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Can't remember when I got these, maybe 12-15 years ago from a little hobby shop, the guy just got back from the UK where he got these, and I think he said they were fairly new then, and by that I mean from less than 10 years earlier.
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I vaguely remember reading about these (probably on another forum long gone like MCCH). I know they were bigger than the old Husky models and thinking there was no connection other than the name - since the original Husky models were part of the Corgi family. The ambulance is really neat looking -
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Great models! And yes I would have grabbed them if I saw them too.
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Not sure Brian, they are packed away, but as you can see by my old comparison photo they appear to be about 5 inches or so, so is 1/43rd ambulance, maybe to 1/60th for the firetruck a good guess, not sure how big the real rigs are. In my old thread at Swifty's it was mentioned that these might have also appeared in Corgi packaging, but someone else mentioned they might have just stolen the name for some London tourist shop gifts.Originally posted by Brian49 View PostDougComment
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Very nice but unforunately impossible to find herearound.
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I was looking for the ambulance there for a few months, then forgot about it. It's by far, the best looking piece of the set.
Corgi really could use a good "toy-grade" line. Chunkies are ugly, Corgi Toys had some great 3" stuff, but was not widely available in the States. They do have a decently priced military line, about the detail level of Heroes Under Fire--been meaning to pick up the Jeep.Comment
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Hope you find that ambulance one day Cody.Originally posted by cody6268 View Post
I always had this suspicion that after Mattel acquired Corgi, and sold the name to employees or whoever purchased it, that part of the contract might have been that they can't sell toy cars in the US, I don't know if they did, but I just had never seen Corgi's sold here since.DougComment
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May have recently expired, but you might be on to something. Given Mattel sold Corgi in 1999, that's 20 years even; so may have been they weren't allowed to sell toys in the USA (as to not compete with MB or HW) for 20 years. Neither the Corgi Toys cars, or the Stobart tractor trailers were sold in the US. Yet, the "Chunkies line, which debuted this year, is widely available through not only the Corgi USA website, but also through a few other dealers I buy from.Originally posted by Douglas View PostComment
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Got an email from Hornby this morning (I subscribe to the newsletter of the UK site), and noticed Corgi has the engine listed in the 2020 "pre-order" list as a part of their sort of toy-grade (but some are similar detail level to ranges such as Fire Heroes, so not really toys) Best of British range. And in the exact same tampo scheme you show. Thus, I think Corgi actually owns this tooling. I'm hoping they release the LDV ambulance soon, too. This one's listed as "Spring 2020".
https://www.corgi.co.uk/shop/new-for...re-engine.html
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Guess there website is down or something, will have to try the link later.Originally posted by cody6268 View PostDougComment
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Weird, same here.Originally posted by Douglas View Post
Yet, when I go through the "New for 2020" page, it works, with the exact same web address I used.
Anyway, here's the photo the listing used. Same everything as your Husky. I did manage to get that to work just fine.
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Thanks for the photo,Originally posted by cody6268 View Post
Weird, same here.
Yet, when I go through the "New for 2020" page, it works, with the exact same web address I used.
Anyway, here's the photo the listing used. Same everything as your Husky. I did manage to get that to work just fine.
Yep, even the same wheels, you'd think they might have been updated as the years passed, but I guess not.DougComment
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