4.2 Litre E-Type Jaguar in blue (335)Launched into the Corgi Toys range in 1968, this classic Jaguar sports car was produced in two colour options red or metallic blue. Both versions came with an opening bonnet, complete with a wonderfully detailed 4. 2 litre engine and doors that opened to reveal miniature tilting seats. The details didnt end there as Corgi bestowed the model with tiny bonnet mounted mirrors, a separately moulded exhaust and beautifully modelled spoked wheels. The only

thanks to US cop shows appearing on British TV

one of the later buses to be produced by Leyland as production stopped in 1967

and related James Bond copyrights and/or trademarks authorized for use by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc

Corgi’s Herald was launched in 1961 and stayed in the range until 1965

For British children in the 1960s

complete with benches and a miniature vice – all visible via a sliding door

With a blue emergency light as opposed to the police car’s red light

Launched into the range in 1968

as well as a rear bullet-proof shield

FORD Thunderbird KIT

CHEVROLET FIRE CHIEF pack

This was an era when Corgi were looking to make inroads into the lucrative American market – but also