CGS48
Corgi Gift Set 48 Car Transporter with 6 Cars. Near mint plus-very, very near mint/boxed. Issue with rare ORANGE MGC GT, & RED LABEL version of The Saint's Volvo. With sealed bag of cones, unapplied racing numbers and Leaflet. From 'The New European' Collection.
Notes
issued by Corgi during 1969, this scarce and desirable set comprises:
1) Corgi 1148 Scammell Car Transporter with a gleaming red and white with all four yellow fixing clips intact. In virtually mint condition. Looks unused.
2) Corgi 345 MGC GT, a rare find in brilliant orange, black interior, jewelled lights and intact suspension on spoked wheels. Near mint plus condition with a few small marks. Fine original tyres.
3) Corgi 340 Sunbeam Imp ‘Monte Carlo’ in bright metallic blue. Near mint plus condition. Notably intact suspension on shaped spun wheels. Intact transfers throughout. Few little marks head-on and a couple of very small mark besides.
4) Corgi 201 The Saint’s Volvo. Very scarce issue in white with a red bonnet label and shaped spun wheels. Very, very close to mint condition!
5) Corgi 249 Morris Mini Cooper De-Luxe in black with a red roof and complete ‘wickerwork’ side panels. Suspension on detailed cast wheels. Very near mint.
6) Corgi 226 Morris Mini Minor in metallic maroon with suspension on detailed cast wheels. Very near mint (mark at a door handle).
7) Corgi 339 Mini Cooper ‘S’ Monte Carlo in red and white with chrome roof rack and two spare tyres. Complete racing numbers (note that one set has a couple of flecks of polystyrene attached – very minor, and may be possible to carefully clean off).Intact number plates and complete Monte Carlo labels front and rear. Couple of small bumper marks.
The outer box is complete, clean and bright. The original cellophane has a tear. Couple of very small end flap tears and a light surface scratch at an end flap. Minor wear besides.
All contents are housed in a complete and bright polystyrene inner (tiny wear only).
This set comes with model specific Instruction Leaflet for the 340 Monte Carlo Sunbeam Imp which incorporates a Corgi Club Membership Form.
Also present is the little still-sealed bag of traffic cones and a sheet of unapplied racing numbers.