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Corgi escort vans come with a lot of variations, Interiors castings with and with rear bumpers and tampo’s also light bar positions and colours.

And the very rare wheel variations

FIRST ON THE MARKET IN THE EARLY 1980S.

Corgi have used this vehicle to do what they call premiums, short runs for companies but these are extremely rare.

Televerket, C564 white with Dark blue orange stripe and Tele logo on doors Produced for Sweden in 1986 Type 2

On the road C496/17 white with blue and red lettering Produced for Carison Marketing Group in small numbers October 1988 Type one casting

Gamleys C562 white with red and blue lettering Gamleys bear on bonnet produced for Gamleys toy shop 2500 produced type 1

NEC C515 red white and blue Flags on rear doors produced for Preedy’s of Birmingham 5000 made Type 1 1984

Hover

Kays C632 White with pick and black lettering red stripes Part os a special set release later in single box Jan 1987 Type 2 casting

Dunlop C503 White with company Logo on site introduced 1984 deleted 1985 type 1 and 2

Auto Windscreens

Rare GTi

Televerket C503/7 Orange with Black lettering also logo on door The very first export Livery on this model Produce for the Swedish market produced in 1984 and 1985, Type one casting.

Late casting powergen

Chub C514 Cambridge Blue with while lettering (labels) Produced for Digby’s toy shop due to a error with color change models were produced in wrong shade blue 500 made and sold by Corgi direct type 1

BBC C946/16 Silver with BBC logo released July 1997

Jago C559 1985 Silver with red writing 25 years anniversary model, 100 made with Certificate Type 1

Digby’s C514 Oxford blue with gold writing (labels) 1984 1000 made Type 1

Digby’s Cambridge blue with gold lettering (labels) 504 made, Type 1

British airways wheel variations

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Hood Tampo variation

Radio Rentals, White with green lettering introduced 1983 Deleted 1984 type 1. Bright and dim White

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Interior variation along with bright white and dull white.

Plane white No markings no fittings Issued around 1983/84 around the time of receivership.

Very rare made for a sub company of British Telecom only 100 made to give to press made by Corgi

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colour variation

Pizza service C534 White with lower Red introduced 1986 deleted 1987 type 1

British gas C498 introduced in 1883 white with blue lettering re-numbered 496/3 in 1987 roof Door variation type 1 and 2

British gas vans. C496/18 on the right is the revised livery produced for British gas and not sold…Regional Gas board van given to customers at events. December 1988

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Rare natural gas promotion made by corgi who ran out of time and used a sticker for the hood and model was rejected,,120 made

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interior and Logo variation

colour variation

Rare bumpers below back doors show variations available and casting changes

interiors

with tow hook and without

roof light variation

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RAC C537 white with blue lettering roof lights intoduced 1985 deleted 1987 then later C21 gift sets C21 and C13 blue light fitted light and dark blue does not show up very well.

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Hood logo and light bar variation

rear end variation

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light and dark Blue

Six known variations

late post office version

Wiltshire fire service C56u red with gold lettering (labels) with ladder on roof, sold in set with Dennis fire engine due to a wording problem by Corgi WFB canceled the order surplus stock sold off in Jan 1987 Type 1 casting. 1985.

export model

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tow bar variation

colour variations

promo made in large numbers

Manchester evening news 1985 C584 Produced for druid models 2500 made Type 1

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Light bar positions

rare ends

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light bars

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light bar variation

six known variations

Casting one and two. The later one had bumpers in the casing.

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interiors and c0lours

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Telecom Re-introduction modle C469/9 February 1988

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Lower van with Chevy type wheels on

British telecom C499 yellow with Blue lettering and ladder Introduced in 1885 deleted 1885 type 1 and 2

Fire Salvage C%%& Yellow with black lettering Blue roof light Originally in Gift set C6 also in hamlets gift set. Surplus stock sold off in Jan 1987 Type 1.

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Yellow box

Gas set

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Chub Fire C626, 1986, Light Blue with yellow and white lettering Originally a Premium Model for chub, it was a limited edition special Type 1.

Rare caravan set

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Late corgi set

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later style box

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late blue box

Rare wiltshire fire set

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Toy show christmas set

Rare set

rare set

Hotpoint C549 Two tone brown with gold stripe introduced 1985 deleted 1986 type 1

Plane red No marking or fittings Type 1, issued in 1987 (part of left over stock) sold off jan 1987, Some were sold with galleys labels. Plane red is a code 1. With labels is a code Two.

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last van issued

Early Blue box

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Display boxes with pop up name

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Normal yellow box

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Telecom

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Eddie Stobart box

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Waitrose C561 1985 White black and orange lettering produced for John Lewis stores Type 1

Please use the postcode

Plessey C577 1987, white sky blue with Black lettering, produced for vector models 2500 made, Type 1 casting

Televerket, C543 Light Blue Dark blue and red lettering Tele logo on doors Produced for Norway in 1984 and 1985 Type 1

PTT Telecom C496/24 Release dateAugust 1990 produced for the Dutch market along with a Corgi junior Renault van J54/15. Some were found in a little and large set Export model.

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Beatties C578 1985 black with yellow lettering (labels) produced for Beatties model shop 2500 made, type 1

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Rare Natural gas, Pipeline give away.

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Rare Natural gas, Pipeline give away.

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Cases

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Cases

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Cases

AA service Yellow with black and white decoration light bar on roof introduced 1985 but later only available in C20 and c14 gift set, type 1 and 2 Dark and light interiors cations Two hook and light bar further back on late issues.

Chubb home give away model paper lable

British gas casting vatiation

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Interiors Light Brown White and Dark Brown

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Limited edition BEN

Tampo variation

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Interior and light variations

RAC Service and Rescue Service

Rear door Casting chanse

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Corgi set

Picture courtesy of Mark Atkinson Hamlets set with Wiltshire Fire service van.

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Picture courtesy of Mark Atkinson with Fire salvage van.

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Picture courtesy of Mark Atkinson British home stores Telecom with yellow roof ladder.

Picture courtesy of Mark Atkinson police van with hood sticker.

Hotpoint unpainted headlights

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Hotpoint no Logo

C496 Post office. Red with Yellow lettering introduced in 1983 Type 1 and 2 renumbered in 1987 496/1

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British airways Dark Blue and silver with thin red stripe introduced 1987 Type 2 shown in BHS box but also avalalble in Corgi box

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BEB, Bolton evening News yellow with white and black writing produced for heritage toys 1984 5000 made, Type 1, picture shows rare wheel Wheel variation.

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Odd wheels on front

Ben normal wheel on front

AA no light bar paper labels

AA no light bar paper labels

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Yellow paint variation

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Rare natural gas Escort 250 made for British gas launch.

NGV hood logo

NVG base

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Tampo hood

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John lewis C504 Dark green and light green and white lettering Produced for John Lewis for sale in there stores only 2500 only made 1984.

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McVities C563 1985 royal blue with logo on side produced for Cheltenham model centre 2500 made, type 1

White’s Bazaar (No Number) white with Black lettering (labels) only 12 made as samples, Never produced and very rare.

White’s Bazaar (No Number) white with Black lettering (labels) only 12 made as samples, Never produced and very rare. A very big Thanks to Mark Atkinson for the picture’s.

A very big Thanks to Mark Atkinson for the picture’s.

Corgi No.C20 Gift Set "AA Services" - comprising of Ford Escort Van, Ford Wreck Truck and Range Rover - finished in yellow, white, black

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Securicor light blue white lettering, Number 58301

Corgi No.C22 Gift Set "Royal Mail Services" comprising of Ford Box Truck, Ford Escort Van and Mini Metro - all are finished in red

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Set C21 box variations

"Wiltshire Fire Service" 2-piece Gift Set - Dennis Turntable Ladder, red, yellow, chrome plated parts, Ford Escort Van, red - both are Mint in Excellent correct issue un-numbered orange and yellow window box with signed label to upper top left corner, also certificate and information slip and outer card mailing box.

Set C17

Caravan set

Corgi Design Wooden Test Escort vehicle made to give an idea of shape and parts needed to make model. A1

A2 Back

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A3 scale

A4 size

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A5 scale

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A6 scale

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Royal mail and Datapost logo on door came from a fleet ford event after an order of 200 escorts were made by the post office.

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Royal mail and Datapost logo Found this in a auction box at Vectis while filming with the BBC then contacted a friend at Ford who told me about the history on the Code one van suplied to Ford for the event,

Chub fire tampo not Label

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