RELAY TORCH - VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC GAMES, UNCUT + Uniform + 2010 Swatch Watch

www.bombardier.com/files/en/supporting_docs/BI-Bombardier-torch.pdf 

About the Torch:

The 2010 Olympic Torch was designed and manufactured by Bombardier in collaboration with the
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games (VANOC).
It is a symbol of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, and has carried the Olympic Flame across Canada on its
45,000-kilometre journey. 12,000 torchbearers held an Olympic Torch as they moved through
1,037 communities across Canada!

SPECIFICATIONS:
* Designer/Manufacturer: Bombardier/VANOC
* Length: 37-1/8 in., 94.5 cm
* Width: Varies
* Mass (with fuel): 3.5 lb/1.6 kg
* Construction: aluminum frame, SMC fiberglass shell
* Burner length: 30 cm
* Burner system: stainless steel, copper and brass
* Burn time: 12 - 15 minutes
* Operating temperature: -50°C to +40°C
* Weather resistance: expected to burn through rain, snow, sleet, and wind
* Fuel: Propane and isobutane blend, with other unspecified hydrocarbons
* Production totals: 12,000 (one for every carrier in the torch relay) + 2,000 spare / back-up units

INCLUDED:
* 1 x Authentic & fully functional 2010 Olympic Torch dated and hand-signed by a Bombardier quality inspector
* 1 x Cloth torch carrying Sleeve with Vancouver 2010 Torch Relay logos
* 1 x Original Cardboard Box

Bonus:

* Option to purchase 1 x Gas Cylinder for only $200 and no additional shipping costs

* 1 x 2010 Torch Relay Uniform consisting of white pants and jacket

* 1 x 2010 Swatch Watch included

CONDITION:
NEW in original box, never used!
The gas/fuel line inside this torch is NOT CUT, and can be used. This means that you can light up this torch if you have a fuel / gas canister!

If you buy the Original Gas Cylinder:  I will have to empty the gas in order to ship internationally. However, if you want to do a local pickup in Vancouver BC, the gas Cylinder will be full

Most torches had their gas lines cut by VANOC employees for public safety reasons. This one escaped uncut! All gas / fuel
canisters (option to buy one included) were supposed to be removed and collected by VANOC employees for safety reasons, and because the torch
is only meant to carry the Olympic flame.

Shipping & handling within the USA $40. Canada $29.99
International bidders welcome. International shipping via expedited (3-6 business days Europe and 4-8 the rest of the world) is: $110

Note: if actual shipping costs are Lower, a refund will be made to reflect actual shipping cost. 

History
In collaboration with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), Bombardier engineers and industrial designers spent more than two years designing and testing the 2010 Olympic Torch. A fuel blend of propane and isobutane allows the torch to burn in colder temperatures than any other torch in Olympic history. A vent in the side of the torch allows the Olympic Flame to unfurl like a flag. 

INSPIRATION 
Bold, attractive and functional, the Bombardier-designed Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch is inspired by the long horizons, graceful snowdrifts and delicate shadows that form the contours of Canada’s unique winter landscape. The shape of the torch emulates the curved pathways that will be traced by the Torch Relay across Canada, and the lines carved by winter sport, be it skis through fresh powder or blades on ice. The torch design is fluid, organic and profoundly human. 

I have a brand new in box, 2010 Olympic torch. What makes this torch unique is not only the fact that is NEW, that the FUEL LINE is UNCUT, but it actually comes with an option to buy an original GAS CYLINDER. This is Specially Unique and rare as VANOC and Bombardier I quote "VANOC and Bombardier are Committed to RECYCLING ANY UNSUED FUEL from the 2010 Olympic Torches" so hurry up!!!


 

The 2010 Olympic Torch was designed and manufactured by Montreal-based Bombardier Inc., a Canadian company founded in 1942 that stands as the largest supplier of rail equipment, systems and services, and the third largest manufacturer of civil aircraft in the world. Inspired by the contours of Canada’s winter landscape, the design of the 2010 Olympic Torch symbolizes the tracks created in snow and ice by winter sports. Each torch was manually inspected and signed off... 

In collaboration with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), Bombardier engineers and industrial designers spent more than two years designing and testing the 2010 Olympic Torch. A fuel blend of propane and isobutane allows the torch to burn in colder temperatures than any other torch in Olympic history. A vent in the side of the torch allows the Olympic Flame to unfurl like a flag. 


INSPIRATION 
Bold, attractive and functional, the Bombardier-designed Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch is inspired by the long horizons, graceful snowdrifts and delicate shadows that form the contours of Canada’s unique winter landscape. The shape of the torch emulates the curved pathways that will be traced by the Torch Relay across Canada, and the lines carved by winter sport, be it skis through fresh powder or blades on ice. The torch design is fluid, organic and profoundly human. 







BUILDING 12,000 OLYMPIC TORCHES 
Bombardier is producing one torch for each torchbearer who will participate in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. More than 12,000 torches are being manufactured by Bombardier in Canada. After the component parts are created, Bombardier employees perform the final assembly of each torch by hand. Expert assemblers control the correct fit of the components and inspect each torch before it is packaged and shipped to VANOC. 
Recyclable materials are used as much as possible during manufacturing, including interior steel components and the torch’s exterior aluminum shell. In addition, the cylinders inside every torch will be recycled after their use. VANOC and Bombardier are committed to recycling any unused fuel from the 2010 Olympic Torches. 
the bone-chilling Arctic cold of Canadian Forces Station Alert, just 900 kilometres from the North Pole. The Olympic Flame will visit 1,037 communities in every corner of Canada, including the country’s most northern, southern and eastern points, before it arrives in Vancouver for the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games on February 12, 2010. 

Each torch was 

TORCH FACTS 
The 2010 Olympic Torch is designed to burn brightly through snow, rain, sleet, hail, sun, wind and subzero temperatures. 
A special fuel blend will keep the torch lit in temperatures as low as -40 °C. 
A side vent allows the flame to unfurl like a flag. 
␣ Height:945mm(37.125inches) 
␣ Weight(includingfuel):1,600g(3.5lb) 
␣ Materialsused:stainlesssteel,aluminum and sheet moulding compound 
␣ Materialsusedforburner:stainlesssteel, copper and brass 
␣ Fuel:ablendofpropaneandisobutane 
␣ Operatingtime(temperatureandaltitude dependent): minimum of 12 minutes 
␣ Technologiesused:compression moulding, die stamping, roll forming, 5-axis laser cutting, laser etching 


 

 


 

Please note that the serial number and the official quality control inspector from bombardier may be different than the shown in the pictures.

So Hurry up and buy it so that you can have a truly unique piece of history!!!