Details of Corgi 207 Standard Vanguard III
The Corgi Standard Vanguard III.
This model was 95mm long. Later versions did not have red pillars and had shaped wheels.
The Standard Motor Company Limited was founded in Coventry, in 1903 by Reginald Walter Maudslay. For years, it manufactured Ferguson TE20 tractors, powered by its Vanguard engine. All Standard's tractor assets were sold to Massey Ferguson in 1959. Standard purchased the Triumph Motor Company in 1945, and in 1959, Standard changed its name to Standard-Triumph International and branded its products as Triumph. A subsidiary The Standard Motor Company Limited, and took on the manufacture.
The original price was 2/9 . It was available in pale green & red finish at 1:46 scale. Released as Corgi 207 in 1957 withdrawn as Corgi 207 in 1962.
Base:
grey painted cast baseModel features:
2 tone paintOrigin:
Made in Great BritainPackaging:
cardboard boxVehicle make:
StandardVehicle model:
VangaurdVehicle type:
saloon carWheels:
flat spun hubs, shaped spun hubs, tyres with treadWindows:
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Contributors
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- Thanks to goodtoys uk
- Thanks to Kev Bace
- Thanks to Peter Leach
- Thanks to Terry Cawser