The third of the four ‘old English’ sports cars that were produced in the early days. This came out in May 1957 and was around for many years but there are few variations. It will mostly be in either metallic blue-green with cream seats or red with cream seats. There are a few with a pale metallic green and a brighter yellow for the seats. Later editions will have shaped wheels, although I believe every model will have fixed wheels.
The windscreens seldom will have lasted nearly 60 years on these but this one is, indeed, original. I think this is the best-looking of the four sports cars from those days. This one is in good condition, is all original, complete and has a clean base too.
This has the first type smooth wheels which are nice and shiny with good tyres. This is one of a pair, the other having shaped wheels, that have travelled to New Zealand and now back here to England with the grandson of Percy Wilford, Corgi's Senior Model Maker at Northampton. There's nothing different about the models but this might add a little interest for a collector.