Showing posts with label Corgi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Corgi. Show all posts

Friday, February 16, 2024

Basil Brush's Car

 



Basil Brush's Car, Corgi No. 808, was made in England by Mettoy Playcraft in the year 1971. It measures 9.5 cm long.

The die-cast car, featured in the children's TV show Basil Brush, is red with yellow metal mudguards. It showcases a fox sitting on the car. This particular model is a 1910 Renault diecast car, numbered 9031, with a clear windshield and gold lamp. The bottom of the car is made of yellow metal.
 

Basil Brush aired on the BBC from 1963 to 2007 and remains one of the most popular children's series. It is also one of the longest-running programs on the BBC. See more

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Mazda B1600 Pickup, Corgi No. 413B1





Mazda B1600 Pickup, Corgi No. 413B1, Made in Great Britain between the years 1976-1978, measures 15.5 cm at 1:36 scale. 

This metal car, a pickup truck, is the Mazda B1600 in yellow with attached yellow-black stickers. It features Motorway Maintenance graphics and text on the hood and doors. Inside the pickup truck, there's a metal hydraulic lift installed, with only the plastic basket being plastic. The metal tailgate can be opened and closed, and there's a black metal grille with silver bronze headlights. The underbelly is matte black metal, and there's a tow hook at the back of the car. The clear glass reveals a black interior. 

This model of a metal car had a production period as short as three years. Corgi rarely produces metal cars from Japanese companies. Shop here

Monday, January 22, 2024

Ford Transit Royal Mail




Ford Transit Royal Mail (1986-2003), produced by Corgi Junior (England) and made in China in the late '80s by Mettoy, measures 7.6 cm in length.

This Ford Transit diecast car represents a British postal vehicle from the 1980s. It is red with Tempo print and features the Royal Mail logo. The car has clear glass, a black interior, Whizzwheels-style wheels, and a black underbelly."


Burago - Jeep CJ7




Jeep CJ7, Burago No.4122, was made in Italy between the years 1985 and 1995, and it measures 9.4 cm in length (1:43 scale).
This diecast car is a red Jeep CJ7 with Tempo print, styled in rally racing fashion. It features a black interior and a foldable windshield frame. A spare tire is mounted on the back of the car, and its underbody is black.

Friday, September 22, 2023

Corgi Junior - Ford Transit British Gas Van

 



Corgi Junior - Ford Transit British Gas Van (1986-2003), manufactured by Corgi Junior (England) and made in China in the late 80s, has a length of 7.6 cm.


This Ford Transit diecast car, from the model years 1986-2003, is blue-white and serves as a service vehicle for British Gas, established in 1997 and continuing to the present day. It features tea-colored glass, a black interior and underbody, and Whizzwheels-style wheels. See more
 

Monday, September 18, 2023

Corgi Junior No. 159A Commando V100

 



Diecast car Corgi Junior No. 159A Commando V100 was produced by Mettoy in England in 1983. It has a length of 7.2 cm.

The Commando V100 Armored Car is military green with a black turret that can swing back and forth. It features side and rear stickers with the text 'V100 Commando' underneath the same metal body color as the car. It is equipped with Whizzwheels-style wheels. See more

Corgi Junior No.76B Willys Jeep,

 




Corgi Junior No.76B Willys Jeep, a metal car produced by Mettoy in England in 1974, measures 6.2 cm in length. 

It is a military green Jeep metal car with a brown driver figure. On the hood, there is a white star sticker. Underneath, the belly is made of metal in the same color as the car, and there is a tow hook at the back. The car features a metal front grille and front bumper, as well as Whizzwheels wheels. Mettoy produced this model of diecast car in only one color. Additionally, it has a foldable windshield. See more

Corgi No. 351 Land Rover RAF

 



Corgi No. 351 Land Rover RAF, a metal car produced by Playcraft in England in 1958, measures 9.5 cm in length. It is a Land Rover Series 1 model, serving as a long-range pickup truck for the British Royal Air Force, featuring a blue-gray color scheme (Air Force colors). This model comes with several distinctive features: a removable metal rear bed cover, clear glass, metal tow hooks on the back, a metal underbelly, removable rubber wheels, and aluminum wheel hubs. Additionally, there is a spare tire mounted on the front hood.

Playcraft produced this particular model of metal car in only one color, but it is available in two variations: one with suspension springs and one without, with the latter being from the final year of production. The production of this Land Rover spanned from 1958 to 1962. Despite its age of nearly 60 years, the condition of this metal car is considered to be very good. See more

Saturday, September 2, 2023

Basil Brush's Car

 



Basil Brush's Car, Corgi No. 808, was made in England by Mettoy Playcraft in the year 1971. It measures 9.5 cm long. 

The die-cast car, featured in the children's TV show Basil Brush, is red with yellow metal mudguards. It showcases a fox sitting on the car. This particular model is a 1910 Renault diecast car, numbered 9031, with a clear windshield and gold lamp. The bottom of the car is made of yellow metal. This die-cast model car is produced under license by television creators Ivan Owen and Peter Fermin.

Basil Brush aired on the BBC from 1963 to 2007 and remains one of the most popular children's series. It is also one of the longest-running programs on the BBC.

The Corgi Basil Brush diecast car had an impressive sales record, with up to 187,000 units sold during its short two-year production run. However, production of Basil Brush's Car was discontinued in 1973, in contrast to the TV show that has been on the air for over 40 years.See more

 

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Corgi No.490A Volkswagen Breakdown Truck



Corgi No.490A Volkswagen Breakdown Truck, Made by Corgi Toys in England, Year 1966.

Steel car, which is a service forklift in tan color. In the tailgate, there is a tool box with a lid-opening, car repair tools. Inside, there is a spare tire pickup truck with 2 tires, the rear of the car has a winch and a metal hook for lifting-towing the car. (can be rotated and locked), clear glass, red interior, gray metal bottom, metal wheel hub, replaceable rubber wheels

 

Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y-18C 1918 Atkinson Steam Lorry

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