THE COLLECTION

I collect die-cast automotive models, These are cars, trucks, military vehicles, tractors - in fact anything with wheels. I also collect supporting artifacts like loads for lorries, figures and buildings where they are contemporary and contiguous with the vehicles.

The core of my collection is the Corgi range from 1956 to 1979. However I do not collect Huskys, Juniors or Rockets or anything in the larger scales - this excludes the later 1:36 scale vehicles. I also leave alone things like Magic Roundabout and the cartoon tie-in merchandise. I thought long and hard about excluding all TV and film related cars, but the James Bond Aston Martin, the Monkeemobile and the Batmobile are so iconic and key to the history of Corgi in the 60's I decided to include them. Having said all that I have collected all the 1:36 scale Mazda pick-ups and some other later Corgis, just because I like them.

A also have some Dinkys and Lone Star models and a few others. These are in the scale range between 1:40 and 1:50 mostly and are from the 50's and 60's. There is no theme to this part of the collection, they are just toys that I remember from my own childhood, some are actually ones I have kept since childhood, and others that I admire. There was a fine period of modeling at Dinky in the early sixties, particularly the small British saloon cars like the Morris 1100 and Triumph Vitesse - in fact most of the Triumph range was featured. Anything from this period that I see I tend to collect. So, its an eclectic collection - if there is such a thing

As regards condition - I like the model to be complete and undamaged if possible, but by no means do I insist they are mint, you need very deep pockets for a collection like that. I like the models to be in reasonable playworn condition, pre-owned, pre-loved and whole!

How to use the site:

The pages in the Corgi collection are arranged by year of release and list every model I want to collect. If there is a link I own the model, no link means I'm still looking. To make it simpler I've listed all the models I don't yet have on the 'Shopping List' page. On the non-Corgi pages I just list the models I've currently got. I tend to put new ones in at the top. If you are looking for something specific use the search - it actually works very well. I'm happy for you to use my pictures for your own purposes - all I ask is an acknowledgement and a link back to my site. There is also a search page - which is outsourced and seems to work very well. I've also recently added an 'Updates' page where I add each new model as it comes on to the website.

Enjoy my cars.

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