Minissima - 288
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Minissima - 288 |
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I didn't realise this one was 1:36 scale until
I looked at the base plate. The model is tiny - but then so is the real
car. I decided to keep it even though when I got it I was collecting
exclusively 1:43 scale Corgis because I know the real vehicle. It is in
the Gaydon Motor Museum near Banbury in Oxfordshire. If you've not been
there you should. The collection belonged to Rover until the BMW
takeover and contains a sound history of the Marques which became BMC -
British Leyland and then Rover Cars. It is packed with Minis, prototype
MGs that never made it into production, old Triumphs, Standards &
Rovers. In recent years while BMW owned it a couple of old BMs
have been added but now it belongs to Ford and they are starting to add
a few cars too. For anyone who admires the British cars in my core Corgi
collection it is a must for a day out.
This car was a design exercise which eventually went into production, not as a city car as was envisaged, but as what used to be called an invalid carriage. I'm sure no-one uses that term anymore but I don't know the new word for it so Invalid carriage will have to do. Corgi made the Minissima from 1975 to 1979. It was always cream over lime green with a horizontal black stripe. There are no listed variations. |
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