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Corgi History

1957 1:32

348 VEGA$
801 / 810 Classics
39901 ELVIS
39902  Monroe

1957 1:63

VEGA$
96-2 Junior
90520 Junior
Freeway
Hot Wheels

1959 1:42

214 Hardtop
215 Open
430 Taxi
Husky

1961 1:72

8-a1 Convertible
8-b1 Hardtop

Corgi Toys 801 / 810

1:36 1957 Thunderbird
This mould first appeared as the#348 VEGA$ model in 1980, presumably there was some form of deal done on the mould costs.
The ©1980 ASP on the base plate was covered over, and when the Figure was removed, the Rear seat was changed to allow mounting of a Soft top. 
348
801
C810
C810
C810/2
39901
39902

 1980 
 1981 
 1983 
 1987 
 1994 
 1998 
 2001 

VEGA$ model
Soft Top versions release
Open versions in "Cars of the '50s"  Series
Soft Top Versions renumbered
"Classic Cars" Series
Elvis Version
Marilyn Monroe Version

 

 801 box 
 ©1981
 The Mettoy (TM) Co Ltd
 Northampton
 Great Britain
801 - 1981 - Cream body, Orange Soft Top

801 - 1981 - Cream body, Black Soft Top

801 - 1981 - Cream body, Brown Soft Top

C801 - 1987 - White body, Black Soft Top

Some of these soft tops were re-released as C810 after 1987


 Cars of the 50's Box
  ©1983
 The Mettoy Co. plc
 Swansea
 Great Britain


C810 - 1983 - Cream Upper body, Orange lower Open

C810 - 1984 - Pink Open


 Cars of the 50's Box
 ©1984
 Corgi Toys Ltd
 Swansea
 Great Britain

 Corgi Classics box 
 ©1985
 Corgi Toys Ltd
 Swansea
 Great Britain
C810 - 1985 Black Open

C810 - 1985 - Red Open

C810 - 1987 - Pink body, Black Soft Top

C810 - 1987 - White body

C810 - 1987 - Cream body, Orange Soft Top

C810/2 -1994 - Black ????

   

18 August, 2003