[CW] Left-Handed Vibroplex Presentation Blue Racer - FAKE!

[Benny K5KV]

DAVID

IT COULD BE A SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE BLUE RACER WITH THE GOLD PLATED PIECE
ADDED.

I WONDER ABOUT MY '72 CHAMPION WITH A NICKEL OR CHROME PLATED BASE.  I CAN
FIND NO RECORD OR INFO ABOUT THEM EVER MAKING ONE OF THESE BUT I HAVE SHOWN
IT TO A BIG CW GROUP AND NO ONE DOUBTED IT WAS REAL AS IT SHOWS NO EVIDENCE
OF MODIFICATION.

A NYC FRIEND WHO USED TO VISIT 833 BROADWAY OFTEN TOLD ME THEY WOULD DO
SPECIAL ORDERS LIKE THIS IF YOU HAD THE GREEN.  THEY HAVE MADE LEFT-HANDED
MODELS ALL ALONG AND TRIM DOWN A PRESENTATION PLATE AND ADD IT TO A DELUXE
BLUE RACER DOESNT SOUND DIFFICULT.  MAYBE THIS APPLIES TO YOUR BUG ALSO?

73
BENNY K5KV

On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 6:42 PM Walter - K5EST <walter.k5est at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Keen eye, David!
>
> Walter, K5EST ⚓
>
> On Tue, Jun 27, 2023, 6:38 PM David J. J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:
>
>> Unusual variation of Vibroplex semi-automatic key. Here is a left-handed
>> Vibroplex Presentation with Blue Racer hardware (I think) and a Blue Racer
>> size base. But alas, no La-Hiff adjustable mainspring.
>>
>> [image: #4 L Presentation Lefthand 188359.jpg]
>> Serial number: 188,359, 833 Broadway
>> which dates from 1955, however the Presentation would have been made with
>> the La-HIff adjustable mainspring, which this key is missing, see photo. So
>> it is a beautiful fake.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> DR
>>
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