Hillman Imp Monte Carlo Rally Car by Corgi

Hillman Imp Monte Carlo Rally Car ref340 by Corgi from 1967.
This version of the Hillman Imp was finished in blue with a pale creamy white interior. It featured white side racing stripes, number 77 door decals and Monte Carlo Rally decals on the rear engine boot and front plate. It also featured jewelled front spotlights, an opening rear window and silver shaped wheel hubs.

Fact Box
Code:	340
Released:	1967
Cost now(mint):	£200
Cost now(fair):	£20
Cost now(poor):	£5

This particular model was sold on ebay by George's Good Stuff in April 2006 for £274 in the following condition:
This beautiful and very very hard to find rally car model is in perfect mint condition, you wonï¿½t find better than this anywhere, itï¿½s an absolute gem - one for the serious collector!

It comes in its equally superb original box which apart from the lightest edge creasing is very crisp, clean, bright and 100 per cent complete, and also retains the original authentic white and blue stick-on label which was added to the original 328 model box when this went on sale in the toy shops in 1967 - very nice indeed!

Also included is the original correct Corgi Model Club News leaflet with the operating instructions for the fold-down rear seat on the reverse - very rarely found these days with this model!

Overall this is a pristine example of one of Corgiï¿½s many superb racing and rally car models from the mid-1960s, one of the most difficult to find and very rarely offered anywhere, and an absolute beauty for any serious collector!

Added by Tom on 2006-04-10
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