Land-Rover 109 WB (406)The 109 WB acronym of this Series I Land Rover represents the vehicles 109 inch long wheelbase as opposed to the 88 inch standard wheelbase version. Introduced into the range in August 1957, Corgi 406 was their first ever Land Rover. Corgi would go on to produce over 10 million Land Rovers in various guises over the years. Available in either yellow (with a black roof) or blue (with a white roof), neither option was given the rear canopy (known as a

which you could optionally apply to the doors and bonnet

tilting seats and jewelled headlights but was given an updated livery very much in the spirit of the age

the model’s iconic ‘bubble’ canopy is fully glazed

Introduced into the range in August 1957

yellow and black

Corgi included a miniature kangaroo with the model

it retained the earlier model’s ejector seat

beige or salmon pink

The latter was deleted after just one year – the result of disappointing sales – whilst production of 211 ended in 1960 when it was superceded by Corgi 211S

Studebaker Golden Hawk

000 produced

Scale: 1:46