Corgi%20Toys
Another great lock down find. What do they say: " We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing". The magical F1 cars of Tony Vandervell.
Brand: Corgi Series: N/A Livery: "STANDARD" Scale: 1/64 Base: Black plastic - Collector/casting number: N/A Country of manufacture: China Place/date of purchase: Value Village 2020 Condition: Light play ware 8/10 Remarks/comments:
Production years: 1966-1969
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Ocaltine Bedford CA vans from Corgi Classics and Dinky (Altas re-issue in this case).
Corgi D16/1 Rallying with Ford - Ford Cortina 893 DOO. The Coupe des Alpes is a classic among rallies, one of the hardest in the calendar. There is no outright winner, the main honours being divided between Touring and GT cars. The Touring Car Category in 1964 was won by a Ford Cortina driven by Vic Elford and David Stone, running with two twin-choke carburettors and several Lotus-Cortina details, all homologated for the job. They also collected a Coupe des Alpes for completing the 2,100 mile rally route without penalty. Photographed for the family business website using a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V digital compact camera, light tent illuminated by two halogen lamps of the type usually found in kitchen or bathroom ceilings.
Once a very familiar purchase in places such as ASDA and Tesco where they were sold so so cheaply and equalled the charm of the old Corgi Juniors equivalent but beat it on modern quality and finish. Technically an unlicensed casting to begin with but after a few years Realtoy had to start paying royalties to Nanjing who were the new custodians of the Austin marque. That meant a change to an all metal construction and rise in price which saw this casting disappear from Tesco. It still lives on of course as this was bought brand new recently from a Toymaster store. Mint and boxed.
Corgi D16/1 Rallying with Ford - Ford Zodiac NBL 666. Fitted with a modified cylinder head and carburation, the privately entered Zodiac NBL 666 won the Over 2,000cc GT Class on the 1961 Monte Carlo Rally, driven by entrants Tommy Handley and Dacre Harvey. Its modified carburation/fuel system arrangements included a built-in under-bonnet fire extinguishing system, and as a result of this equipment and the Zodiac’s luxury interior appointments, NBL 666 also won the Comfort and Safety Award on the same rally that year. Photographed for the family business website using a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V digital compact camera and avauilable light from a large window.
Oxo Morris J and Trojan vans from Corgi Classics and Dinky (Altas re-issue in this case).
Gerald Wingrove is a renown scale modeller for extremely high quality classic miniature cars. During the late 1960’s he was commissioned to produce patterns for a variety of toy cars by Mettoy the owners of the Corgi Toys brand. One of which was this Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupé. He completed the pattern in late 1969 and the Corgi Toys model was issued in April 1970. This model was the last released with the Take-Off Wheels and Golden Jacks feature and was numbered 300. Made in Great Britain to 1:46th scale eventually 289,00 were produced. Corgi Toys issued this model in two bright vacuum plated lacquered finishes: green and red. Detailed interior and steering wheel were expected features in toy cars from this period and the former is represented in yellow plastic and the latter in gold painted metal. Play value is provided by an opening bonnet which is painted matt-black to add contrast to the bright body finish. Within the engine bay is a detailed plated engine and a black plastic component is used to represent the air filter, hoses and wiring. As this model represent the Targa Top Coupé there are two transparent yellow plastic panels which are removable. Also the real car had headlights that were retained in the front body panel and they came out only when the headlights were turned on. Again Corgi Toys replicated this feature and operating a lever under the base raised and lowered these lights. However, the major play value feature was one that was unique to Corgi Toys: Take-Off Wheels and Golden Jacks. This feature in itself was a miniature engineering marvel. The ability to remove and replace wheels easily together with supplying a diminutive working jacking system is an amazing achievement. Now we are at the baseplate this is painted matt-grey and two rear exhaust outlets are included in this casting. Finishing touches comprise jewelled headlights, ruby red taillights and the classic crossed flags were represented by transfers. All of this is truly wonderful but Gerald Wingrove left his mark by engraving ‘Stingray’ over superbly detailed air vents and CORVETTE is clearly highlighted into the rear panel. As a note this model was fitted with two types of wheel hubs. The earlier hub has a raised centre section and the latter hub has an indented centre section. On the models illustrated the red car has raised centre wheel hubs and the green car has indented centre wheel hubs. This modification may have been the result of child safety as the raised centre hub can feel quiet sharp. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my permission. Thanks. Chris
By Corgi and Somerville.
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Vanguards 001 19 Ford Anglia in Venetian Gold Metallic, 1:43 scale. This was produced in China after the Corgi take-over of Lledo. It was the first in the Lledo Vanguards range, the casting being introduced in 1996. As the first issue was 001 00 this is at least the 20th colour variation, but it also appeared in the Corgi range as Mr Weasley's Ford Anglia from the Harry Potter films: www.flickr.com/photos/adrianz-toyz/10443151414
Corgi Juniors Ford Caravanette. Made in Great Britain. Photographed for the family business website, this small model sold within two days of listing! Olympus SP-350, available light from a large window.
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Production years: 1970-1971
YN20CCY 39461. My representation of First West N280UD/ADL Enviro 400 City CBG operating 'south glos lynx' Y1 to Chipping Sodbury. Amazing what you can make from cheap corgi borismaster!
