CGS48

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issued by Corgi during 1969, this scarce set comprises:

1) Corgi 1148 Scammell Car Transporter with a gleaming red and white with all four yellow fixing clips intact. Near mint plus condition – occasional very minor mark only.

2) Corgi 345 MGC GT in yellow and black with jewelled lights and intact suspension on spoked wheels. Near mint plus condition, with correct opening suitcase and sheet of racing numbers.

3) Corgi 340 Sunbeam Imp ‘Monte Carlo’ in bright metallic blue. Excellent plus condition. Notably intact suspension on shaped spun wheels. Wear to transfers with some loss. Light scratch on the roof. Marking to rear bumper.

4) Corgi 201 The Saint’s Volvo. Very scarce issue in white with a red bonnet label and shaped spun wheels. Near mint plus condition. Several tiny marks mostly at side raised edges.

5) Corgi 249 Morris Mini Cooper De-Luxe in black with a red roof and complete ‘wickerwork’ side panels. Suspension on detailed cast wheels. Near mint.

6) Corgi 226 Morris Mini Minor in metallic maroon with suspension on detailed cast wheels. Very near mint.

7) Corgi 339 Mini Cooper ‘S’ Monte Carlo in red and white with chrome roof rack and two spare tyres. Complete racing number on one side, small nick in the other. Intact number plates. Complete Monte Carlo labels front and rear. Near mint plus.

All contents are housed in a complete and bright polystyrene inner (tiny wear).

This set comes with the little still-sealed bag of traffic cones and a Corgi Club Membership Form with Instructions for the police version of the Imp (Corgi 506).
The outer box is complete, if rather grubby now with age-handling wear. Couple of minor end flap tears and a small corner crumple. The original cellophane is intact.