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Shell Car Transporter

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1253 Shell Car Transporter

98 pieces in 53 part and color combinations, plus 1 minifigure.

The official piece count includes the 4 parts inside the set's minifigures, which this inventory lists separately. Spare parts are counted in neither figure.

Before you call it missing

Builders who report a missing piece often find it in one of these places. Tick each one off as you look.

Look-alike colors in this set

These parts appear in this set in two colors that are easy to confuse. If you are one short in one color, check whether it went in where the other color belongs. Each color has its own element ID in the parts list at the back of the instructions.

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Piece checklist

Black 29 pieces

  • Brick 2 x 2 Black Part 3003 Element 4103587 or 300326 ×1
  • Brick 2 x 6 Black Part 2456 Element 4181144 or 245626 ×2
  • Brick Sloped Inverted 45° 2 x 2 [Ovoid Bottom Pin, Bar-sized Stud Holes] Black Part 3660 Element 366026 ×2
  • Headwear Accessory Visor For Standard Helmet Black Part 2447 Element 6252803 or 4651398 ×1
  • Plate 2 x 3 Black Part 3021 Element 302126 ×1
  • Plate Special 1 x 1 with Clip Horizontal [Thick U Clip] Black Part 6019 Element 601976 or 601926 ×2
  • Plate Special 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper) Black Part 3794a ×2
  • Plate Special 2 x 2 with Wheels Holder Wide Black Part 6157 Element 615726 ×2
  • Steering Stand 1 x 2 with Black Steering Wheel Black Part 3829c01 Element 73081 ×1
  • Tile Special 1 x 2 Grille with Bottom Groove Black Part 2412b Element 241226 ×4
  • Tool Hammer / Mallet Large Black Part 4522 Element 452226 ×1
  • Tool Screwdriver and Spanner / Wrench Black Part 4006 Element 6034000 or 4569095 ×1
  • Tyre 14 x 9 Smooth Small Wide Slick Black Part 30028 Element 4508215 or 3002826 ×4
  • Tyre 21 x 12 with Offset Tread Small Wide Black Part 6015 Element 601526 ×4
  • Vehicle Base 4 x 7 x 2/3 with 3 x 4 Recessed, Wheel Pins Black Part 2441 Element 6482877 or 6349350 ×1

Red 25 pieces

  • Brick 1 x 2 Red Part 3004 Element 4613961 or 300421 ×2
  • Brick 2 x 2 Red Part 3003 Element 4103590 or 300371 ×1
  • Brick Sloped 33° 3 x 2 with Ferrari Logo Print Red Part 3298pr0032 ×1
  • Brick Sloped 45° 2 x 1 with Bottom Pin Red Part 3040b Element 4121934 or 304021 ×3
  • Cupboard 2 x 3 x 2 with Solid Studs Red Part 4532 Element 6106113 or 453221 ×1
  • Helmet, Standard Red Part 2446 Element 6020371 or 4610060 ×1
  • Panel 1 x 2 x 1 [Square Corners] Red Part 4865a ×2
  • Plate 1 x 2 Red Part 3023 Element 302321 ×2
  • Plate 1 x 4 Red Part 3710 Element 371021 ×1
  • Plate 1 x 6 Red Part 3666 Element 366621 ×2
  • Plate 2 x 4 Red Part 3020 Element 302021 ×2
  • Tile 1 x 4 with Groove Red Part 2431 Element 243121 ×2
  • Tile 2 x 2 with Groove Red Part 3068b Element 306821 ×1
  • Tile Special 1 x 2 with Handle Red Part 2432 Element 243221 ×3
  • Vehicle Base 4 x 5 with Wheel Arches, 2 x 2 Opening Red Part 4211 Element 4261132 or 421121 ×1

Light Gray 12 pieces

  • Brick Special 1 x 2 with Grille Light Gray Part 2877 Element 287702 ×1
  • Plate 1 x 2 Light Gray Part 3023 Element 302302 ×1
  • Plate 2 x 12 Light Gray Part 2445 Element 244502 ×1
  • Plate Special 1 x 1 with Clip Light, Bar Hole [Thick Ring] Light Gray Part 4081b Element 408102 ×4
  • Plate Special 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical [Thick U Clip] Light Gray Part 4085c Element 408502 ×2
  • Tile Special 2 x 3 with 2 Clips [Angled Clips] Light Gray Part 30350a Element 4142079 ×2
  • Vehicle Base, Trailer 6 x 12 x 1 1/3 Light Gray Part 30263 Element 4116827 ×1

White 11 pieces

  • Cupboard 2 x 3 x 2 Door White Part 4533 Element 4261470 or 4248214 ×1
  • Plate 1 x 4 White Part 3710 Element 6552108 or 6548266 ×1
  • Steering Stand 1 x 2 with Black Steering Wheel White Part 3829c01 Element 4208543 or 9551 ×1
  • Wheel 11 x 12 with Hole Round for Wheels Holder Pin White Part 6014a Element 601401 ×4
  • Wheel 8 x 9 with Round Hole for Wheel Holder Pin White Part 30027a ×4

Trans-Yellow 8 pieces

  • Plate 1 x 1 Trans-Yellow Part 3024 Element 6513966 or 6252045 Also in Yellow ×4
  • Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud Trans-Yellow Part 6141 Element 6514056 or 6240216 1 spare in the box ×4

Yellow 8 pieces

  • Bracket 1 x 2 - 1 x 4 [Square Corners] Yellow Part 2436 Element 4282745 or 243624 ×1
  • Plate 1 x 1 Yellow Part 3024 Element 302424 Also in Trans-Yellow ×2
  • Plate 1 x 2 Yellow Part 3023 Element 302324 ×1
  • Plate 2 x 2 Corner Yellow Part 2420 Element 242074 or 242024 ×2
  • Plate 2 x 4 Yellow Part 3020 Element 302024 ×2

Trans-Red 2 pieces

  • Plate 1 x 1 Trans-Red Part 3024 Element 6513963 or 6252042 ×2

Blue 1 piece

  • Brick 1 x 2 Blue Part 3004 Element 4613959 or 300423 ×1

Trans-Light Blue 1 piece

  • Windscreen 5 x 4 x 3 Trans-Light Blue Part 30251 Element 4289256 or 4116841 ×1

[No Color/Any Color] 1 piece

  • Sticker Sheet for Set 1253-1 [No Color/Any Color] Part 22645 Element 4129813 ×1

Minifigures 1 figure

  • Man, White Shirt with Shell Logo, Red Cap Minifigure, checked as a whole figure ×1

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When a piece really is missing

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