待望のMarchal「デベソ」入手
- AMAZONと仲間達
- by suna
- 2009/06/22 月 12:02
ちょっと、忙しさにかまけて、ブログの更新が久しぶり、、、となってしまいました。何しろ、本職のモータースポーツ界がこの不況で凋落の一途の中、その頂点のF1も内紛状態。あれやこれやと、調整ごとが多く、欧州との時差もあり、連日「夜討ち朝駆け、、」状態が続いています。ということで、AMAZONもボディカバーを被ったままガレージに鎮座しています。ま、梅雨入りして、はっきりしない天気が続いているので、ちょうど良い、、、といえば、それまでですが、、、。といいつつも、先週末、念願のMarchalランプを入手しました。「・122」AMAZONに、フォグ/スポットランプを、、、それも、大型でクラシックで、品が良くて、、、と、探していたのですが、遂に入手出来ました。TACC(Tokyo Ariake Car Club)に加えさせて頂いたことのご縁で、西船橋でアンティークショップをなさっているTさん(Volvo P1800E 71年式オーナー)から譲って頂きました。フランス製Marchalの「662/762」、そうです、40年も昔に、本格派ラリーカーの定番であった通称「デベソ」と呼ばれるレンズ中央が出っ張った独特のデザインのランプです。それも、白のクリアガラスに黄色い電球バルブ付きで、真正面からは黄色く見え、ちょっと横からは白色、、、という、とても、シックで粋なランプです。Tさんのアンティークショップには、ご自身のこだわりと趣味で収集されたランプが、どさっと、、、コレクションされていました。中には、BOSCHのロゴが筆記体でクリアガラスに書かれた、とても古くて珍しいランプや、LUCASやHELLAの、見たこともない、クラシックで品格のあるランプなど、どれも興味をそそられたのですが、やはり、重厚なボディとクラシックなスタイルのAMAZONには、大径のランプ、それに、その昔、共にラリーを戦った懐かしさも加わりMarchalの「デベソ」を譲っていただきました。ランプには、とても詳しいTさんも、この「ファンタスティックシリーズ」と呼ばれる「6」で型式番号のはじまる「デベソ系」は、お好きなそうで、大事に秘蔵されたいたのです。これまでも、何回かオークション等で目にはしたのですが、とてつもない高い価格で取引されており、泣く泣く諦めていたのですが、Tさんのお言葉に甘えて、私にも可能な「お仲間価格」で譲って頂きました。それも、黄色と白色バルブのスペア電球2個づつ(これも、当時の懐かしい「猫マーク」の箱に入った超稀少品)を付けて頂いて、、、。Tさんには、感謝の言葉もありません。大事に使わせていただきます。
I got a bit tied up with work and so its been a while since my last entry. With the economy being what it is, the motorsports industry is going thru various issues and with the time difference with Europe, I have been kept running at all hours of the day. This means that my Amazon is sitting in the garage with its cover tightly in place. But it is rainy season after all, so this may be for the better. There has been some progress, though, and I have finally been able to get my hands on the Marchal lights that I have so coveted. I had been looking for some time for a fog/spot lamp for my .122, and at the last TACC (Tokyo Ariake Car Club) I met Mr. T ('71 Volvo P1800E owner) who owns an antique shop in Nishifunabashi. The Marchal is a "662/762" and has the typical bellybutton design of the '40s. The bulbs are yellow but the cover is clear glass so it looks yellow from the front but white from the side. Mr. T's shop was a chock full of treasures like a lamp with scriptured Bosch logo etched on it, Lucas, Hella and others that I have never seen before. But for the .122, I wanted something large enough but classic and so I went for the Marchal. According to Mr. T, this lamp belongs to the "Fantastic Series" which start with the number 6. I had seen this lamp at auction sites, but had to refrain because the prices were so high, but Mr. T agreed to sell me this Marchal at a "gentlemens agreement" price. He even gave me a pair of white and yellow extra bulbs. It even came in the old box with the cat mark on it. This has been a most fruitful day for me, and I will forever be thankful to Mr. T. for all this.
I got a bit tied up with work and so its been a while since my last entry. With the economy being what it is, the motorsports industry is going thru various issues and with the time difference with Europe, I have been kept running at all hours of the day. This means that my Amazon is sitting in the garage with its cover tightly in place. But it is rainy season after all, so this may be for the better. There has been some progress, though, and I have finally been able to get my hands on the Marchal lights that I have so coveted. I had been looking for some time for a fog/spot lamp for my .122, and at the last TACC (Tokyo Ariake Car Club) I met Mr. T ('71 Volvo P1800E owner) who owns an antique shop in Nishifunabashi. The Marchal is a "662/762" and has the typical bellybutton design of the '40s. The bulbs are yellow but the cover is clear glass so it looks yellow from the front but white from the side. Mr. T's shop was a chock full of treasures like a lamp with scriptured Bosch logo etched on it, Lucas, Hella and others that I have never seen before. But for the .122, I wanted something large enough but classic and so I went for the Marchal. According to Mr. T, this lamp belongs to the "Fantastic Series" which start with the number 6. I had seen this lamp at auction sites, but had to refrain because the prices were so high, but Mr. T agreed to sell me this Marchal at a "gentlemens agreement" price. He even gave me a pair of white and yellow extra bulbs. It even came in the old box with the cat mark on it. This has been a most fruitful day for me, and I will forever be thankful to Mr. T. for all this.
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