C468

Notes

Issued during 1969, this is an early Routemaster Bus with all the nice details not present in the later issues. This scarce promotional Bus has the bright and clean ’Church’s Shoes’ transfers on both sides:

Detailed transfers head-on too:

Suspension is fine on shaped spun wheels.
Barely a mark on this model – just a couple of little rubs if you look closely enough! Minor glue residue at one of the destination boards at the sides, since this was sometimes removed on these promotional issues. Notably, the ribbed roof is unblemished and the original paint finish is vibrant and gleaming. Note that this version was assembled without the boarding pole.
The card pictorial box is complete and clean with all end flaps intact. Some rubbing/wear at edges and a little sunfading too. No graffiti.