Corgi Gift Set 41 Car Transporter & 6 Cars

Notes

From a childhood collection, this is a sought-after and scarce Gift Set issued between 1966-68 and only available by Mail Order at the time.
This exciting and colourful set comprises:

1) Corgi 1138 Ford Car Transporter in red, blue & silver.
Near mint plus with the occasional little mark. Intact horns on the roof (one a touch bent). Both wing mirrors are intact and complete with the little mirror pieces too. 4 plastic chocks. Near mint plus.

2) Corgi 226 Morris Mini Minor in lilac blue with a red interior. Near mint with a few little marks (mostly on the driver’s door). Near mint.

3) Corgi 249 Morris Mini Cooper in red & black with ‘wickerwork’ side detail. Near mint with complete wickerwork panels. Lustrous finish and jewelled headlights. Intact suspension on spun wheels. A little marking mostly around headlights.

3) Corgi 251 Hillman Imp in bronze.Near mint with suspension on all four wheels. Suitcase is included. Near mint (chip on roof, few smaller marks besides).

4) Corgi 252 Rover 2000 in metallic deep plum. Near mint. Few little marks. Suspension.

5) Corgi 321 Austin Mini-Cooper in red with roof signatures of Timo Makinen and Paul Easter. Near mint. All four jewelled lights and very nearly complete – complete transfers throughout.

6) Corgi 440 Ford Cortina Estate in metallic blue. Near mint.

All contents are housed in a polystyrene tray which is bright and comes with the Corgi label with dog logo. A touch grubby with light wear in places and there is a small tea/coffee stain on the underside.

The colourful card lid is complete with no splits or repairs.
A little age wear including a very minor corner crumple and a few stain dots. Complete small white Mail Order label in place on a short lid end.