Corgi VA14307A Ford Escort Mk4 XR3i Black C329 WLD

Name: Cheltenham Model Centre
Telephone: +44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644

Product Code: VA14307A

Manufacturer Number: VA14307A
Condition: New
Category: Models, Cars
Brand: Corgi
Range: Corgi January 2025
Era: 1980s
Construction: Diecast Model
Scale: 1:43
Model of Car: Ford Escort Mk4

£34.19

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The XR3i modelled was ordered from Ford Main Dealer Perrys, High Road, Harrow Weald, Middlesex, on 24th April 1986 by the first owner, Malcolm Powell. He purchased it as a company car and was thus able to request nearly every option available.

These included an ECU2 Radio Cassette which cost £118.72, a Tilt/Sliding Sunroof at £261.65, alloy wheels at £178.87, a Fuel Computer at £90.71 and electric front windows, which were a bargain at £163.05. The total cost, including a discount of £709.88, was £7692.65. Mr Powell had it serviced meticulously and took personal ownership a year later. He retained it until January 2013, by which time it had covered 28,561 miles.

He advertised it for sale on the XR Owners Club Forum, and it was purchased by Greater Manchester-based member Dave McKee, who researched its history and discovered it was the oldest surviving Halewood-built Mk4 XR3i. Dave improved the car, cleaning up the underside and fixing an oil leak before selling it to a Coventry-based collector in 2016.

He got the opportunity to buy it back in late 2020 and couldn#t resist doing so, but the current owner, Cambridgeshire-based fast Ford collector and enthusiast Mike Pollard then persuaded Dave to sell it to him in November 2021. It#s still only covered 32,134 miles and has never been painted, so Mike keeps this rare and extremely original survivor in a heated garage to preserve its condition.

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We have been in business for over 40 with the shop located in a few different places around the town in that time. We are now located at the Eastern end of Cheltenham High Street.

As well as stocking the latest plastic kit, diecast and model railway releases we have a big selection of slot cars and modelling tools.

We are able to carry out repairs on radio control cars & model railway locos, including DCC & DCC Sound fitting.

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Cheltenham Model Centre

39 High Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1DX
England

+44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644
sales@cheltenhammodelcentre.com

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