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

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

Yes, it could be a Special Order Deluxe Blue Racer with the gold plated
piece added but if you were going to that trouble and expense, why not
order a Presentation with Blue Racer hardware and with the standard La-Hiff
adjustable mainspring.

I think it was made by a collector using a Blue Racer from 1955 - can
anyone tell if the parts are the Original parts or the Blue Racer parts?

73
DR

On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 10:23 PM Benny K5KV <k5kvm5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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