Lot 160:
Husky Models No. 24 Ford Zephyr Estate Die-cast Model Car in Original Blister Pack
Description
A vintage die-cast model of a Ford Zephyr Estate, manufactured in Great Britain. The vehicle features a dark metallic blue body with clear plastic windows and a yellow interior. The model is equipped with chrome-plated plastic bumpers and base trim, and black plastic wheels. It includes a functional opening tailgate mechanism as specified on the packaging.
The item is presented in its original retail blister pack. The card features a red upper section with a white graphic of a husky dog head and a white lower section. The front of the card is printed with the following text: HUSKY models, TRADE MARK Regd., MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN, FORD ZEPHYR ESTATE, and OPEN TAIL GATE. The model is visible through the clear plastic blister, which also reveals the HUSKY models logo and the model number 24 on the vehicle’s base.
The reverse of the card displays a printed checklist in blue ink on a tan background, detailing twenty-six models in the range. The list includes No. 1 Jaguar Mk. 10 through to No. 26 Sunbeam Alpine, with the Ford Zephyr Estate correctly identified as No. 24. Further printed text at the base of the card reads: MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN and A LITTLE THIN OIL ON WHEEL BEARINGS WILL AID FREE RUNNING. An asterisk next to models 24, 25, and 26 corresponds to a footer reading FOR LATER RELEASE *.
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