There are loads of releases of this model over the years. I originally thought this to be the first release of the open top version, but when I got the bottom off I found it had suspension and was therefore the later 'S' release. The usual way for Corgis to get suspension is to have the axles fitted into slots so that they can move up and down and to provide a spring wire laterally down each side of the car, This one has a small butterfly spring for each axle mounted at right angles to the base plate. However as I've not been able to find a non-sprung version this car does for both. An interesting feature of this one is that it has the old flat hubs which always had the axle fixed to the hub which gave a smooth finish to the hub but the wheels being attached to the axle, the wheels would not rotate independently. On this one the axles are free in the wheels, but the consequence is a big riveted over end on the axle. This is the only car in the collection with this axle set up.

It had previously been in the hands of a small child with a paint box, a child who wanted it to be black with a blue grille. Water colour paints thank goodness. I managed to get most of it off with a little effort before I took the first set of pictures on the left. I then ordered a new screen & steering wheel from Steve Flowers and stripped the car down to give it a good clean before reassembling it with the new parts. The seat unit is actually broken too - but you can't tell from the pictures.

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