Vanguards for sale

Some time ago I set about making a website to feature all the models that Corgi produced through Vanguards in Great Britain. This would have been during the short period from 1996 to 1999 when production was moved to China. 

It was an interesting project as it was quite difficult to get the model numbers as catalogues seemed few and far between and I never managed to identify some gaps that appeared between the numbers. Many sellers also either didn't state where the model they were selling was made (or got it wrong) and, unlike most Corgi listings, they never took photos of the base either. It was not easy to build a collection of just the British models but I found a good proportion of the cars and vans.

The site can be viewed at this link (there is also another version here as I made one with some ancient software first and oddly that appears first in searches rather than the Google Site!). The first link is better though.

Since then, however, only one or two of the missing models have surfaced, and even then only very occasionally and I've not had the time to chase after them. Because I don't particularly like some of them and didn't want to start on the trucks, which are a different scale, I have not pursued this for some time and the whole collection is now in one large box where it has been for a few years. Values for most of the models seem quite low still and, whilst some seem to have a significant value, most seem to sell for around £10-£20. All mine have original boxes and the internal packing plus mirrors (not fitted, separate in a bag) and a card and maybe some other information, basically as close to mint as you're likely to find. Most for sale are like this as no-one plays with these models. They're attractive but just for display or use in photoshoots.

So I'm going to try and sell the whole collection as a single item. Hopefully someone will like them and maybe even continue to look for the few missing items. If you're interested, get in touch. There's a list on the site of the 83 models.