Corgi VA15005 Ford Cortina Mk5 1.6 Carousel Forrest & Crystal Green

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

Product Code: VA15005

Manufacturer Number: VA15005
Condition: New
Category: Models, Cars
Brand: Corgi
Range: Corgi September 2024
Era: 1980s
Construction: Diecast Model
Scale: 1:43
Model of Car: Ford Cortina Mk5

£32.30

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Ford announced the Cortina Carousel special edition in June 1981 and offered it in three two-tone metallic colour schemes. Priced at a very competitive £4,780 for the 1.6 (it was also available as a 1.3), it featured sports wheels, twin door mirrors and a wood trimmed instrument panel from the GL. In total Ford boasted there were 18 standard 'extra features', and more options were available such as a sunroof, tinted glass, or an electric aerial.

Ford produced 6,000 Carousels in their first production run at Dagenham and considerably less in a second batch built from May to July in 1982. Amazingly, just 60 remain, 22 of which are licensed for the road. The Carousel modelled has been owned since August 2014 by Greater London-based Ford enthusiast Alexis Koublis, organizer of the Passion Ford North London meetings at the Ace Café and other venues.

Having always loved the two-tone green Carousel colour scheme, he bought his first one in 1996 but had to sell it less than a year later due to a change in circumstances. Having always regretted that, when YPF 741Y pulled into a Passion Ford meeting at the Halfway House pub, Brentwood, he'd agreed to buy it within two-minutes of owner Steve Ward putting 'For Sale' in the window!

At that time it had covered 81,000 miles, and was in good original condition, but in 2023 Alexis embarked on a full restoration to concours 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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