Corgi Releases 1979

page last updated: 13 October 2007

I'm beginning to add some 1:36 scale models here from the collection of Chris Davidson

Month	No.	Name	Make	Model	Notes	Colour	price	units sold	Scale	With-drawn	Plate No
January	260	City of Metropolis Police Car	Buick		Reissue of 416 Buick Police Car with 'City of Metropolis Decals	Metallic Blue / White		346,000	1:36	1980	758
April	1116	Shelvoke & Drewry Revopak Refuse Lorry	Shelvoke & Drewry	Revopak		Orange/Silver, Red/Silver		nk	n/k	n/w	761
June	440	Custom Pickup	Mazda	B1600 Pickup		Yellow/Red			1:36	1980	764
July	264	The Incredible Hulk	Mazda	B1600 Pickup	Basic Pickup with cage and monster on loadbed	Green/Gold			1:36	1982	765
August	1109	Ford Transcontinental; Michelin Articulated Truck,	Ford	Transcontinental	Michelin Articulated Truck, Ford Tilt Cab Transcontinental with detachable Trailer	Blue/yellow		50,000	1:48	1979	772
November	461	Range Rover Police Vigilant (Holland)	Land Rover	Range Rover Classic	Police ‘Vigilant’ Range Rover - A special for Holland.	White/red stripe		unknown	1:43	1979	782
November	483	Range Rover Police Vigilant (Belgium)	Land Rover	Range Rover Classic	Police ‘Vigilant’ - A special for Belgium with Belgian police markings	White/red stripe		unknown	1:43	1979	782
December	2895	Swiss PTT VW Polo	Volkswagen	Polo	Special export only model for the Swiss market in Swiss PTT livery	Yellow		unknown	1:43	unknown	n/a