Range Rover Ambulance Vigilant - 482

This is an OK example of the 'Vigilant' Ambulance. It has a stretcher and patient in the back and two paramedic figures, which is nice. This is actually not a bad model of an early three door Rangie with a nice split opening rear tailgate. There is a Police model Vigilant too - it has spotlights on the roof and instead of the rear side windows there are slide-opening first-aid boxes. There are also some export models made for Belgium.

The UK release Vigilant ambulance was made from 1975 to 1977. The Great Book of Corgi just mentions the all white version with the dark blue side stripe, however a red & white version is mentioned in Ramsay, this might be the Police version, which has a red stripe, mis-identified.

Mine is missing the glass from the tailgate, but otherwise very nice. These fetch no money at all on eBay - no idea why as they are pretty good compared to some other offerings from Corgi at this time. Bought May 2005, cost £3.00 including P&P.