The Diecast Zone · Model Car Club Since 1994
Diecast Collector Forums
Eight forums, every scale, and thirty years of shop talk — new arrivals, restorations, reviews, and the finds you won’t see posted anywhere else, with the full archive back to 2002 restored and searchable. Free to Register.
8Forums
195,000+Topics
1,276,000+Posts
10,000+Members
Notifications
Clear all
Forum 43
10
Posts
5
Users
0
Reactions
57
Views
15/02/2020 10:10 am
Pics--Corgi Lincoln Limousines
Here are a few Corgi Limos. I added a bit of detail to one or two. The chrome plating is often peeling away so I redid the bumpers on the one with the whitewalls. They have a TV inside that shows a picture if you put in a battery and turn the switch. These all work and I have a couple of the little strips of pictures they came with
photo no longer available
photo no longer available
photo no longer available
photo no longer available
photo no longer available
photo no longer available
photo no longer available
photo no longer available
15/02/2020 11:43 am
It also came in blue (pic).
The blue is a rarer version. Presumably a later version too, and I see no chrome issues on mine (not the first time I heard of this issue with Corgi 262).
photo no longer available
photo no longer available
15/02/2020 11:50 am
Yes Harvey , I know the blue ones are much harder to find. I've seen many of these and only a small number with no chrome problem. Like you say, maybe they took care of it on the blue ones. Thanks for the photos.
15/02/2020 2:24 pm
One of my favorite Corgis
Thanks for posting your very good pictures, Rich. I have a gold one, too - mine suffers badly (after all these many years) from the chrome issue (not to mention my battery holder and connection is shot as well). But I still have some of those strips for the TV! It's amazing what Corgi was able to accomplish "back in the day" with toys such as this one.
Skip Johnson
Tonawanda, New York
15/02/2020 3:31 pm
Skip, it's fun getting these models out and getting a close look. They sit in the display cases and many I haven't looked at closely in years. I love the old ones even though they are not as detailed as today's "collector" models. They bring back great memories.
15/02/2020 7:52 pm
Wow, the only Corgie model I remember having was the James Bond Aston Martin !!
That was in 1964-65. Wish I had kept it.
16/02/2020 2:10 am
Here's mine Steve.
photo no longer available
photo no longer available
16/02/2020 2:55 am
That Corgi 261 is in amazing condition Harvey. Im impressed that you still have all the accessories. I have the newer Corgi releases of this model but the prices for the original 261 in the condition yours is in are through the roof.
16/02/2020 3:46 am
Yep, my gold one has pealing bumpers. But it is a cool car!
17/02/2020 12:05 pm
and the view through the rear window!
Oh no - my TV must be turned off. photo no longer available