Here we have a true staple of the Corgi range. They sold 10 million Land Rovers in the end, I think I have a significant percentage of them in my collection, and I guess this was the best selling gift set at 800,000 pieces in its different incarnations. This is the second version, updating the original 1957 release. In it you have the 1962 re-release of the Land Rover, now moved forward into Series 2 form with spring suspension, a vacuum formed interior and a plastic tilt. The horse box is still the same old Rice's item as before in a smart new paint job with the wire form tow bar replaced with cast alloy.
The models which made up the Land Rover & Horse Box Gift Set - GS2s were:
The set continued in this version to 1968 when the colours were changed again and the trailer updated to the new Beaufort double horse box.
This is a very nice set, put together from models in my collection. I've got a horse too that is the right one and the right age. All together a good piece of Corgi history.
