Corgi Models

The launch date for the Corgi range was the 9th July 1956. The firm of Playcraft Limited (a sister corporation to Mettoy before they both merged) launched the Corgi name to the World.
The name Corgi comes from a Welsh breed of dog, as both the Mettoy and Playcraft factories were based in Swansea, South Wales. The unmistakable logo immediately became synonymous with excellence and quality, and, this was evidenced by the fact that the Corgi models were the first with clear plastic windows. Like most Companies in the model world, Corgi has been bought and sold by various Owners over the years, but is still going strong today.

Corgi only made two Anglia Van models, but they cheated a bit.
The first model was reissued sometime later, and this time had a small music box inside it.

In 1999 the Lledo Company went into Recievership and the Vanguards (as well as
the Days Gone Range) were bought by Corgi. They have issued models from the
Vanguards range in the Main Corgi Toys range, under the Corgi name with different
baseplates. The Anglia Van has been amongst the models issued.