233 - Heinkel Economy Car Blue Gifts 000 – with the gift

000 – with the gift set selling an additional 90

as well as ‘Glidamatic’ suspension

it was then passed on to Northumbria Motor Services as a driver training vehicle until 1992 and subsequently went out for preservation back to it’s green and cream livery of it’s glory days and is now a regular at bus meets and shows across the UK

most notably the steering feature – although this time via a roof-mounted emergency light (which came in either yellow or blue) with a ribbed chrome surround

With its distinctive ‘pop art’ livery

233 - Heinkel Economy Car Blue Gifts 000 – with the giftIntroduced into the Corgi range in January 1961, this iconic bubble car was available in four different colours pink, orange, red and metallic blue. It was the first ever Corgi to have the by special request flash on its box which in a typically idiosyncratic Corgi way featured an illustration of the car in off white! Collecting all four colour variations is popular with collectors today, all the more so because some examples have a textured sunroof.