437 - Superior Ambulance on Cadillac Chassis in red and cream livery


£35.99

When introduced by Corgi in October 1962 this striking American ambulance featured an infamously erratic mechanism on the model’s rear axle to switch the rooftop bulb on and off, thus simulating a flashing emergency light. It was one of the few Corgi innovations of the era that failed to live up to expectations and was eventually replaced in 1966 by a simpler battery operated circuit that powered a flashing bulb*.

This Corgi Model Club edition marries the red and cream livery of the earlier model with the circuitry of the later variant. Both were given Corgi’s patented ‘Trans-O-Lite’ system whereby light from the bulb illuminated the model’s front and rear roof lights. Corgi sold over one million of the red liveried version of Corgi 437.

*Sadly these specialist bulbs, which incorporate a bi-metal strip to make it flash on and off, are sadly no longer available in the size needed.

Size: Length: 115mm Width: 40mm Height: 45mm

Scale: 1:54

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Customer Reviews

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a.l.

Just fabulous

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bernard95
Superbe miniature

Superbe miniature cette ambulance est vraiment parfaite comme le reste de la collection !

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Remo Varkevisser
Nice, nice, nice

Always a pleasure to buy a Corgi, models are well packed, fast shipment to The Netherlands and looks perfect all the time. If you have a question to the team, there is always a fast reply. Thanks guys!

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Holger Kniel
437 - Superior Ambulance auf Cadillac Chassis in roter und cremefarbener Lackierung

Sehr schön, aber leider etwas zu teuer.

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C.B
Superior Ambulance- Members edition

This is a absolutely stunning model! Love everything about it, well done Corgi Model Club 👏

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