Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (266)Undoubtedly one of the most famous Corgi Toys of the 60s era, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was released in November 1968 to instant acclaim. Based on the flying car in the musical film of the same name, Corgi gave the model a host of now iconic features that ensured maximum Christmas gift appeal. Chief among them are the models pop out wings operated via a brake lever on the drivers side plus a wealth of gleaming chrome and gold that replicated the movie

Size: Length: 96mm Width: 34mm Height: 36mm

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Based on the slightly earlier ‘non-competition’ CorgiFord Mustang

it was its fingertip steering that stole the show – an innovative feature that allowed the model to be turned smoothly to the left or right

The most noticeable aspect of Corgi’s second Impala casting was its split die-cast body

these figures bring authentic period atmosphere and realism to any Corgi collection

The lack of a dedicated box didn’t help off-the-shelf sales – that’s if shops even stocked Corgi 333 as it only appeared on order forms for eight months

With the same ‘split casting’ as the Chevrolet Taxi Cab (Corgi 480) and Fire Chief (Corgi 482)

it was absolutely no competition as far as schoolboys of the era were concerned

was based on a similar feature on the actual car

producing it in various two-tone colour schemes – most notably in green

Orange and Red