Man From UNCLE Oldsmobile Thrushbuster by Corgi Toys

Man From UNCLE Oldsmobile Thrushbuster ref497 by Corgi Toys from 1966.
Corgi released the Thrushbuster to tie in with The Man From UNCLE the TV series. It was finished in dark blue bodywork with Man from UNCLE logo on the bonnet and green tinted windows.
It featured swivelling spotlamps on the front wings, a rooftop clicker that operated the gun-firing figures inside and cast wheel hubs. It also came with a Waverly ring showing alternating photos of Napoleon Solo and Ilya Kuryakin.

Fact Box
Code:	497
Released:	1966
Cost now(mint):	£300
Cost now(fair):	£50
Cost now(poor):	£5

This particular model was sold on ebay by George's Good Stuff in April 2006 for £360 in the following condition:
The beautiful dark blue Oldsmobile car is just a few very tiny specks short of perfect condition, most would call it mint, it's an absolute beauty!
It comes in its equally superb complete original box - the inner display tray is showing hardly any wear at all, crisp, clean and bright and totally unmarked, while the outer is equally superb, showing just some overall light age wear, but totally unmarked, clean, bright and 100 per cent complete, and also present is the original Waverly ring - very nice indeed!
All in all a superb all-original version of this increasingly hard-to-find TV-related collector's model, and a marvellous addition to any collection.

Added by Tom on 2006-05-08
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