[8899dj]

... it was in 2000.

Grabbed this one from a FB seller. We agreed on a pretty fair price for it. The sleeve is as close to brand new as I've seen. Always very welcome when they arrive in this condition.

I expect many of you are aware but for those who aren't this is Earnhardt's lowest production number Elite from when he was alive.

DIN #13.

 

[kshook]

Great looking Earnhardt add !!!

 

[T-Bone]

I have to be honest! It has been years since I have seen a Sr. Under the Lights elite. Congrats 🎉 on your add.

 

[Christina87]

Very nice rare add. Congrats

 

[Legacy]

Congrats on the add .. the Dale Sr. "Under the Lights" die-casts (Elite and ARC) have consistently maintained a substantially high market value over all other standard paint Dale Sr. die-cast for over two decades.

A testament considering 1,200 Elite and 2,304 ARC production quantities would be considered high with today's collector demographic and continual declining demand ...a rare exception of a continuing overall market trend.

I acquired mine (pictured below) privately from a collector who knew Dale Sr. personally twenty years ago. I have only seen one other Elite surface which was authentically signed by Dale Sr. in over two decades.

I acquired this ARC version off ebaY around 20 years ago as well. I have only seen a few other ARC versions which were Dale Sr. authentically signed surface over the years on ebaY.

The ARC version of this die-cast was only mass produced as a clear window bank. This is the only die-cast bank I have ever had in my collection.

Happy Hunting Everyone.