BIG GAME AND TOY CARS

 Big game have always been popular with toy car makers.

I remember many Safari-style die-casts when I was a kid.

The Corgi Toys 256 Volkswagen 1200 East African Safari set was one I recall, I'm just not sure I had one.

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In the Seventies young kids were treated to larger plastic toys like this Adventure People Safari Set released by Fisher Price. I came across a loose set recently in a Charity shop, minus figures and animals. Neat though.

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Not so much Safari as Circus, the lustrous and big Chipperfields die-cast set, housed in a tight and squeaky polystyrene tray, introduced many of us to plastic wild animals in a way only equalled by Britains back in the Sixties. What a set! Did you have any?

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But perhaps the most famous and popular wildlife die-cast was the Daktari set. I had one and adored the whole thing especially Clarence the cross-eyed lion. TV-related die-casts had a captive audience, the toys being a natural spin-off from seeing Daktari on the telly each week. Did you have this set?

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Do you recall any wildlife toys, games or annuals readers?