Carrimore Car Transporter Gift Set by Corgi Toys

The Carrimore Car Transporter Gift Set 48 by Corgi Toys from 1969.
The model featured here is the very rare second issue late 1960s gift set. It featured:

Corgi 1148 Scammell Handyman Car Transporter in red and white cab with red and white rear trailer
Corgi 258 The Saint's P1800 Volvo in white with a red bonnet decal, a red interior with Simon Templar driver figure and rare cast wheel hubs.
Corgi 345 MGC GT in yellow and black, with a black interior, opening doors and rear hatch and spoked wheel hubs.
Corgi 340 Hillman Imp 1967 Monte Carlo Rally Car in blue with yellow interior, Monte Carlo racing decals and 77 door decals, opening rear hatch and fold-down seats with rare cast wheel hubs.
Corgi 249 Morris Mini DeLuxe, black with red roof and yellow 'wickerwork' side panels.
Corgi 339 Mini Cooper S 1967 Monte Carlo Rally Car in red and white with a roof rack containing two spare wheels, jewlled headlights, Monte Carlo racing decals and 177 door decals.
Corgi 226 Morris Mini Minor in metallic maroon-red with light yellow interior and cast wheel hubs.

Fact Box
Code:	GS48
Released:	1969
Cost now(mint):	£900
Cost now(fair):	£100
Cost now(poor):	£10

This particular model was sold on ebay by George's Good Stuff in November 2007 for £930 in the following condition:
Complete and in its superb complete original polystyrene and card window box, complete with the original Mr Retailer transit protector card, the set of road cones still sealed in their plastic bag and the instructions leaflet!

This is the very very rare second issue late 1960s Corgi car transporter gift set, extremely difficult to track down anywhere, and I doubt you'd be able to find a better example than this anywhere in the world today!

Overall this great set is in pretty much mint perfect 'shop stock' condition - all of the models in the set are in absolutely stunning mint perfect condition, never been played with, and the box is equally superb, both the card outer and the polystyrene inner tray are crisp, clean and bright, the card outer showing just slight age wear but with the original cellophane sheet still in place and 100 per cent intact... I don't think this set has ever been used or played with, it has obviously been in storage for the past 38 years and must have come from some unsold toy shop stock.

Inside the box is the very rare shop retail protective card showing the words 'Mr Retailer - Please remove for display' in several languages, and also present is the original instructions slip showing how to operate the seats on the Hillman Imp, plus the original set of traffic cones still sealed in the plastic bag.

I have never seen this set offered in this fantastic condition before, it's just the absolute best you'll find anywhere - don't miss out on this extremely rare opportunity to acquire a very nice antique collectible that can only increase in value over the years!

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