Corgi cars - Corvette

Didn't want to clutter up the other scale models threads.

As a child I mainly played with Corgi (not Dinky) toy cars and Lego, and to some extent I still do ;D

At the end of the 60s and just before everything went whizzwheels Corgi introduced Golden Jacks where you could change the wheels around. Only 7 models were produced, and here they are;


Golden Jacks collection by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr
The Rover, Mini Marcos and Hillman are from my childhood the rest later purchases, I did have a Camaro as a child but it got wrecked and I had to buy another.

How it works,

Mini Marcos by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr

the American cars, the Oldsmobile Tornado and Corvette have working pop-up headlights and with the Camaro SS you can slide covers over the lights.

Golden Jacks - American collection by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr

and front view of jeweled headlights,

Jeweled headlights by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr

and finally the Rover but with the Minilites from the Hillman Hunter rally car (London to Sydney rally winner).


Rover TC by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr

There was meant to be a Lamborghini Miura and a Ferrari 206 Dino Sports released with jacks but they were released with whizzwheels.

I wish I had better condition ones but they go for serious money now.

Mark