2010/8/1

Ford Consul Cortina Super Estate Car 440,

Corgi Toys (Designer), Mettoy Company Ltd. (Manufacturer)

This is the outer box for a Corgi Toys Ford Consul Cortina Super Estate car from the 1960s. The set is number 440 and contains models of the car, a golfer, a caddie boy and a trolley and bag. The car features an opening tailgate, wooden style panels and spring suspension, and would have been a suitable vehicle to be seen in at the local golf club. Ford introduced the Consul Cortina Mark 1 in 1962, the 1500 super estate car with American-style mock wood panelling on the side in March 1963, and the Mark 2 in 1966. ‘Corgi Toys’ were manufactured by Mettoy Playcraft Ltd.

1 box

Collecting 20thc Rural Culture blog [Thursday, 22 April 2010] – 'Golf & the countryside, 1960s // The Ford Consul Cortina Mark 1 was introduced in 1962, with the 1500 super estate version - complete with American-style mock wood panelling - following in March of the following year. This was an appropriate vehicle for Mr Middle Manager to be seen driving to his local golf club at the weekends. // The craze for golf spread to the middle classes in England at the end of the nineteenth century and a flurry of courses began to appear alongside the new suburban villas close to larger towns and cities. Some subsequently disappeared beneath further inexorable housing development but the second half of the twentieth century brought widening popularity to the game and the creation of hundreds of new courses in rural or semi-rural locations. The Dunham Forest Club, for example, is within 30 minutes drive of both Manchester and Liverpool city centres and was formed in 1960 out of wooded parkland that had formerly been part of the Earl of Stamford's estate. It was a process of suburbanising the countryside that still continues...', MERL 'Handwritten accession' form for 2010/8/1-6 (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Description: Corgi Toys boxed set 440: Ford Consul Super Estate Car with golfer, caddie boy,Trolley, bag. 1960s. Some wear and tear to box and cardboard insert. 2010/8/1 Outer box, 2010/8/2 Cardboard insert, 2010/8/3 Car, 2010/8/4 Golfer, 2010/8/5 Caddy, 2010/8/6 Buggy, 2010/8/7 Golf Ball. Die cast metal car, blue: plastic figures // Dimensions: Box 15cm long x 6.8 x 5.5cm // Associated information: Purchased as part of the Collecting 20thc Rural Culture project. Ford first introduced the Consul Cortina Mark 1 in 1962. The 1500 super estate car with American-style mock wood panelling on the side, first appeared in March 1963. The Mark 1 Cortina was replaced by the Mark 2 in 1966.'

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