Corgi Releases 1956

CORGI TOYS in 1956

page last updated: 10 May, 2007

The Corgi Brand is launched: and a fine batch of models is released; an immediate gap opened up with Dinky that was never really closed

Month	No.	Name	Make	Model	Notes	Colour	*Price*	Sold	Scale	With-drawn	Plate No
July	200	Ford Consul	Ford	Consul	Ford Consul, Original - First Corgi ever	Brown; green; cream; grey		291,000	1:46	1961	52
July	200M	Ford Consul	Ford	Consul	Ford Consul, Mechanical friction motor	Green; bright blue		111,000	1:46	1959	52
July	201	Austin Cambridge	Austin	Cambridge	Austin Cambridge From original brand launch	Turq. blue; grey; bright blue		258,000	1:46	1961	52
July	201M	Austin Cambridge	Austin	Cambridge	Austin Cambridge Mechanical friction motor	Orange; Red; grey; cream		10,202	1:46	1959	52
July	202	Morris Cowley	Morris	Cowley	From original Corgi brand launch in 1956	Blue; grey, green		245,000	1:46	1961	52
July	203	Vauxhall Velox	Vauxhall	Velox	Vauxhall Velox From original Corgi brand launch	Cream; red; primrose		282,000	1:46	1961	52
July	204M	Rover 90	Rover	P4 90	Rover 90 Mechanical friction motor	Green; grey metallic		110,000	1:47	1959	53
July	205	Riley Pathfinder	Riley	Pathfinder	Riley Pathfinder From original Corgi brand launch	Red; dark blue		307,000	1:48	1962	53
July	205M	Riley Pathfinder	Riley	Pathfinder	Riley Pathfinder Mechanical friction motor	Dark blue; red	5/3d	110,000	1:48	1959	53
July	206	Hillman Husky	Hillman	Husky	Hillman Husky From original Corgi brand launch	Dark fawn; dark blue	2/9d	352,000	1:44	1961	53
July	301	Triumph TR2	Triumph	TR2	Triumph TR2 From original Corgi brand launch	Dark green; cream with red seats		282,000	1:44	1960	55
July	403	Bedford Van ‘Daily Express’	Bedford	CA Van	‘Daily Express’ Split screen model in all-over dark blue with white 'Daily Express' Transfers	Navy Blue		167,000	1:44	1960	54
July	403M	Bedford Van ‘KLG Plugs’	Bedford	CA Van	‘KLG Plugs’ Black lettering on yellow decal with Mechanical friction motor	Red		99,000	1:44	1960	54
July	405	Bedford Van Fire Tender	Bedford	CA Van	Utilecon Fire Tender with AFS logo	Bright green; dark green		170,000	1:44	1960	54
July	300	Austin Healey	Austin Healey	100	Austin Healey Part of the original Corgi brand launch pack	Red; Cream with red seats; Light blue + red seats		533,000	1:45	1965	55
July	404M	Bedford Van Dormobile	Bedford	CA Van	Dormobile personnel carrier with Mechanical friction motor	Pale blue, met. maroon		99,000	1:44	1960	54
July	202M	Morris Cowley	Morris	Cowley	Mechanical friction motor	Grey, green		98,000	1:46	1959	52
July	203M	Vauxhall Velox	Vauxhall	Velox	Vauxhall Velox Mechanical friction motor	Red, cream; primrose		119,000	1:46	1959	52
July	204	Rover 90	Rover	P4 90	Rover 90 Original release	Grey, light met. green, cream		263,000	1:47	1961	53
July	206M	Hillman Husky	Hillman	Husky	Mechanical friction motor	Sea blue; grey; dark blue		103,000	1:44	1959	53
July	404	Bedford Van Dormobile	Bedford	CA Van	Dormobile personnel carrier	White, met. maroon, turq.		233,000	1:44	1962	54
July	405M	Bedford Van Fire Tender	Bedford	CA Van	Utilecon Fire Tender with 'Fire Dept' logo and Mechanical friction motor	Red	4/3d	116,000	1:44	1959	54
July	452	Commer Dropside Lorry	Commer	5 Ton Chassis	Commer Dropside Lorry	Red/cream		396,000	1:56	1963	55
July	453	Commer ‘Walls’ Refrigerator Van	Commer	5 Ton Chassis	Commer ‘Walls’ Refrigerator Van	Dark blue cab, light blue cab		229,000	1:56	1961	54