Lot 456: A Collection of Vintage Die-Cast Toy Vehicles including Dinky and Corgi

A collection of vintage die-cast toy vehicles comprising various commercial, racing, and novelty models. The group includes a red racing car with a base impressed JAGUAR TYPE D, DINKY TOYS, MADE IN ENGLAND, MECCANO LTD and the model number 238. Also present is a gold-coloured convertible car, the base impressed JAMES BOND, ASTON MARTIN DB5, MADE IN GT. BRITAIN, CORGI TOYS; this model features a functioning roof hatch for an ejector seat mechanism and has two handwritten blue ink characters resembling the letter P on the underside.

The collection further contains a recovery truck with a multi-part crane and pulley mechanism, a model of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with side-wing mechanisms, and a yellow sports car with red racing stripes. Commercial vehicles include a white and red estate car, a green open-top car, and several vans, including one decorated for Kellogg’s and another for Chivers & Sons Ltd. The lot includes a boxed Corgi Classics vehicle, the packaging printed CORGI CLASSICS, Personalised Truck, Happy Birthday William.