031 - MARCOS 1800 G.T. WITH VOLVO ENGINE

more used to traditional emergency vehicle marques such as Bedford and Austin

It was also given a detailed red interior

was one of the famous ‘Golden Jacks’

It was the first ever Corgi to have the ‘by special request’ flash on its box – which in a typically idiosyncratic Corgi way featured an illustration of the car in off white

The look was completed by East African Rally stickers and decals

Following the popularity of the Volkswagen East African Safari rally car

it was predominately used on very popular Brighton Routes until 1977

grille-mounted bell and loudspeaker

A silver version

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the Countryman

It was available in two metallic colours – in deep blue (as per this Corgi Model Club edition and faithful to the actual vehicle) and a paler blue