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6 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Luxury!

All we could eat was coal

I happened to be barrowing a big pile of coal yesterday and I thought of when people used to say they got a lump of coal at Xmas. I think this year a lot of people would be over the moon with a bag of coal for Xmas with the price of gas etc. Assuming they have a coal fire. 

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25 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

The triangle atop the rear plate suggests that these will be early 60s Trade Plates, which we are now so used to seeing in red-on-white.  Way Back When, you could buy packs of number plates, tax discs, etc, Corgi-branded, and although I don't remember specifically, it's not a stretch to imagine that they included Trade Plates.  The market was much less "global" in those days and the packs were UK-specific.

Found!  'Pack E'

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Oh well, not going to retire just yet then

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Two boxes arrived today, both from forum members. First up, the orange stripe VW T3 ambulance from @155V6

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This has the Macau base, all my others except the Commando ones have been Chinese

Secondly, @Tenmil Socket sent me the Corgi Transit milk float that had been on my shite list for a while

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The closest I'd got was fondling the one made for my boss, to replace the one lost when the Zebrugge ferry sank

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Also along for the ride was this version of the Zakspeed Capri

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Lastly, this Cosmic Whites Blues which despite protests, is getting a custom makeover. If my plan works out I think you'll forgive me

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59 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Interested to hear the story of the Zeebrugge Transit story?

My boss used to do deliveries, a lot of which were for Ford running parts between test centres at Dunton and Cologne as well as other locations. He had a small fleet of Transits which clocked up a lot of miles, and were unofficially test beds for Ford, so they would often replace failed parts FOC, presumably so they could see why they had gone wrong.

My boss had changed his normal route for some reason and got on the Zebrugge ferry that fateful day, and helped several people out as it sank. He ended up in hospital with fairly minor injuries, and as he'd lost everything he had with him (including the Transit), he was donated some clothes to go home in. I wish pictures existed of him in his corduroy trousers and purple velvet jacket!

Someone at Ford made him the Corgi Transit as a momento

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3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Two boxes arrived today, both from forum members. First up, the orange stripe VW T3 ambulance from @155V6

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This has the Macau base, all my others except the Commando ones have been Chinese

Secondly, @Tenmil Socket sent me the Corgi Transit milk float that had been on my shite list for a while

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The closest I'd got was fondling the one made for my boss, to replace the one lost when the Zebrugge ferry sank

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Also along for the ride was this version of the Zakspeed Capri

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Lastly, this Cosmic Whites Blues which despite protests, is getting a custom makeover. If my plan works out I think you'll forgive me

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I had to go & look at the other T3 ambulances I've got here.All.are from China,except for the other orange stripe variant.

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Can I do a slightly late tat Friday? 

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I went back to the shop in Nottingham and got these three from the £1 car bin. Unlike the Acclaim I got there, these three aren't in bad order at all. OK, the Astras paint job is terrible but I want to make that stock so I'll respray it anyway. Still, for £3 I'm pleased with my little haul! 

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13 minutes ago, MiniMort said:

Thanks. Don't really know much about Husky but I like it - it's like a scaled down Corgi of the era. The only issue is it's missing a tyre but hopefully I can source an alternative somewhere. 

It became a Corgi Juniors/Whizzwheels

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Which then became this

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Husky was the name for smaller scale cars, with Corgi the larger ones. They decided to drop the Husky name and just have Corgi/Corgi Juniors

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6 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

It became a Corgi Juniors/Whizzwheels

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Which then became this

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Husky was the name for smaller scale cars, with Corgi the larger ones. They decided to drop the Husky name and just have Corgi/Corgi Juniors

Ahh OK. Everydays a school day! Nice Beetle Hot Rod. Weird to see it with a front engine as well as the rear - maybe it's 4WD like a 2CV Sahara. 

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Lovely post lady has just called!

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Not really got hold of any EVs, but I do like these little Hondas. Nice to see one that isn't covered in estate agent graphics...

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 Nicely done, this one. Makes a nice compare & contrast with the recent Hot Wheels N600.

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And a Hot Wheels interloper. Just got this one to fill the box, as I've been searching high and low for this one locally. It seemed to be in high demand among the scalpers when it came out. Liking the deep-dish slotmag style rims on this one.

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18 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Where did you find them?

I got them from a Facebook seller I use from time to time. (Ana's Hot Wheels for sale UK).

As you mentioned on Sunday, these are from a case that seems to have been missed in the UK, so it seems to be the only way of getting them. Yeah they cost more than Tesco's prices but I just offset that against time and fuel traipsing around shops and finding nothing! Still shitloads cheaper than eBay sellers too...

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5 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Can't seem to find matchbox or hot wheels here of any kind????

Tesco at Dinnington has them, they restock on a Saturday. The Tesco at the Wicker is shit. The Chesterfield one is usually stocked well, if there’s something specific give us a shout and I’ll keep an eye out. 

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