Lot 309:
Sold for: £10
Description
A collection of die-cast model vehicles primarily featuring examples by Oxford Die-Cast. The group includes several delivery vans and vintage motor cars, many of which are commemorative editions relating to second world war anniversaries. Notable pieces include a red van marked VJ Day 60th Anniversary, a light blue van marked 576 SQUADRON D-Day, 6th June 1944, and a white van inscribed Advance Britannia God Save The King WINSTON CHURCHILL V.E. Day May 8th VJ. The collection further includes a red special edition DG58 Morris Z Van in a box marked HOWDENS JOINERY CO. NORTH YORKS and a loose green van decorated with Wakefield Castrol MOTOR OIL Est’d 1899 graphics. A small red plastic racer marked TURBO and a loose yellow van with BUTTER & CHEESE graphics are also present. The items are accompanied by various original retail window boxes and small white cardboard mailer boxes, two of which are marked MB 73 and MB 47 respectively. A small white box is printed with PUPPY IN MY POCKET 6 PUPPIES (ASSORTMENT NO. 31000/1) Vivid Imaginations Ltd.
Condition report:
The boxed items generally appear in excellent, unplayed-with condition, though the boxes show minor shelf wear and accumulated dust (photo 1). The loose yellow delivery van shows significant paint loss and chipping to the side graphics and body (photo 8). The green Castrol van is largely intact with surface dust (photo 7). The red plastic racer is incomplete, missing the tyre from the rear-mounted spare wheel (photo 9).
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