This is my Budgie Supercar circa 1962.
I bought it at an early Fanderson for £15.00. The dealer had dozens of them. It appears that they were part of a consignment sent to South Africa in the sixties to coincide with Supercar being shown on TV. However, I'm told it apparently never aired there , and merchandise including the Budgie Supercars were never distributed but left abandoned in some warehouse for years. Eventually someone must have bought up the stock and the Budgie Supercars along with other collectables found their way into the hands of memorabilia dealers.
It’s a simple die cast, around 4" long and reasonably accurate. The decals are good , but the paint finish isn‘t as good as more modern stuff, but I suppose that's only to be expected. The real downside are the wings which do go in an out but feel like they’re sliding on something inside which marks the paint.
The detail isn't quite up to the box artwork, but then what's new?
