Latest 'Corgi' A40 model

[Keith Bennett]

Longest serving Club member Ed Evans from west Wales has just alerted me to a new Corgi model A40 launched as a limited edition of just one thousand at a cost of £29.99 plus P&P.

The company's blurb reads:

A40 Farina Mk1 'Alf', 1960 Monte Carlo Rally, Winner: Coupe des Dames, Pat Moss & Ann Wisdom. Pat Moss and Ann Wisdom's winning of the Coupe des Dames, or 'Ladies Prize', on the 1959 Monte Carlo Rally had been well publicised and BMC thus entered the pair in the 1960 Monte, always the season opening event in January, driving a similar A40. The little 1-litre A40 was one of Pat's favourite cars because it handled well, was the right size for rallying, responded well to tuning and the driving position suited her stature. BMC Competitions Department at Abingdon, where both Pat and 'Wiz' were very popular with the mechanics, built a new example for this event, 947 AOF, which Pat, who nearly always named her cars, immediately christened 'Alf'.

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If you'd like a rally car for a bit less than a real one (!) then please visit
https://www.corgi.co.uk/a40-farina-mk1- ... isdom.html

[scotty]

Was there ever any information as to the survival of the car?

[Graham Bish]

I purchased one in April to add to the collection. Sadly Corgi have not researched this model very well. I'ts not as detailed as the XOE version and they have used the Countryman casting! The red is also too dark for Tartan red and the roof has a matt finish instead of gloss black. The Atlas version of UCE13 is a better representation. Anyway, a version of XOK195 would be good for the Pat Moss tio.

[Stoney13]

nice model, but i see what you mean most likely made in china

[Keith Bennett]

Gosh, that is poor research on the part of the manufacturers - and what a cheek to sell it as a limited edition.