THE "SAINT'S" CAR VOLVO P1800


Authentic Corgi Toys Re-issue

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Size: Length:92mm Width: 36mm Height: 28mm  Scale: 1:46

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If you ever wanted to own one Corgi Toy, then this must be it.

The "Saint's" Car Volvo P.1800 

One of the greatest, most desirable Corgi toys ever made.


It’s probably safe to say that Volvo broke the mould when they created the P1800. After all, they have always had a hard won reputation for safety, and arguably even a little dullness when compared to other great European marques. As you would come to expect from Volvo, the car was very reliable, a quality we take for granted these days. In fact, the P1800 holds the world record for the most miles ever driven – 3,000,000 no less and counting! Thanks in no small part to the rugged 2-litre 4-cyinder Volvo engine and equally tough transmission.


But the P1800 is a whole lot more. That oversized grille at the front, the long bonnet, smooth, sculpted wings, and low slung, aerodynamic body shape all come together to give the car a wonderful sporty demeanour. What a beauty!


It’s easy to mistake it as a late post-war design, but this was a car that was conceived as a prototype in 1957 and first released for sale into the motor trade in 1961. This was Volvo’s response to the booming European and American markets that were celebrating the end of post WWII austerity and sporty 2-seaters and their larger 4-seater Grand Tourers were at the vanguard of this automotive revolution. 

That's not to say that the P1800 hadn't got plenty of worthy competitors - the awesome Jaguar e-type associated with 1960s Brit-Cool and the effortlessly pretty BMW 507, so beloved by Elvis, to name just two. 


But the Volvo had a broad fan base too, thanks to a clever piece of product placement when it became the car of choice for new The Saint TV show. Little did anyone know that the quirky British spy-thriller series would go on to become a global franchise in over 200 countries! And to think it might never have happened this way. The Saint’s creators initially approached Jaguar for an E-type, but they were rebuffed by the company’s chairman and owner Sir Jack Lyons. Oh, how he must have regretted that decision.


Before long the P1800 became synonymous with The Saint’s leading man, Roger Moore, whose effortless, suave charisma were the perfect match for the smooth lines of his glorious P1800. The duo made the perfect combination and style and substance.


EXCLUSIVE & OFFICIALLY LICENSED 

FIRST EVER RE-ISSUE OF THE 1965 ORIGINAL 


With so many huge media franchises today – Disney, Marvel, Bond – its easy to forget the impact that The Saint made when it burst onto the small screen on 4th October 1962. The mystery-thriller books written by Leslie Charteris had always been popular since being first published in the 1920s and were a sought after asset by TV producers. Even Roger Moore made personal advances to the publishers to secure the television rights.  So, when Roger Moore was invited to play the leading character, Simon Templar, he jumped at the opportunity.


With hindsight to guide us, it’s all too easy to say that Moore’s Templar was a simply a dress rehearsal for his later transition to James Bond. But that is to underestimate The Saint as a hugely successful franchise of its own – at the time many would have considered it to have equal, if not superior billing Fleming’s flamboyant, silver screen counterpart. By the mid-1960s The Saint was attracting huge global audiences, and with a total of 120 episodes shot, only the Avengers has superseded it in British broadcasting history.


No wonder Corgi Toys considered it quite a coup to secure the rights to manufacture a diecast toy of The Saint’s car. It was their first ever venture into licensing television show assets and it’s fair to say it marked a ground shift for the British toy brand and immediately set them apart from their competitors. Just like The Saint driving his stylish Volvo P1800: 

Corgi Toys had just arrived!


OFFICIALLY LICENSED

Re-issued for the FIRST TIME EVER we are now able to offer you the Corgi Toys The "Saint's" Car Volvo P.1800 that was renowned for being Corgi’s first licensed product, this popular model was created to tie in with the ‘Saint’ TV show featuring future James Bond, Roger Moore. The P.1800 model had been first issued by Corgi in 1961, as number 228. Originally available in either red, beige or salmon pink, it was deleted in 1965 to make way for this new version.


With white paintwork to match the car seen on TV, a detailed red interior, jewelled headlights, the iconic ‘Saint’ logo on the bonnet and a miniature Simon Templar at the wheel – the character Roger Moore played in the show – it was an instant success. Nearly 1,160,000 were sold before it was deleted from the range in 1970. Later versions differed with a red ‘Saint’ bonnet sticker.

PLUS 2 Exclusive FREE GIFTS Worth £14.98

FREE

Authentic 40-page reproduction 1966 Corgi Toys catalogue

Only available from us, this officially licensed reproduction catalogue is packed full of Corgi vintage classics. 

WORTH £8.99

FREE

Exclusive Corgi Toys Certificate Tin

Specially designed just for us, this retro-styled metal tin will protect your Corgi Toys Certificates for years to come.

WORTH £5.99

Today, we are inviting you to become a member, so you don’t miss out as numbers are extremely limited!

Receive all the above when you order the Corgi Toys
The "Saint's" Car Volvo P1800
 re-issue today!

The price is just £9.99 plus P&P.  Which is a fraction of the cost of originals which are now highly desirable.

Have a look at what other people are saying about Corgi Model Club Toys by visiting facebook.com/corgimodelclub or reading the reviews on our website corgimodelclub.com

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“Mine has literally just arrived and I absolutely love it! Great job everyone!”
Rick Wilson
Editor of Diecast Collector Magazine
"The revival of these Corgi models from the past brings back so many memories, as it will to many others. It has been exciting working with the designers to bring them back to life and there is huge interest across the collectors world of what else is to come."
Lyndon Davies
CEO Hornby PLC
"PERFECT! lol
Outstanding model and presentation. Car is perfect, colour gorgeous. Icing on the cake is the presentation box complete with “secret” instructions AND spare ejector figure. Work of art!!"
Mike MacLennan
Top Fan
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  • The terms of this offer are guaranteed, there is never any further obligation.
  • Order now to receive your CORGI TOYS The "Saint's" Car Volvo P1800 re-issue for the introductory price of only £9.99 (+£3.99 p&p), saving you £14 off our Corgi Model Club shop price of £33.99.
  • You will also receive your TWO EXCLUSIVE EXTRA FREE GIFTS – the 1966 Corgi Catalogue and the metal Corgi certificate tin – worth £14.98.
  • After you have received the CORGI TOYS The "Saint's" Car Volvo P.1800 model, you are free to cancel at any time and you are under absolutely NO further obligation to buy anything else whatsoever, EVER!
  • In the unlikely event that you don’t like the model, just send it back to us within 14 days, your money will be refunded and that will be the end of the matter, full-stop. The FREE gifts are yours to keep, whatever you decide!

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Collect as many or as few as you'd like

The convenient, low cost way to collect these EXCLUSIVE CORGI TOYS - you will receive one of these wonderful, museum quality re-issues approximately every 4 weeks, helping you to spread the load. Currently, these models are ONLY available from us via Hornby PLC, each one coming with a numbered certificate of authenticity as full provenance.

Pause, skip or cancel - YOU stay in control – with the Corgi Model Club you really can collect as many or as few as you wish. If you wish to pause or skip a month or cancel altogether, the models in the collection are not numbered, apart from their original Corgi serial numbers, so you are not left high and dry with half a collection. You stay 100% in control, ALL the time.

Hassle Free returns - and if you wish to return a model or fancy stopping altogether, just send it back in the condition you received it, let us know and that will be the end of the matter. We will refund you, no questions asked. You only ever need pay for what you choose to keep, nothing more, nothing less.

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