M.s.v.

[claw]

You can add me in, I have a loose complete mint msv with the box - no paperwork or any of the interior packaging though.

[Flophouse]

Gas can color question?

Another collector and I were discussing the gas cans from the MSV. They have the same parts number inside as the original 1982 Vamp;

M-3252
2-5-A

Although also black, the Tiger Sting and the Funskool MRF and Police Jeeps don't have these numbers as above. To my knowledge, only the MSV has black cans with this exact parts number.
(Am I forgetting something?)

The odd thing is, both myself and the other collector have gas cans that are slightly different in color. One gas can has a smokey color and the other is slightly darker. I could see if this toy was
made over a period of time there could be some variances in the color, but I would guess that the MSV was produced in one single run, as it was only for the Canadian market, and that market
was much smaller the U.S. one. It was also only available for a short time.

So are there other MSV owners out there who have these slightly offset color gas cans or do others have exact matches? Just curious.

[darthdrew13]

Maybe they had to reload the plastic in the tanks before finishing the run?

[the_great_old]

Mine are exact matches. No differences.

[joenorth]

Gas can color question?

Another collector and I were discussing the gas cans from the MSV. They have the same parts number inside as the original 1982 Vamp;

M-3252
2-5-A

Although also black, the Tiger Sting and the Funskool MRF and Police Jeeps don't have these numbers as above. To my knowledge, only the MSV has black cans with this exact parts number.
(Am I forgetting something?)

The odd thing is, both myself and the other collector have gas cans that are slightly different in color. One gas can has a smokey color and the other is slightly darker. I could see if this toy was
made over a period of time there could be some variances in the color, but I would guess that the MSV was produced in one single run, as it was only for the Canadian market, and that market
was much smaller the U.S. one. It was also only available for a short time.

So are there other MSV owners out there who have these slightly offset color gas cans or do others have exact matches? Just curious.

I just checked my 1 original MSV can and the mold number is slightly different then yours:

M-3252
2-6-A

I can't comment on a colour difference as I only have the 1 can.

[Flophouse]

I just checked my 1 original MSV can and the mold number is slightly different then yours:

M-3252
2-6-A

My brain might explode trying to track all these little silly details. Can anyone else look at their gas cans and see what numbers they have?
Thanks for any help.

[claw]

I checked both of mine, one says M-3252 2-5-A the other M-3252 2-6-A .