection Ayse.

I just calmed my itchy Le Mans purchase finger by picking up one of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-93...ht_2474wt_1271

Might just be the best thing I've ever bought!

Still looking for an elusive English language '93 annual at a semi-reasonable price.

Great piece !

**Aysedasi** · 17 Sep 2012, 18:19 (Ref:3137380)

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Originally Posted by Simmi

Haha somewhere in the armchair section there is a huge civil war where a forumer claimed he had an English version of one of the French editions.

In all seriousness, this is NOT a subject to re-open. Re-read the old thread(s) by all means but I'm not going to let it rise up all over again. Turned me grey that episode - back in the day when I had hair to turn grey....... (Note the absence of smilies.....).

vincegail · 17 Sep 2012, 18:22 (Ref:3137383)

No worries!
After seeing my 94 copy being French, this subject was closed for me! Only wanted to clearify matters here!

**Aysedasi** · 17 Sep 2012, 19:36 (Ref:3137415)

And t'is done Vince......

**Aysedasi** · 6 Dec 2013, 20:32 (Ref:3340960)

Any ideas who might have used this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Le-Mans-24...item4179dcfe14

vincegail · 6 Dec 2013, 20:42 (Ref:3340970)

Well, the seller is not lying! The sign is indeed a bit tatty!

But this car sprung to mind when I saw the colours of the sign;

turbo-ww · 6 Dec 2013, 20:49 (Ref:3340975)

Not likely as it's a bit tatty. Car only lasted 2 laps before Nige stuffed it!

vincegail · 6 Dec 2013, 20:57 (Ref:3340981)

I know, but who knows what happened with it in the past few years?

But looking at the state of the red tape on the sign, this might be a better contender:

nobster · 7 Dec 2013, 18:47 (Ref:3341295)

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Originally Posted by vincegail

I know, but who knows what happened with it in the past few years?

But looking at the state of the red tape on the sign, this might be a better contender:

The helmet on the side says it is older then the Mansell's car

**Aysedasi** · 8 Dec 2013, 10:21 (Ref:3341539)

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Originally Posted by nobster

The helmet on the side says it is older then the Mansell's car

Is that a helmet? It may not go with the board, of course. Just as I suspect the lady on the left wasn't the mascot on the front of the car.....

wewantourdarbyback · 11 Dec 2013, 19:09 (Ref:3342836)

Only a tenner for a pit board?

**Aysedasi** · 11 Dec 2013, 19:57 (Ref:3342846)

I've just bought 11 copies of the ACO's Information Presse - the guide issued to the media each year (until 2010). I've already got quite a few, but now I'll have 1986 through to 2010......

CTD · 11 Dec 2013, 20:59 (Ref:3342866)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I've just bought 11 copies of the ACO's Information Presse - the guide issued to the media each year (until 2010). I've already got quite a few, but now I'll have 1986 through to 2010......

Your a mad collector Ayse

(and that is meant in every good way possible

)

**Aysedasi** · 14 Dec 2013, 20:33 (Ref:3344092)

I haven't collected all that much really. A few bits and bobs here and there.....

**Aysedasi** · 8 Jan 2014, 20:19 (Ref:3351772)

Surely someone would have this for a tenner? I have an older version otherwise I'd buy it myself.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Le-mans-bo...item46186c4595

CTD · 8 Jan 2014, 21:01 (Ref:3351791)

Dammit, listing is ended!

NelisB · 9 Jan 2014, 06:34 (Ref:3351911)

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Originally Posted by CTD

Dammit, listing is ended!

Seeing that it didn't sell, you could always send a message to the seller. Worked for me a couple of times.

**Aysedasi** · 9 Jan 2014, 08:23 (Ref:3351931)

Definitely worth a try!

isynge · 10 Jan 2014, 22:23 (Ref:3352615)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Surely someone would have this for a tenner? I have an older version otherwise I'd buy it myself.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Le-mans-bo...item46186c4595

Is the game actually any good or is the primary appeal to it that it's another thing with "Le Mans" written on it that can be stuck on a shelf?

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