One of those cars that looks the same whether it is going backwards or forwards. Just to confuse us this also has an engine in the back but Corgi helpfully placed a Venetian blind in the rear window. At least I hope it’s the rear window.

This is a gold edition from the Golden Guinea Gift Set 20. I have always thought that should have been 21 but never mind. Old collectors will understand.

It is an odd set indeed and Corgi even had to make new interiors for the Ford and Chevrolet, presumably because the lemon didn’t show up well? I have no idea why these three were chosen. The Bentley has a sort of ‘gold’ quality about it but, apart from each having something that opens, what they have in common to deserve this treatment escapes me. Perhaps they had vast overstocks of the Chevrolet and Ford which never struck me as remarkable models as they were.

This is in fairly good condition. The paint has some chips and there is a small crack in the rear window. The suspension is sound. Overall, bearing in mind that any mark looks bad on this surface, this is still a decent display item.

Remember that, with only 23,000 of the sets produced, components not issued individually, these are hard to find now and that is why prices are higher than the normal models of these cars.