JIMMYP's NOS IN THE BOX 1983 MONGOOSE PRO CLASS!! NOW WITH PICS

[Rodgy1970]

Here's a link to his thread.

http://www.raleighburner.com/phpBB2/posting.php'mode=quote&p=285159

"NOS IN THE BOX 1983 MONGOOSE PRO CLASS IN SHOW CHROME!!  

So here goes

I recieved a PM on bmxmuseum.com from a USA Member on the 17-4-2012 and it read somthing like this.

"Hi there, i have a Brand New Mongoose Pro Class bike still in the box for sale. If you are interested please send me you email address and ill send you some pics"

Well i was a bit sceptic at first as ive had PM's like this before and it always turns out to be either a 1998 Mongoose Pro or one of the Mongoose 2005 re-issue bikes. Anyways thought nothing to loose and sent him a message back with my email but not expecting anything startling or soon.

The next day i receive an email back from the member with a little description and some photo's. Here is two of them.







Well my jaw hit the floor to say the least  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  HOLY FEC  :lol:

So i messaged the guy straight back and asked for some more details and of course a price  :?  :?

The story goes that the guy who messaged me was selling it on behalf of another person, an old bike shop owner who was'nt very well and wanted to sell to get some money together to pay for his health care. He owned a Bike shop in America in the 80s and had the bike in storage ever since his shop shut down. Apparently the bike was ordered in for a customer who then came back and said he could'nt go through with the sale. The old guy kept the bike thinking he would sell it to somone else but never did. Once his shop shut down it just got put into storage along with some other stuff and its been sitting there since the 80s  :shock:  :shock:    

After some tooing and frowing about the deal regards Price, Posting and payment we finally came to a deal and i recieved the bike 5 days later. The bike was posted via USPS with a value of $40 and as a gift so as not to get any custom charges. Which was a bit risky as if it had gone missing i would'nt have been able to claim the full amount it was worth. So for 5 long days :?  :?  i was checking the tracking over and over untill it arrived safe and sound  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

As soon as it arrived i took it all out of the box and looked over it for over 2 hours. I could'nt believe i han a NOS IN THE BOX MONGOOSE PRO CLASS IN MY LIVINGROOM  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

I was as happy as a pig in sh1t  :lol:  :lol:    

So here's some photos ive taken to share with you all. Ive probs taken over 100 detailed photo's here are just a few for everyone to look at, Enjoy            
































































































































This did'nt come with the bike but i thought i would include a pic. NOS still sealed in the bag Mongoose Numberplate  














Well thats it and thanks for looking. Photo's took over 2 hrs and the thread an hour to put together.  :?  Could be the only NOS IN THE BOX PRO CLASS left in the world

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NOS IN THE BOX 1983 MONGOOSE PRO CLASS IN SHOW CHROME!!   "

[Bob_Acid]

I think it's all a ploy from the government and the alien people trying to brain wash us!

[brummie]

wow great find
not into gooses but would love that

[NORTY40]

  that's friggin awesome         

I think Mr Fett would give his left bollock for that 

[Jamroll]

Holy Feck 
Gorgeous 
Now get her built 

[Darren KAP]

      wow    great find  

[energiza]

  wow now that's what you call a snatch...proper nice bit of kit you have there..better go change my pants

[QUADROPHENIA]

That's pukka, did he really pay 5k for it ?

[In2 bmx]

WOW ... 

[hunterdubber]

What an awesome  set up  

[griff]

Holy Feck  
Gorgeous  
Now get her built  

+1  

[OrgasmDonor]

tiz nice

but

5K = fookin idiot confirmation 

[Andy68]

Wahooooaaaaa, hell of a find!!   

[pkripster]

how much did u get the bike must have been at least a grand

[CD17]

how much did u get the bike must have been at least a grand

I heard £5K   

It is lovely, but 

[dubber]

Hope your gonna put that chain guard on..so come on then, how much was it?

[dubber]

how much did u get the bike must have been at least a grand

I heard £5K   

It is lovely, but 

5k....silly money..

[Badbaldie]

were is LORD JOHN OF GOOSE ? we need his reaction on this ...... what a find 

[WINI]

   fook me blind!

That is some seriously sweet hardware!

 

[ozone]

how much did u get the bike must have been at least a grand

I heard £5K   

It is lovely, but 

He must think there's a profit in this.  I've seen his eBay auctions.   

[skki3330]

A lil bit of sex wee just popped out 

That is stunning if she was mine i wouldnt know what to do with it build it? keep it boxed? OMG

[Jon The Bassist]

He must think there's a profit in this.  I've seen his eBay auctions.   

I'm sure, I've seen him get completes very cheap under the guise of being a 'real enthusiast' then sell ever last washer for massive profit. Classy behaviour that 

[Betty]

5 grand 

What could you do with it, look in the box every now and then? 

[mattuknc]

Very nice find. 

[TORKER mick]

can i have the brakes if you split great find