Lot 170:
A Collection of Vintage Corgi Rockets and Corgi Juniors Die-cast Toy Vehicles
Description
A collection of five vintage die-cast metal toy vehicles produced in Great Britain. The group includes three models from the Corgi Rockets series and two from the Corgi Juniors Whizzwheels range. The Corgi Rockets feature removable black plastic chassis assemblies, while the Juniors models are fitted with low-friction Whizzwheels on wire axles.
The Rockets series includes:
An Aston Martin DB6 finished in gold-tone plating with green-tinted windows. The silver-coloured metal and black plastic base is marked CORGI Rockets and ASTON MARTIN DB6.
A Todd Sweeney stock car, comprising a purple and red coupe body enclosed in an orange external roll cage. The orange plastic base is marked MADE IN GT BRITAIN, CORGI Rockets, and TODD SWEENEY. A plastic roof fin bears the number 531.
A Derek Fiske stock car in silver, white, and red with a red external frame. The red plastic base is marked CORGI Rockets and DEREK FISKE. A plastic roof fin bears the number 304.
The Corgi Juniors series includes:
A Citroen Safari estate car in metallic purple, featuring a white plastic rowing boat accessory secured to the roof. The metal base is marked CORGI JUNIORS, MADE IN GT. BRITAIN, WHIZZWHEELS, and CITROEN SAFARI.
An Austin Healey Le Mans Sprite in red with yellow-tinted headlight covers and number 50 racing decals. The metal base is marked CORGI JUNIORS, AUSTIN HEALEY, WHIZZWHEELS, and LE MANS SPRITE.
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