All our Vanquish cars are new in the case. Never
used. Some of the clear support inserts are discolored
because the plastic is so thin and this happens over time.
The outer clear cases are all perfect.
I took off the scotch tape that was put on each end from the
factory to take the photos. The cars were left attached to
the base.
This is a brief history of the Vanquish line that I got from
a great article on the internet:
Vanquish MG was started by former employees of Fly and the
first catalogue was produced during 2002, although the
initial models did not appear till early 2003. By late 2004
the firm had disappeared but produced 37 different cars in
that period.
The bulk of the production consisted of McLaren M8 variants
with 16 versions produced but there were also 5 Lola T260s,
5 Shadow Mk2s, 2 BRM P154s and a single BRM P167. Towards
the end of production they also branched out into Group 5 Le
Mans sports cars with 3 Gulf Mirage M6s and Formula 1 with 4
Lotus 72s and a Brabham BT49C but it is the Can-Am cars for
which they are mostly remembered.
Underneath the body was a complete monocoque replica and the
cars were about as close to a static diecast display piece
as a slot car could get. From the air intakes on the
carburetors to the tampo printed Chevrolet logos on the
engine valve covers they were simply amazing. Even the seat
belts were separate moldings instead of being painted on the
driver.
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