Another model from the Corgi Club, this time the impressive Volkswagen 1200 in East African Safari trim. (Corgi 256)
Presented in deluxe packaging with a painted diorama display plinth, it comes with a Rhino charging the hapless rally car.
The model features East African Rally stickers and decals, and can be steered using the spare wheel mounted on the roof. It also has an opening boot and bonnet.
The original model was released in 1965, and stayed in the Corgi range until 1968, selling in excess of 760,000. Corgi also used the same casting for a police version, using the hole left by the spare wheel to fit an emergency light.
Although I didn’t have the model as a youngster, I did have the Police version. This is another model I vividly remember from back in the sixties, mainly from the colourful adverts in TV Century 21 for both the Volkswagen Rally car, and the Police car.
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