These Mechanical models are quite scarce now. The Vauxhall Velox was always red and was available between 1956 and 1959 when it was discontinued.
This example has quite a few chips on the paintwork and the thick paint makes these look worse in some photos. On display in front of me here, it actually looks pretty good! The wheel are nice and shiny and tyres are all good. The windows, often messy on these models as they're not easy to clean, are fine, nice and clear and without scratches.
A nice model. The base is black with the oil hole and text style as shown. There are two types of this base. The motor on this one is not very good, catching only occasionally when pushed gently. It is a simple repair but that requires the base to be removed and I think this is best left intact and all-original, especially as this one has the better paint of all I have in stock at the time of writing.
There are also two types of paint finish - this has silver fluting on the bonnet.