Corgi Releases 1958

CORGI TOYS in 1958

page last updated: 25 October 2008

Corgi goes all military and space-age and releases the Thunderbird and Bloodhound missiles with RAF Land Rover & Staff Car, the ERF lorry is introduced and the first American car

Month	No.	Name	Make	Model	Notes	Colour	*PRICE*	*UNITS SOLD*	Scale	With-drawn	Plate No
January	101	Platform Trailer	No Make	Trailer	Platform Trailer with wire tow bar	Grey; prim, yellow/silver brackets; met.blue/silver brackets		183,000	1:56	1962	81
January	102	Rice’s Pony Trailer	Rice	Pony Trailer	Rice’s Pony Trailer	Red with black chassis; red with silver chassis	4/1d	427,000	1:45	1965	81
February	211	Studebaker Golden Hawk	Studebaker	Golden Hawk	Early type with spun hubs, no suspension and no detailed interior	Blue	3/9d	260,000	1:49	1960	83
February	211M	Studebaker Golden Hawk	Studebaker	Golden Hawk	Mechanical friction motor	White	4/9d	99,000	1:49	1959	83
February	GS2	Land Rover & Horse Box			406 Land Rover 102 Rice's Pony Trailer	Land-Rover in Green with tan tin tilt	8/-	794,000		1962	83
March	457	ERF Platform Lorry	ERF	Model 44G	Platform Lorry	Pale/dark blue	4/8d	290,000	1:56	1965	85
March	459	ERF Moorhouses Van	ERF	Model 44G	Moorhouses Jam Van	Cream/red	5/6d	95,000	1:56	1960	85
April	1100	Bedford Carrimore Low Loader	Bedford	S Type Cab	Carrimore Low Loader, winch & fixed rear wheels	Yellow cab/met. blue loader; Red cab unit/met. blue loader	12/9d	152,000	1:47	1963	88
April	1401	Service Ramp	No Make	Service Ramp	Raising & Lowering Servicing Ramp	Silver & Blue	6/11d	99,000	No Scale	1961	87
May	350	Thunderbird Guided Missile	English Electric	Thunderbird Guided Missile	Thunderbird Guided Missile on trailer	Silver missile, RAF Blue trailer	5/9d	208,000	No Scale	1962	89
May	351	Land Rover RAF Vehicle	Land Rover	Series 1	RAF Land Rover with rear canopy	RAF blue	3/10d	414,000	1:46	1962	89
June	209	Riley Pathfinder Police	Riley	Pathfinder	Police Car	Black	3/6d	390,000	1:48	1962	91
June	458	ERF Earth Dumper	ERF	Model 64G	Earth Dumper	Red cab/yellow tipper	5/9d	943,000	1:56	1966	91
July	151	Lotus XI Le Mans	Lotus	XI Le Mans	Le Mans Racer	Turq. blue; silver grey	3/6d	266,000	1:40	1961	93
July	GS3	RAF Land Rover and Thunderbird Missile			351 RAF Land Rover 350 Thunderbird Guided Missile	RAF Blue	9/6d	150,000		1963	89
August	303	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Mercedes-Benz	300 SL	Open Roadster	White		332,000	1:46	1961	95
August	411	Karrier ‘Bantam’ Lucozade Van	Karrier	Bantam Two Tonner	Karrier ‘Bantam’ Lucozade Van	Yellow		192,000	1:47	1962	95
September	1104	Bedford Machinery Carrier	Bedford	S Type Cab	Machinery Carrier with winch and grab, detachable rear axle	Red cab/grey loader		83,000	1:47	1963	97
October	1108	Bloodhound Guided Missile on ramp	Bristol	Bloodhound Guided Missile on ramp	Bristol Bloodhound Guided Missile on launching ramp	White missile/dark khaki ramp	18/6d	62,000	No Scale	1961	98
October	352	Standard Vanguard RAF Staff Car	Standard	Vanguard III Saloon	RAF Vanguard Staff Car	RAF blue	3/3d	144,000	1:46	1962	98
November	1102	Euclid TC-12 Tractor	Euclid	TC-12 Tractor	Twin Crawler Tractor with Dozer Blade	Light yellow; lime green	17/6d	136,000	1:41	1963	105
November	GS4	Bloodhound Guided Missile Set			351 RAF Land Rover 1115 Bloodhound Guided Missile 1116 Bloodhound Missile Platform 1117 Bloodhound Missile Trolley		34/6d	44,000		1960	104
December	152	BRM Formula 1 Grand Prix Racing Car	BRM	P 25 Formula 1 Racing Car	BRM Grand Prix Racing Car Racing No3 on earlier releases, No7 on later ones	British Racing Green		195,000	1:45	1961	106