mikeharvey22 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I bought the Corgi Guy Vixen dropside thinking it was a rehash of the old Trackside removals lorry. Seems that this is a special commission for Howdens Joinery ( mine 15941 of 70000!)and continues the series of Howdens models which have used Lledo Days Gone castings like the Fordson 7V and the Morris Z van. So I was a bit surprised to find that this is an entirely new and well detailed cab on a very basic chassis with a basic dropside body integral with the cab, all to a much larger scale. I do not have any dimensions for the real cab, but the model is 33mm over mudwings, and 27.9mm over the cab body. I have found an online photo of a chassis cab with the same registration mark. http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C447339 Below are a couple of photos to show the size comparison with the Trackside Guy removals lorry. I can supply more photos if anyone wants them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I bought the Corgi Guy Vixen dropside thinking it was a rehash of the old Trackside removals lorry. Seems that this is a special commission for Howdens Joinery ( mine 15941 of 70000!)and continues the series of Howdens models which have used Lledo Days Gone castings like the Fordson 7V and the Morris Z van. So I was a bit surprised to find that this is an entirely new and well detailed cab on a very basic chassis with a basic dropside body integral with the cab, all to a much larger scale. I do not have any dimensions for the real cab, but the model is 33mm over mudwings, and 27.9mm over the cab body. I have found an online photo of a chassis cab with the same registration mark. http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C447339 Below are a couple of photos to show the size comparison with the Trackside Guy removals lorry. I can supply more photos if anyone wants them. Looks too big for 1/76 as maximum width back then was 7'6" = 30mm. The removal van is 1/76 though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 They were giving them away free today at the South of England Show at Ardingly, West Sussex. My daughter picked one up, (#34977 of 70000) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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