directJULY 2006 DON’T MISS THESE MODELS! Our latest 32 page issue featuring the very latest from the Corgi Vanguards, Trackside, Original Omnibus and Road Transport ranges, plus NEW releases celebrating Corgi’s 50th Anniversary.

4 See page 5 for this NEWLY TOOLED Roe Trolleybus from our Original Omnibus series 6 Celebrate Pollock’s 70th Anniversary with this NEW Leyland Platform Lorry on page 20

Corgi - Making the Great Small Collectables Index Mini WORKING Dear Collector, FRONTFRONT && REARREAR In this issue LIGHTS! As almost exact contemporaries, Corgi (1956) and the Mini This selection of precision die-cast features over a hundred models, some 20% of them now (1959) have literally grown up together. The very first Corgi 3 Minis Mini, the Morris Mini-Minor, appeared as early as February released direct to collectors for the first time. 1960, priced at 3s 4d (that’s about 16_p), and went on to 4-7 Original Omnibus In this, the 50th Anniversary year of the Corgi name, we are naturally marking the sell over 1.6 million models! Over the next 40+ years, 8-14 Vanguards occasion with some special Limited Editions. Among the 1:76 scale Original Omnibus the Mini has continued to perform as one of the superstars of the Corgi range, right up to these very latest BMW Mini range, there are two Limited Editions which specifically mark the Anniversary, issued in WORKING 15 Days Gone WORKING Coopers, all of which feature working front and rear lights. editions of exactly 2,006 pieces. There are also two 1:50 scale Limited Editions in our FRONTFRONT && REARREAR 16-21 Road Transport BMW Mini Cooper S LIGHTS!LIGHTS! flagship 1:50 scale Hauliers of Renown series, again limited to just 2,006 models. 4 22-25 Trackside (St George’s Cross) - Chili Red 6 Corgi is not alone in celebrating a milestone anniversary. 150 years of the renowned Ref: CC86523 £19.99 Scale 1:36 BMW Mini Cooper S (Irish Tricolour) - British Racing Green 26-27 Corgi Collection Foden marque are recognised by the issue of a three-piece set that includes the newly Approx. length 90mm Ref: CC86525 £19.99 tooled Foden Alpha. And 70 years of Pollock of Musselburgh are marked by the issue of a BMW Mini Cooper S (St Andrew’s Cross) - 28 TV & Film Hyper Blue Metallic 5 Scale 1:36 Approx. length 90mm range of period vehicles from the firm’s fleets of the 50s, 60s and 70s. 29 Superhaulers Ref: CC86522 £19.99 Scale 1:36 As in recent selections, I have again included a range of models from the Days Gone, Approx. length 90mm 30-31 James Bond Vanguards, and Trackside series, which have proved popular with Corgi collectors. 32 Anniversary Formerly produced by the Lledo company, these models have been assimilated comfortably into the Corgi ‘stable’, and our considerable investment in new tooling has ensured that the standard of new models within these ranges will surpass what has been achieved before. I hope I’ve managed to include something you’ll want to add to your own collection BMW Mini Cooper S (Welsh Dragon) - Silver 7 Ref: CC86524 £19.99 WORKING FRONTFRONT && REARREAR Claire Winter WORKINGWORKING Scale 1:36 Direct Marketing Manager Approx. length 90mm LIGHTS! FRONTFRONT && REARREAR 3 LIGHTS!LIGHTS! post your order to: Corgi Classics Ltd., FREEPOST SO 4438, SO14 0HS (no stamp needed) buy online at www.corgi.co.uk Collectables Original Omnibus

The Original Omnibus range of 1:76 scale buses and coaches features both Van Hool T9 - Go Goodwins 5 The Teesside Railless Traction Board historic and modern vehicles. Each is accurately scaled and reproduces a The original of our 1:76 scale model, registration C11 ECB, is one of the official T.R.T.B came into being in 1919, the first car run specific full-size original, and the liveries and badging are carefully researched Cricket Team coaches, owned and run by Go Goodwins of Eccles, and matched to those of the vehicles on which they are modelled. Manchester, who this year clock up their 30th year in business. Features include experimentally in September being a chassis supplied by the Cleveland Car Company of Darlington with an 5 full passenger seating and the unusual extended rear view mirror configuration. SLF/Pointer 1 - Brighton & Hove Ref: OM45906 £24.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 160mm English Electric Company body and electrical This is the very latest livery of Fleet No. 204 operated by the Brighton & Hove 2,010 models equipment from Dick Kerr. The Roe trolleybus featured Bus & Coach Company. This Limited Edition features full passenger seating, here in T.R.T.B. livery entered service in June 1950, photo-etched wipers and fine detail rear view mirrors. Plaxton Premiere - McKindless Express 4 originally with an ELC body, converted in the early Ref: OM44706 £19.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 145mm Launched in 1991, the Plaxton Premiere quickly became a favourite among coach operators. No better endorsement can be found than that 1960s to the Roe body. T.R.T.B. ceased to exist when of the family business of Vincent and Margaret McKindless, a member of absorbed by the new Teesside Municipal whose Lanarkshire-based fleet is reflected in this 1:76 scale Limited Edition. Transport in 1968. Ref: OM43313 £19.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 108mm

EDITOR’S 3,260 models CHOICE 2,210 models A highly O ROE Trolleybus - Teesside Railless Traction Board 7 detailed O Volvo B7TL/East Lancs Vyking - Bus Eireann 7 Delivered to T.R.T.B. as No. 2 on the 1st June 1950, the original of this model! Based on one of three vehicles put into park & ride service in Cork in 2004, this newly-tooled 1:76 scale replica is currently being restored at the Trolleybus 1:76 scale Limited Edition replicates a Volvo B7TL with East Lancs Vyking body. Museum at Sandtoft. Half the models come with North Ormesby destination The livery incorporates the coat of arms of the City of Cork, and the logo of Cork signage, and half South Bank. 2005 – European Capital of Culture. Ref: OM41401 £24.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 108mm 2,010 models Ref: OM42512 £21.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 145mm DUAL DESTINATION. 50% of models produced will carry the destination North Ormesby and 50% will carry the destination South Bank 4 Join our collectors club today! Log on @ www.corgi.co.uk for more details 3,020 models 5

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Two of the models featured here are Special Editions marking the 50th DUAL DESTINATION. Anniversary in 2006 of the Corgi name. These are the Van Hool T9 in 50% of models produced the livery of Caelloi Motors, and the Bristol Lodekka FS5G in the colours will carry the destination Grimston Bar 8 and 50% of Lincolnshire Road Car. Each is issued in Limited Editions of just 2,006 will carry the destination pieces, and are likely to attract exceptional collector demand. Askham Bar 3 2,210 models Wright Eclipse Fusion - First York 4 Our replica reproduces a 55-seat Wright Fusion body built on to a Volvo B7BLA 2,010 models articulated, in the colours of First York, voted Public Transport Operator of the Year in 2005. The model features realistic articulation, the authentic livery of the Park & Ride Blackpool Balloon Tram - Mystique Cabaret of Magic and Illusion 4 service, and five digit fleet number 10041. It may be hard to believe, but the original of our replica first entered service in 1934. The side Ref: OM41306 £29.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 240mm panel area of the Balloon design makes it particularly suitable to show off the signwriter’s art. Van Hool T9 – Caelloi Motors 5 Ref: OM43510 £29.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 170mm Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Corgi brand in 2006, we have chosen some particularly popular castings for special Limited Editions. This Van Hool T9, in the livery Optare Solo - Trent Barton 5 2,260 models of the oldest coach operator livery in the UK, comes in bespoke packaging, bears a This Limited Edition is modelled on one of the 66 Optare Solo 34-seat single-deckers operated special 50th Anniversary emblem, and with an Anniversary booklet. by the Derbyshire-based fleet. Whether you’re going to Ripley or Derby, this is the one to Ref: AN45904 £49.99 Scale 1:76 catch, with its detailed seating, driver cab, glazed windows all Approx. length 108mm round and accurate Trent Barton livery and badging. DUAL DESTINATION. 50% of 2,006 models Ref: OM44111 £19.99 models produced will carry the destination Scale 1:76 4 12 Boultham Moor and 50% 2 West Parade Bristol Lodekka FS5G – Lincolnshire Road Car Approx. length 110mm Voted by collectors the most desirable OO model to be included Leyland PD2/ROE - Lincoln Corporation 4 in Corgi’s special 50th Anniversary series, the Bristol Lodekka DUAL DESTINATION. The original of our 1:76 scale replica was one of four 7'6" 50% of models produced replicates a meticulously restored original in the Lincolnshire wide Titans with Roe 61 bodywork delivered to Lincoln in 1961, will carry the destination 1A Road Car livery. The model comes with a wood effect plinth, and is now preserved at the Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum. Ripley and 50% will carry Corgi Anniversary booklet and Limited Edition Certificate. Ref: OM41403 £24.99 Scale 1:76 the destination 92 Derby Ref: AN40814 £49.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 108mm Approx. length 108mm 6 2,210 models 2,006 models

post your order to: Corgi Classics Ltd., FREEPOST SO 4438, Southampton SO14 0HS (no stamp needed) buy online at www.corgi.co.uk Collectables Vanguards EDITOR’S Ford Escort MkI - Electric Blue 7 The Vanguards range of 1:43 scale replicas features CHOICE saloons, sports cars and working vehicles from the The Escort replaced the Anglia in 1968, though the Collect this past sixty years of British automotive history. All the original of our Limited Edition was produced 80’s classic! Vanguards models featured on these pages are in 1971. From the carefully matched Limited Editions, and seven are brand new releases, electric blue paintwork to the detailed now offered direct to collectors for the first time. chassis, this is a perfect little replica. Ref: VA09506 £11.99 5 Scale 1:43 Approx. length 93mm Ford Consul - Copper Brown 4 The cheaper 2 litre version of the Granada, Vauxhall Astra SXi - Breeze Blue Vauxhall Cavalier MkII CD - Orient Blue 4 the car started life with a V4 engine and Launched in 2004, the Mk5 Astra has proved a huge success. Our 1:43 6 Ford Lotus Cortina MkII - The most luxurious car in the Cavalier range, General Motors’ spearhead against was badged as the Consul until late scale Limited Edition models the 1.6 SXi. Features include detailed wheels, 1967 Gulf London Marathon its most deadly rival, Ford’s Sierra, the CD is modelled here to exact 1:43 scale. 1975, when the name was dropped. hubs and tyres, a detailed interior and precisely matched paint colour. Our 1:43 scale replica is modelled on the Features include a detailed interior which includes steering wheel and dashboard. Features of the model include the Ref: VA09404 £11.99 Scale 1:43 MkII Lotus Cortina driven by Ford works driver Approx. length 97mm Ref: VA09803 £11.99 Scale 1:43 Approx. length 100mm highly individualistic Copper Brown Ove Andersson to win the 1967 ‘Gulf London’, paint colour, which is precisely Vauxhall HB Viva Brabham - Grecian White 5 UK based ‘forestry marathon’ Rally. Features matched to that of the original. The HB Viva adopted the well-proven measure of incorporating the name of a include a full complement of spot lights. Ref: VA05510 £11.99 world champion (Jack Brabham) into the badging of the more powerful version Ref: VA04111 £12.99 Scale 1:43 Approx. length 102mm of the Viva road car. Features include working suspension. Scale 1:43 Approx. length 102mm Ref: VA08709 £11.99 Ford Sierra Cosworth - Diamond White 7 Scale 1:43 Approx. length 96mm In the 1990s it was no contest, whether for performance, practicality, space, style or ease of maintenance, it was the Sapphire Cosworth. This model comes complete with a facsimile of 4 the original Autocar road test. Vauxhall HB Viva GT - Goodwood Green Starmist Ref: AN10004 Launched in 1968, the HB Viva GT looked good, but understeer problems made £29.99 Scale 1:43 it less than totally attractive as a sports saloon. Features of this Limited Edition Approx. length 104mm include extensive chromed detail, jaunty wing mirrors and working suspension. 8 Ref: VA08710 £11.99 Scale 1:43 Approx. length 96mm 9

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EDITOR’S 6 Land Rover Defender - Police CHOICE Service of Northern Ireland 6 Ford Anglia Van - Dunbartonshire Corgi & the Constabulary Best selling With the lowering of the political Constabulary The Vanguards range of Police vehicles continues Police model temperature in Northern Ireland, This Limited Edition is modelled on a 105E van that one of Corgi’s oldest traditions. Right from the standard issue Land Rovers have entered the Dunbartonshire force in 1966 in the largely replaced the armoured Dog Section. It was the ideal vehicle for this and beginning, this has proved a popular theme, versions of The Troubles. Features many other duties, and notable for its reliability. and early models included the 1:48 scale Riley detailed roof light and wheels. Ref: VA00417 £12.99 Scale 1:43 Pathfinder (1958) and the 1:46 scale Ford Zephyr Ref: VA09703 £14.99 Approx. length 89mm (1960). We did, however, miss one trick – in 1963, Scale 1:43 Approx. length 105mm Ford Zephyr MkII - we turned down the opportunity to produce one New Zealand Police 4 or more police cars from Z Cars! The rugged simplicity and easily available 7 Vauxhall Astra - Metropolitan Police 7 Morris Minor Van - Glasgow Police power made the Zephyr MkII a favourite This Morris Minor van pays tribute to a Jaguar XJ6 - Ayrshire Police 5 What the Met’s Incident Response Unit needs is a fast, reliable, of police forces around the world, and the remarkable model design which was The original OCS 359H entered service with the Traffic Division manoeuvrable vehicle – which is precisely what the Astra offers. original of our 1:43 scale Limited Edition still in service with forces such as City of Ayr Police in 1970, the ideal high-speed car. Features include Features include working suspension and authentic Met livery. actually survives in the New Zealand of Glasgow Police more than 20 accurate badging and roof light, jewelled headlights and Ref: VA09405 £14.99 Scale 1:43 Police vehicle museum. Features of the Approx. length 97mm years after its introduction, due to detailed wheels, hubs and tyres. model include all the attributes of the its reliability and economy. Ref: VA08609 £12.99 Scale 1:43 Vanguards 8-Point Specification Plan. Ref: VA01123 £12.99 Approx. length 110mm Ref: VA06105 £12.99 Scale 1:43 Approx. length 85mm Scale 1:43 Approx. length 108mm 6 EDITOR’S Triumph 2.5 Pi - Cleveland Constabulary 6 CHOICE The original of our Limited Edition, registration OXG 230M, Ford Escort MkI - Suffolk Police Cop this one for was one of the first cars supplied to the amalgamated Cleveland The Escort MkI is offered as an addition to your collection! force in 1974, and used the call sign Bravo Foxtrot 2. the popular police car series of Vanguards. Ref: VA08211 £12.99 Scale 1:43 Features include working suspension, Approx. length 96mm authentic livery, roof light and detailed interior. Ref: VA09502 £12.99 10 Find more products and offers on-line @ www.corgi.co.uk Scale 1:43 Approx. length 92mm 11

post your order to: Corgi Classics Ltd., FREEPOST SO 4438, Southampton SO14 0HS (no stamp needed) buy online at www.corgi.co.uk Collectables Vanguards EDITOR’S 6 Range Rover – White Gold 7 Range Rover - Giverny Green Metallic CHOICE Hard to believe, but the Range Rover is now over 35 years So stylish that it became the first vehicle to A highly detailed old. Today 4 x 4s are two a penny, but at the time the Range Vanguards be exhibited in the Louvre, the Range Rover model! Rover was revolutionary: the first vehicle in the world that went on to this third generation, launched at worked properly as a road car but was also great off-road. London’s Design Museum. Our model reproduces Ref: VA09602 £12.99 Scale 1:43 the actual model road tested at the time, and comes Approx. length 115mm with a reprint of the original road test report. Ref: AN09607 £29.99 Scale 1:43 Approx. length 115mm 2,006 models

6 Land Rover Series II - Edinburgh City Trans. This Limited Edition is modelled on the original introduced to Triumph Stag - Pimento Red - Hidden Treasures 4 Edinburgh Corporation Transport’s fleet in 1966. From the Produced from new tooling for 2006, this version of the Stag conjures up chromed wing mirrors to the precisely matched paint colours, a Hidden Treasure, one in a range of battle-weary, much patched-up and this replica belongs in every Land Rover collection. owner-modified shadows of their former selves. Features include replaced Ref: VA07609 £12.99 Scale 1:43 nearside wing panel, weather-beaten paintwork and chrome trim. Approx. length 107mm Ref: VA10101 £11.99 Scale 1:43 Approx. length 112mm

Morris 1000 Pick-up - Stratford Blue 4 EDITOR’S Introduced in 1953, five years after the launch of the CHOICE saloon version of the Morris Minor, the LCV variant was remodelled Selling fast - into a number of different guises, including the pick-up represented here. Order now! Ref: VA08302 £11.99 Scale 1:43 Approx. length 84mm The Land Rover Experience 2-piece Set 7 The Land Rover Experience offers courses to Land Rover Princess 2200HL - Glacier White 7 enthusiasts, whether owners or not. These rugged replicas This replica reproduces the attractive but ultimately unsuccessful Leyland reproduce two of the vehicles at the centre in Snowdonia. 1970s Princess. Features include working suspension, jewelled headlights, Ref: LR1002 £24.99 Scale 1:43 photo-etched chrome parts, and precisely matched paint colour. Approx. lengths: Defender 105mm, Range Rover 115mm Ref: VA10200 £11.99 Scale 1:43 Approx. length 105mm 13

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EDITOR’S CHOICE! General Type B Bus - Bass 7 A predicted Ref: DG144003 £4.99 The Days Gone range of veteran vehicles from the early best seller - Approx length 86mm order now! days of motorised road transport offers a unique collecting opportunity at exceptionally affordable prices. Each model featured here reproduces a classic early 20th Century vehicle, and the General Type B Bus in the Bass livery is issued as a Limited Edition of just 2,000 models. MG ZT - Solar Red 4 Rover 75 - White Gold 4 2,000 models The ZT was a serious driver’s car. And this The elegant Rover 75 ceased production with the MG-Rover company’s sad Limited Edition is no slouch either, from the precisely matched paint colour demise in 2005. This 1:43 scale replica serves as a fitting memorial, with its 6 6 Ford Model A - and detailed interior to the working suspension and detailed chassis. sleek, precision-scaled body shape and precisely matched paint colours. Sentinel 4-Wheel Dropside - General Red with Black Hood Ref: VA09303 £11.99 Scale 1:43 Approx. length 110mm Ref: VA09203 £11.99 Scale 1:43 Approx. length 110mm Ref: DG088015 £4.99 Ref: DG014011 £4.99 Rover 3500 SE (SD1) - Cashmere Gold 5 Approx length 90mm Approx length 79mm The Rover 3500 won the Car of the Year competition in 1977. And then the 5 first worries about build quality began to come in from the dealers… You need Ford Model T - Black have no such worries when you add this Limited Edition to your collection. 2,000 models Ref: DG033021 £4.99 Ref: VA09008 £11.99 Scale 1:43 Approx. length 109mm Approx length 77mm 1939 Chevrolet - Green 5 2,000 models Ref: DG048013 £4.99 Approx length 92mm SPECIAL OFFER: Buy all 3 cars for £12.99 - Rover 3500 (P6) - Tobacco Leaf 4 Reproducing the Rover P6 of 1963, this replica features accurate body shape, precisely matched paint colours, detailed interior, jewelled SAVE £2! Ref: DG006 headlights, working suspension and detailed wheels, hubs and tyres. Ref: VA06514 £11.99 Scale 1:43 Approx. length 106mm 15 2,000 models 2,000 models post your order to: Corgi Classics Ltd., FREEPOST SO 4438, Southampton SO14 0HS (no stamp needed) buy online at www.corgi.co.uk Collectables Road Transport EDITOR’S CHOICE Added extras on Two newly tooled models strengthen the flagship 1:50 scale DAF CF Curtainside - James S. Hislop/Bedmax 7 AN13418 & AN Road Transport range in the shape of the Foden Alpha and the Based at Kelso, one of the loveliest towns on the Tweed in the Scottish 13805 Mercedes-Benz Actros. Features of Road Transport models include, Borders, the original of this 1:50 scale DAF CF is one of six in the Hislop where relevant, poseable wheels, realistic airlines, tilting cabs and fleet. Each tractor unit sports the Saltire and the lion rampant in its livery. opening bonnets, separately applied rear view mirrors and fine The curtainside trailer features the livery of Bedmax, suppliers of high detail wipers. All liveries are carefully copied from the original, quality shavings (horse bedding) to racing stables and studs. and paint colours are precisely matched. Ref: CC13612 £64.99 Scale 1:50 Approx. length 335mm

Foden Alpha Log Trailer - R. & H. Scott 7 1,960 models The Foden Alpha is reproduced here to exact 1:50 scale, replicating Mercedes-Benz Actros & Skeletal Container - the very last design to emanate from the great Foden marque. John Mitchell 7 Apart from the detailed tractor, which features a detailed interior, In 2006 John Mitchell of Grangemouth celebrates its own realistic airlines and minutely replicated badging, the model 50th Anniversary. This Limited Edition reproduces the brand comes with a trailer with its own separately cold-cast log load. new Mercedes-Benz Actros specially commissioned and Ref: CC13902 £64.99 Scale 1:50 named ‘Grange Corgi’. The model comes with a display 2,006 models Approx. length 335mm plinth, key ring and special Corgi 50th Anniversary booklet. Ref: AN13805 £99.99 Scale 1:50 6 ERF ECT Olympic Approx. length 345mm 2,030 models Curtainside - J R Adams Asked which models they would like 6 Mercedes-Benz Actros to see included in the Corgi 50th Curtainside - Robert Summers Anniversary range of special editions, The Actros cab scales new heights of excellence in precision enthusiasts voted the ERF ECT Olympic die-cast engineering. A detailed cab interior, realistic top of the list. The second of four Road airlines and minutely accurate livery detail epitomise all that Transport 50th Anniversary models, the is best in this medium. Issued as a Limited Edition, even at ERF in the livery of JR Adams (Newcastle) 1:50 scale this model measure well over a foot in length. Ltd represents hauliers based in England. Ref: CC13803 £64.99 Scale 1:50 Ref: AN13418 £99.99 Approx. length 345mm Scale 1:50 Approx. length 345mm 16 2,510 models 2,006 models

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Mercedes-Benz Actros Cab - The Truckfest range of 1:50 scale Limited Edition tractor units features the very latest and Jack Richards 5 best of trucks to be seen both on British roads and at the showcase events around This replica of an MB Actros is modelled on a the country. Opposite is featured a special Limited Edition that celebrates the vehicle appearing at Truckfest shows around 150th Anniversary of the world-famous Foden Marque. the country. The model features a detailed cab interior, ‘skylight’ roof, fine detail wipers, 6 Scania R Series - Garn realistic airlines and accurately matched livery The three-axle Scania R Series is of the Norfolk-based haulage company. reproduced here. Issued as a Ref: CC13802 £34.99 Scale 1:50 Limited Edition, the model also Approx. length 145mm features a detailed chassis and the cab interior much admired 150 Years at Truckfests around the country, realistic air lines and accurate livery. of Foden: the Ref: CC13702 £34.99 Scale 1:50 Approx. length 125mm company’s origins 2,268 models 2,210 models Hancock & Foden was formed originally to build agricultural machinery and steam engines. Edwin EDITOR’S DAF XF Super Space Cab - E.A. Gill & Son 7 Foden diversified into steam traction engines and, CHOICE This handsome Super Space cab comes in the elaborate Scania R A real livery of the Huntingdon haulier. Features include fine Series - Pollock in 1901, introduced a successful steam lorry. With collector’s detail rear view mirrors and realistic air lines, as well as Scotrans Ltd 7 the decline of steam and the growing dominance of the piece! a detailed cab interior and radiator mounted fog lamps. The Scania R Series internal combustion engine, it was time to change, Ref: CC13223 £34.99 is decorated in one and when the Board failed to agree, ER Foden left in 1932 Scale 1:50 Approx. length 125mm of Scotland’s most famous and set up his own company, ERF. The first Foden diesels 2,210 models haulage liveries. Founded in 1935, 4 2,520 models came on stream in 1934. In 1935 William Foden was persuaded 150 Years of Foden Set 1856 - 2006 COMING SOON! Pollocks provides haulage across the spectrum of goods. Ref: CC99185 £149.99 Scale 1:50 The long-awaited Features include rear view mirrors and realistic air lines. to return to the company, which went on to become one of the Approx. lengths: Livestock Transporter 335mm, 2,270 models Coles Transport Ref: CC13704 £34.99 Scale 1:50 Approx. length 125mm most successful truck builders in our history. S21 Tipper 152mm, Steam Wagon 148mm Scania R! 19

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6 Volvo FM Curtainside Lorry - Countrywide Farmers To mark 70 years of the Musselburgh-based haulier’s business (founded 1935), Corgi has commissioned a series of 1:50 scale Limited Editions Based at Witney in Oxfordshire, Countrywide Farmers (CWF) is Britain’s featuring classic vehicles operated by Pollock during the Fifties, Sixties biggest farming, equestrian and rural supplies business. This 1:50 scale and Seventies, including the three featured here. And the popular range replica of a Volvo FM rigid exemplifies the predominance of Volvo in the of 1:50 scale Rigids is represented by three newcomers, CWF fleet, and features a detailed cab interior, detailed chassis and each the product of new tooling for 2006. accurately observed livery and badging. Ref: CC13516 £49.99 Scale 1:50 Approx. length 225mm 1,760 models

4 AEC Ergomatic 6 Wheel Platform Lorry - Pollock 2,060 models Sporting the Macintyre Hunting tartan, fleet number 28 went by the then ultra-cool title of ‘Daktari’. Features of this 1:50 scale DAF CF Curtainside - Pollock 7 70th Anniversary model include the original registration JWS 999F, Produced from new tooling for 2006, this rigid six-wheeler DAF CF is modelled on 1,760 models detailed cab interior, fine detail wipers and precisely matched a vehicle in Pollock’s auxiliary fleet serving specialist customers. This 1:50 scale Pollock livery colours. replica features the original registration number N66 PSL, and the fleet name Bedford TK 4 Wheel Platform Lorry - Pollock 4 Ref: CC10309 £29.99 ‘Mons Meg’, and is adorned with the tartan of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Like all vehicles in the Pollock fleet, registration number BSF 697S Scale 1:50 Approx. length 175mm Ref: CC13611 £49.99 Scale 1:50 Approx. length 225mm (fleet number 8) had its own unique name, ‘Anglo Scot II’, and was allocated the Kennedy tartan as part of its livery. Features include the detailed cab interior and separately applied rear view mirrors. EDITOR’S 2,270 models Ref: CC11416 £29.99 Scale 1:50 Approx. length 170mm 6 7 CHOICE Foden Alpha Aggregate Tipper - Leyland (LAD) 4-wheel Platform Lorry - Pollock Fantastic new J.H. Jones & Son Reproducing Pollock’s vehicle with fleet number 46 and registration WFS Foden Alpha The brand new Foden Alpha features all that is best in state-of- 320, this Leyland 4-wheeler’s features include fine detail wipers, detailed cab cab the-art precision die cast modelling. Reproducing a vehicle in interior, separately applied rear view mirrors and precisely matched livery. 1,760 models the Colwyn Bay-based haulier J.H. Jones & Son, this 1:50 scale Ref: CC11611 £29.99 Scale 1:50 Approx. length 170mm replica features a detailed chassis, separately cast roof-top exhaust system, detailed cab interior and the authentic livery of the 40 year old business. Come & visit our Corgi Roadshow vehicle - see www.corgi50.com for details Ref: CC13901 £59.99 Scale 1:50 Approx. length 185mm 20 1,670 models

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Scammell Scarab Flatbed The 1:76 scale range of Trackside models features classic commercial and heavy with Load - Calico Printers 7 haulage vehicles from an earlier generation. The scaling makes this range perfectly The once ubiquitous Scarab is The first vehicle brought out by ERF (named after ER Foden, compatible with ‘00’ gauge model railway layouts, which makes the models attractive reproduced here, complete with who broke away from the original Foden company in 1932) to model railway enthusiasts and die-cast collectors alike. Many of the models include 2,010 models canvas-covered load, and recalls a was a 6/7-ton payload forward-control four-wheeler. In 1948 realistic loads relevant to the vehicle, and the range has now been extended to include bygone era when textiles provided a range of period light delivery vans. Scammell Scarab Dropside the V range was introduced, which spearheaded ERF’s export Trailer & Load - Firth Brown 4 the backbone of the export trade. strategy. The KV with its panoramic windscreen followed in Ref: DG148018 £11.99 Launched in 1948, the Scammell Scarab was aimed at 2,510 models 1953 and the LV in 1962. The SP (Steel/Plastic) cab, produced Scammell Contractor with Scale 1:76 Approx. length 110mm 5 the newly nationalised British Railways. The 110mm long by a revolutionary new moulding technique, arrived in the Trailer & Load - Econofreight model comes complete with realistic canvas-wrapped load. Scammell Handyman Flatbed Trailer - Whitbread 5 1970s, and the last major launch was the EC series in 1993. This superb heavy haulage rig dwarfs Ref: DG148016 £9.99 Scale 1:76 Styled by the legendary Michelotti, the Scammell Handyman cab first appeared most of its 1:76 scale ‘00’ gauge- Approx. length 110mm in 1962. The model features a detailed cab interior, chromed badging detail compatible companions in the Trackside 6 Leyland 8-wheel Cattle Truck - and de-coupling flatbed trailer. series. Features of the model include a Ref: DG175014 £11.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 120mm decoupling six-axle trailer, separately Hills of Botley applied cab headboard, ballast and The celebrated Hampshire carrier is represented here with separately cold-cast load. this livestock transporter, featuring a cold-cast body, detailed Ref: DG198007 £19.99 cab interior, as well as detailed wheels, hubs and tyres. 3,200 models Scale 1:76 Ref: DG176018 £11.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length Approx. length 120mm EDITOR’S 254mm CHOICE! 2,110 models 2,010 models A predicted 4 best seller - 6 ERF LV & Sheeted Platform Trailer - BRS Western ERF LV Flatbed with Load - Rugby Cement order now! ERF’s ‘LV’ continued in production until 1974. It was a completely new The ERF LV was launched in 1962 with a completely new design design, featuring an improved glass fibre cab with a large one-piece and featuring a glass fibre cab with a large one-piece windscreen. windscreen, and powered by either a Gardner 150 or 180 engine. Features include a detailed cab interior and separately cast load of cement bags. Ref: DG186011 £12.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 130mm Ref: DG186013 £12.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 110mm Spend £30 or more on Trackside and get a FREE MYSTERY MODEL! 22 2,010 models 2,010 models 23

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Ford Transit Van - BRS Truck Rental 7 Launched in 1965, the Ford Transit revolutionised the light delivery van market, and over the past four decades has 2,250 models broken just about every production and longevity record there is. This 1:76 scale replica offers a detailed cab 2,040 models ERF LV with Flatbed Trailer & Timber Load - John Mitchell 4 interior and accurate BRS Truck Rental livery. Scammell Handyman The LV was the major new ERF vehicle for the 1960s. The John Mitchell livery Ref: DG200002 £3.99 Scale 1:76 Log Trailer - Price of Llandovery 4 shows off the handsome lines of the vehicle in this Limited Edition, which comes Approx. length 60mm With its separately cold-cast load of logs, this 130mm long Scammell complete with a separately cold-cast ‘timber’ load. Noddy Van - British Road Services rig offers perfect 1:76 scale miniaturisation. Features include detailed Ref: DG186009 £12.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 130mm 4 cab interior and authentic badging of the Llandovery logger/haulier. 6 Guy Pantechnicon - A popular model, the ‘Noddy’ van was a Ref: DG175013 £12.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 130mm 6 Bedford CA Van - Matador Red McCarthy’s Removals stalwart of the small parcel delivery service This Limited Edition reproduces the 10/12 cwt van Scammell Contractor - Austen Brothers 5 The Guy Pantechnicon offered the industry. This 1:76 scale model depicts a launched in 1952 as the Bedford CA, featuring Specialists in super heavy-haulage tractors, Scammell introduced the maximum payload capacity, with an parcel delivery service van in the nationalised semi-forward controls and powered by a 1.5 litre mighty Contractor in 1966. It was a popular tractor for travelling over-cab extension to the box ideal road haulage company. petrol engine. Features include photo-etched circuses, here shown in the livery of Austen Brothers Circus. for extra-long items. Features include Ref: DG174009 £5.99 Scale 1:76 chrome parts and detailed wheels, hubs and tyres. Ref: DG198005 £12.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 120mm authentic period livery, detailed cab Approx. length 90mm interior and chrome trim. Ref: DG203001 £3.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 70mm Ref: DG146013 £6.99 EDITOR’S Scale 1:76 CHOICE! 2,110 models Approx. length 100mm Morris LD Van - Pollock 7 A ‘must have’ First produced in 1953, the Morris ERF LV Sheeted Platform Trailer - Craig’s of Denny 7 for Pollock Commercial LD one-tonner is reproduced collectors! The LV cab was the first UK-manufactured commercial to feature fail-safe here to exact 1:76 scale, and shown in the spring brakes. This replica offers a detailed cab interior, de-coupling later, modified frontal styling introduced from trailer, realistic load with its ‘tarpaulin’, and accurately matched livery. 2,534 models 1955. Collectors of Pollock-liveried models will Ref: DG186010 £12.99 Scale 1:76 Approx. length 130mm doubtless want to add this to their collections. 2,290 models Ref: DG201002 £3.99 Scale 1:76 24 Spend £30 or more on Trackside and get a FREE MYSTERY MODEL! Approx. length 60mm 25

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The Corgi Collection provides an enjoyable and affordable DH Mosquito FBVI - 45 Sqn RAF 7 6 Messerschmitt Bf109E - Helmut Wick way to build up a little history of warfare in the 20th Century. Built mostly of moulded plywood, the Mosquito was an The Bf109E was the aircraft that spearheaded the Featuring both military aircraft and land fighting vehicles, unusually fast aircraft, and therefore ideal as a pathfinder, Luftwaffe’s aerial Blitzkrieg across Europe, from the it also extends to civil aircraft, providing a parallel and for it could outrun the enemy night fighters on the home run. outbreak of war until the summer of 1940. contrasting theme. Produced from new tooling for It was one of the most potent of night weapons in WWII. Ref: CS90457 £4.99 Wingspan 98mm 2006 and now issued direct to collectors for the first Ref: CS90472 £4.99 Wingspan 117mm time, the fearsome King Tiger Tank reproduces 5 a weapon from the dying days of WWII. Junkers Ju-87 Stuka - ‘T6+HL’ Possibly the most feared weapon of the Hawker Hurricane Mk1 - Douglas Bader 5 Luftwaffe across all Europe in the first Though he had lost both legs in a flying accident in King Tiger Tank - Hungary 5 three years of the war, the Ju 87 Stuka 1931, Douglas Bader returned to the RAF in 1939 and This model reproduces one of the most was deadly accurate, but its relatively commanded the first RAF Canadian Fighter Squadron. slow speed rendered it highly 6 Spitfire Mk1B - George ‘Grumpy’ Unwin fearsome vehicles of World War Two. The model replicates the MkI Hurricane flown by Bader. Developed to counter the dreaded Soviet vulnerable to enemy fighters. Flight Sergeant George Unwin flew both over Dunkirk and in Ref: CS90467 £4.99 Wingspan 106mm KV-1 heavy tank, the Tiger was used Ref: CS90473 £4.99 the Battle of Britain; during the latter he shot down three Wingspan 106mm more often as a mobile heavy artillery Messerschmitt Bf109s. The Mk IB differed from the IA in that piece than as an attack tank. the armament introduced a 20mm cannon into each wing. Ref: CS90478 £4.99 Ref: CS90460 £4.99 Wingspan 102mm Approx. length 120mm Stuart Tank ‘Bellman’ - Desert Rats 7 Junkers Ju-87 Stuka - A fast, light tank, the too-lightly Tropical Camouflage 4 armoured Stuart proved no match for With its vertical dive capability, the new generation of panzers. the Stuka proved to be an exceptional ‘Bellman’ served with the 7th Armoured anti-tank attack aircraft. The Stuka Division, known as the Desert Rats for was lethal to the Russian tanks in the their badge picturing a jerboa. EDITOR’S early stages of Operation Barbarossa. Ref: CS90475 £4.99 CHOICE Ref: CS90468 £4.99 Approx. length 70mm Add a Tiger Wingspan 106mm 26 to your Corgi 27 collection

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Models of character vehicles from Film and TV have long been a Corgi tradition, starting with The Saint’s Volvo P1800 in March 1965. We celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Thunderbirds, featured here with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), one of Corgi’s most successful and long-running models ever. Plus a selection of 1:64 scale Superhaulers. EDITOR’S CHOICE! An essential Volvo Curtainside - Weetabix 4 for TV & film collectors This 1:64 replica offers one of Britain’s best-loved brand liveries, featuring a de-coupling trailer with opening rear doors. ERF Cab & Container - Royal Mail 4 Ref: TY86728 £7.99 Scale 1:64 Approx. length 270mm Decorated in the new Royal Mail livery, this addition to the range Thunderbird 2 and Thunderbird 4 4 offers working features of de-coupling trailer and opening rear doors. Presented in special 40th Anniversary packaging, Thunderbird 2 Ref: TY86815 £7.99 Scale 1:64 Approx. length 270mm incorporates a storage compartment for Thunderbird 4, and other features 6 Scania Superhauler - Ringos Thunderbirds FAB 1 4 include the release pod and accurate body decoration on both models. Ref: CC00801 £14.99 With opening rear doors and de-coupling trailer, this Superhauler features Celebrate a remarkable British Approx. lengths: Thunderbird 2 156mm, Thunderbird 4 52mm a detailed cab interior and accurate Golden Wonder and Ringos logos. innovation in the form of Ref: TY86638 £7.99 Scale 1:64 Approx. length 260mm ‘supermarionation’, a revolutionary 6 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang technique for achieving perfect lip sync Based on then novel by Ian Flaming and between pre-recorded dialogue and a screenplay co-written by Roald Dahl, sensors in the puppets’ heads. Lady the 1968 evergreen fantasy about the magic Penelope and Parker, complete with car inspired the original Corgi model issued FAB1 – take a bow on behalf of the at the time. This re-issue includes many whole International Rescue organisation. working features based on the original. Scania Cab & Fuel Tanker - BP Ultimate 7 Ref: CC00601 £14.99 Ref: 05301 £19.99 This two-axle Scania and its de-coupling tanker are decorated Approx. length 147mm Approx length 128mm in the very latest BP livery. Chromed wheels, glazed cab windows and hoses are some features of the model. 28 Find more products and offers on-line @ www.corgi.co.uk Ref: TY86634 £7.99 Scale 1:64 Approx. length 255mm

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front firing 6 Gyrocopter & Bond Figure - You Only Live Twice Rolls Royce & Oddjob Figure - Goldfinger 5 The Directors Cut series features models of the missiles most popular vehicles from the 007 films in The ingenious gyrocopter which packs into four suitcases positively Auric Goldfinger’s mobile Fort Knox is reproduced here, exceptional detail. What sets the Directors Cut bristles with weaponry, as Blofeld was to discover. and features a highly detailed interior, full exterior range apart is the ingenious reproduction of the Our die-cast replica features rotating blades, working decoration, the original personalised number plates high tech gadgetry in each vehicle, from front- rocket launchers and figure of the intrepid 007. and a separate figure of the notorious firing missiles to rear tyre-slashers, and the Ref: CC04602 £11.99 Scale 1:36 Oddjob in characteristic pose. Rotor Diameter 210mm sub-aquatic fins of the Lotus Esprit (The Spy Who Ref: CC06803 £11.99 Scale 1:36 Loved Me). This selection ranges from Goldfinger Approx. length 130mm (1964) right through to Die Another Day (2002).

roof-mounted skis 6 Lotus Esprit Turbo - For Your Eyes Only This classic sports car with its 2.2 litre turbo-charged engine proved more than a match for Bond’s enemies. sub-aquatic Aston Martin V12 Vanquish - Die Another Day 5 fins This replica features precisely matched paintwork, As driven by Pierce Brosnan: our 1:36 scale replica features spoked spoked wheels - and 007’s skis strapped to the roof. wheels, full body and interior decoration, as well as working front Ref: CC04704 £11.99 Scale 1:36 firing missiles, bonnet-mounted machines guns and spiked tyres, TM Approx. length 120mm all faithful to the original appearing in Die Another Day. firing side-mounted sub-aquatic Ref: CC07503 £11.99 Scale 1:36 Coming soon to a cinema near you! missiles propellers Approx. length 130mm Lotus Underwater - Casino Royale, number 21 in the canon of Bond The Spy Who Loved Me 4 movies, opens on the 17th November 2006. BMW Z8 - The World Is Not Enough 7 From sports car to underwater submersible Ian Fleming’s first Bond novel (published in 1953 – 1999 saw James Bond’s 19th outing, starring Pierce at the flick of a switch: does the ingenuity of yes, really as long ago as that), is finally being Brosnan. This model features spoked wheels, ‘Q’ know no bounds? Our replica features brought to life on the big screen. Described as chromed wing mirrors, full body and interior working side and rear fins, as well as a “the most atmospheric of all the novels”, and with decoration, and working side-mounted missiles. re-loadable surface-to-air missile launcher. a new Bond at the helm in the shape of Daniel Ref: CC05004 £11.99 Scale 1:36 Ref: CC04512 £11.99 Scale 1:36 Approx. length 125mm Approx. length 120mm front firing bonnet-mounted Craig, it has all the makings of being the best yet! 30 missiles machine guns James Bond materials © 1962-2006 Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 007 TM and related James Bond Trademarks are trademarks of Danjaq, LLC licensed by EON Productions Limited order by phone on 023 8024 8844 8am - 8pm, 7 days a week buy online at www.corgi.co.uk Collectables Anniversary

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2,006 models Simon Snorkel and Corgi: 1964 – 2006 Dennis F125 Simon Snorkel SS263 Hydraulic Platform - Bedfordshire The first Corgi scale model of the Simon Snorkel appeared County Fire & Rescue Service 4 in September 1964, with a Bedford chassis, and was made In choosing the models to re-issue as special editions to 1:48 scale. It continued to thrive in the market for marking the 50th Anniversary of the Corgi name, we some 12 years, selling over 1.1 million models. Simon’s consulted a wide range of collectors for their opinions on SS263 Hydraulic Platform of 1973, on a Dennis chassis, which to include. Features of this 2,006 piece Limited Edition include white metal was first cast by Corgi in 1977, and featured plastic hand-painted fire fighter figures, working rotating platform mechanism, and special packaging based on the design of the original Simon Snorkel box of 1964. booms with black nylon side ladders attached. And here Ref: AN13009 £49.99 Scale 1:50 Approx. length 255mm it is again, marking Corgi’s 50th Anniversary.

Limited Edition quantities correct at time of going to print and may be subject to alteration. Certain models photographed in this catalogue are hand finished prototypes. The final quality of factory-produced models will be superior. All measurements are approximate. Corgi reserve the right to improve and amend specifications on all models. buy online at www.corgi.co.uk