Eaglehurst Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 There have been a few uniform threads recently alluding to finds at car boot sales/surplus shops etc. so I thought it would be interesting to kick off a thread: - What was your best/rarest find at a car boot sale/surplus shop or similar and what did you pay for the item? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Not really a shop as it was a farm scrap pile but I picked up an unused British para container for £20! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 My best buy at a car boot fair was finding an ignition/light switch for my WOA2 and paying £1 for it. I found one later at an Autojumble for £35. Another find was buying a box of old rusty spanners for £1 and finding 3 Rolls-Royce Merlin spanners in it. However, I must point out that you have to go to 10 or 20 car boots in my area before you find anything good. Most of the stalls are stocked with baby items or household junk. However, I did pick up a copy of 'Aircraft of the Fighting Powers 1942' a couple of weeks ago for £4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglehurst Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 However, I must point out that you have to go to 10 or 20 car boots in my area before you find anything good. Agree but by that point I have lost the will to live:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2rupert Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Lasy year i bought a "Rupert" a WW2 hessian dummy which they threw out of aircraft on D-Day with a small parachute to confuse the enemy for £1.50! sadly less the parachute> What made it even better was a known WW2 dealer had been round before me and missed it :cool2: Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Adolf's book, Mein K., 5 euro. German Jerrycan, 15 euro Liberation of Eindhoven dinnerplate, 50 euroCENTS British straight shovel, (the small one, like used by the BEF), a few euro's I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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