Corgi Toys
Author: Edward Force
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764322532
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"With updated price guide and consolidated Mettoy era variations list"--Cover.
Author: Edward Force
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764322532
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"With updated price guide and consolidated Mettoy era variations list"--Cover.
Author: Mick Overton
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2019-02-15
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1445688093
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Corgi Toys – ‘the ones with windows’ were the toy cars to have in the 1960s, 70s and early 80s. This is the ideal introduction to these toy vehicles, made in Swansea until 1983.
Author: David Cooke
Publisher: Shire Publications
Published: 2008-10-21
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780747806677
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Although the name "Corgi Toys" was not introduced until 1955, the roots of the original holding company, Mettoy, go back to 1932 when a German toymaker called Philipp Ullmann arrived in Britain to form a new toy manufacturing company. This company produced many types of toys, both before and after the Second World War, mainly in tinplate. In the 1950s Mettoy began to produce diecast metal toys and hence, in 1956 the first Corgi Toys were released to the children's toy market and proved an immediate success. Over the next 30 years hundreds of miniature vehicles would be modeled on contemporary vehicles such as Vauxhalls, Rileys, Hillmans, Standards, Commers and ERFs. Corgi also made daring and successful ventures into film-and-TV related toys with their versions of James Bond, The Saint and Batmobile cars selling millions. Life-long collector David Cooke explores the history of Corgi Toys, describing the various models and illustrating how these simple children's toys became valuable collectables. He also charts the recent financial problems faced by the company, and their resurgence based upon Limited Edition collectors' models sold direct to an adult market.
Author: Bill Manzke
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764303081
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The rise, fall and rebirth of Corgi Toys is explained and illustrated with hundreds of color photos of toy models and memorabilia never before seen in print. The smaller Husky and Corgi Juniors lines are also covered. Most importantly, this encylopedia presents the most complete variation listing and values guide for Corgi toys published to date.
Author: Marcel R. van Cleemput
Publisher:
Published: 2001-01
Total Pages: 543
ISBN-13: 9781872727196
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This magnificent book covers the entire period of Corgi production, which commenced with the showing
Author: Edward Force
Publisher:
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780916838942
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Every model of Corgi toy is shown in 128 color group photos with the history supplemented by detailed descriptions of all the models and their known variations. Includes up-to-date price guide.
Author: Andrew Ralston
Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
Published: 2009-07
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1845841808
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Collecting vintage diecast toy cars has become an increasingly popular hobby over the last 25 years, and this book provides a comprehensive overview of the companies that made these toys during the 1950s and 1960s. As well as examining the major names such as Dinky Toys, Corgi Toys and Matchbox (Great Britain), Solido (France), Tekno (Denmark) and Tootsietoy (USA), this book is unique in its coverage of many smaller and more obscure brands, not only from Europe or the USA but from countries as far afield as Japan, Israel and Argentina. The book provides fascinating insights into the history of individual companies, accompanied by 250 photographs of rare examples, most of them with their original boxes. A further unique feature is the inclusion of a large selection of colorful and evocative illustrations from catalogs and period trade advertisements. For the newcomer to the hobby, this volume will provide an ideal introduction to the history of the manufacturers active in this field, while experienced collectors will make many new discoveries.
Author: Bill Manzke
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764319518
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Corgi Juniors and Husky Models brings together the story of these small-scale model cars and other toys into one book for the first time. This widely collected line of diecast toy cars and trucks are examined in every detail. Over 500 full color photos and well-researched text presents the entire history of these cars, from the introduction of Husky Models in 1964, to the Corgi Classics of today. Here are Corgi Juniors, Corgi Rockets, Husky Toys, Whizzwheels Conversions plus many more variations. Included is never before published information on prototype, pre-production, and promotional models, plus an extensive cross-reference section which provides easy access to model numbers and current values.
Author: Giles Chapman
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2021-10-01
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 0750999098
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For fifty years, Britain made the best toy cars in the world, expertly shrinking every kind of reallife vehicle and producing them in their countless, die-cast millions. Dinky Toys were the 1930s pioneers, then in the 1950s came the pocket-money Matchbox series, followed by Corgi Toys bristling with ingenious features and movie stardust. But who were the driving forces behind this phenomenon? And how did they keep putting the latest, most exciting cars into the palm of your hand year after year? In this illustrated and expanded edition of Britain's Toy Car Wars, Giles Chapman reveals the extraordinary battle to dominate Britain's toy car industry, and the dramas and disasters that finally saw the tiny wheels come off ...