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The tag says it all. It's all about older models which I have discovered only recently.

Volvo P1800 in Corgi gift set #20

4/13/2013

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Corgi has offered many different gift sets. A very few featured Volvo models. Here is in fact the second set I have found so far with a Volvo P1800. The Corgi gift set # 20 contains a Scammell Handyman tri-deck car transporter and six different cars. All the cars have Whizzwheels. The truck is painted in a nice blue over white over orange color scheme. Every wheel of the truck and the trailer have detailed cast hubs.

The gift set includes a Scammell Cab car transporter and the following six cars :
-  Marcos 3 Litre
-  Lancia Fulvia
-  Ford Capri 3 Litre
-  Volvo P1800 N°201 'The Saint's'
-  MGC GT
-  Pontiac Firebird convertible

pearlescent white
orange
red
white
red
silver
red interior
black interior
black interior
orange interior
black interior
red interior
with gray roof
with black bonnet
with black bonnet
with driver figure & red bonnet decal

with black bonnet
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Photo used with permission.


Courtesy of vectis.co.uk
This hard to find Corgi GS20 car transporter gift set was sold for :
  • 220 £ ( 257 € / 338 $ ) in February 2013 by Vectis
  • 415 $ ( 270 £ / 316 € ) in October 2011 on eBay
But please be sure to take care when you intend to buy one of these sets. The Corgi gift set # 20 exists also with other scale models. The truck remains the same but there is not always a Volvo in it.

Click here to see the similar Corgi gift set # 40.
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Volvo 245 DL by Corgi

12/9/2012

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Here is a vintage Corgi Juniors Twin Pack dating from 1981. The pack consists of the Volvo 245DL break in beige and the Mercedes 240D in dark blue. The models are packed in a blister on cardboard.

This set was also available with a white Volvo 245DL and a Mercedes 240D in burgundy with cream interior.

And the Volvo 245DL was also offered together with a Buck Regal and with an Aston Martin DB6.





Photo used with permission.
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Volvo 760 prototype by Corgi

8/25/2012

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Here is probably a pre-production model of a Volvo 740/760 by Corgi. Such resin models were often used to see the model before it went into production in a smaller scale. As you can see this model is not complete. The front side doors, the hood, the bumpers, lights and trim are all missing. This example has also a lot of small air bubbles in the body which tells us that the resin was not the best. The roof has also wrapped but this is quite normal with such large and thin resin surfaces. Another striking detail is the unsymmetrical air intake grille between the hood and the front window (please see photo below ). But to my surprise the 1:36 scale models from the normal production have this error too. I have to admit that I never paid attention to this detail before.
This resin models measures 250x102.9x65.5 mm which results in a approximate scale of 1:19.
Click here for pictures of a 1:36 scale Volvo 760 by Corgi.
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Volvo 760 by Corgi

8/20/2012

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Here is a Volvo 760 by Corgi decorated as a promotional model for the Dutch airline company KLM-Cargo. The brown metallic Volvo has a black interior and features opening front side doors and a opening hood with detailed engine compartment. These are characteristics of every Volvo 740/760 in 1:36 scale by Corgi.

The differences between this and a normal release are :
  • the window-box comes in a specific design and alludes that the company KLM is as strong as a Volvo 760
  • a banner on the upper part of the front window with the following lettering : KLM CARGO TAKING THINGS FURTHER
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Volvo 245 & caravan set by Corgi

6/2/2012

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Here is yet another a set by Corgi. It contains a red Volvo 245 break with black interior and a red caravan. Both 3'' models are packed in a blister on cardboard. I was told by the owner that this color combo which has been released in 1984 is rather rare and harder to find as the one in cream or in turquoise.
The one in cream ( with cream caravan ) was released in 1973 and the one in turquoise ( with cream caravan having a white roof ) was released after 1973.
Corgi marketed these sets later under the name 'corgi twin'.
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Photo used with permission.

Courtesy of Dietmar Lohrer, Offenburg, Germany
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Volvo P1800 in Corgi gift set #41

2/14/2012

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This gift set No. 41 by Corgi seems to be very sought-after by collectors. Otherwise selling prices between 500 and 700 € would not be reached.

The gift set includes a Scammell Cab car transporter and the following six cars :

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MGC GT
Sunbeam Rally IMP
Volvo P1800 'The Saint'
Mini Monte Carlo
Wickerwork Mini Cooper
Morris Mini Minor

orange
blue
white with red bonnet
red with white roof
red over black and yellow
metallic red
This set was sold for 531 GBP ( 634 € / 837 $ )  a few days ago.

Photos used with permission.
Courtesy of Nigel
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Volvo 760 gift set by Corgi

2/9/2012

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Corgi has once released this Christmas gift set.
It offered the possibility to write down your name so the one who received the present knew where it came from.

The 1:36 models included in this set were :

-   Volvo 760
-   Land Rover 109 'Norweb'
-   Rolls Royce Corniche
blue green metallic
white
copper metallic

All three models are boxed individually inside the outer packaging. The item number for this set was C59/3.
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