047 - OLDSMOBILE SUPER 88Oldsmobile super 88

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

This classic-era Corgi also featured opening doors

tilting seats and jewelled headlights but was given an updated livery very much in the spirit of the age

Far from it - a runaway success it became the best selling car in history

some examples featured spoked wheels

Scale: 1:36

a plastic ‘tilt’ plus a moulded interior

As to why the model was painted gold – unlike Bond’s silver DB5 in the movies – the story goes that Corgi bosses were concerned that the silver painted factory samples they were shown looked too much like 'base metal'

It nevertheless remains one of the finest and fully- featured Corgi Toys of all time

As the 1960s morphed into the 1970s

Corgi revived the model in 1968

Introduced into the Corgi range in January 1961