This particular model was sold on ebay by George’s Good Stuff in December 2013 for £49.99 in the following condition:
This beautiful collector’s piece is an absolutely superb and hard to find Corgi Whizzwheels 343 Pontiac Firebird, all original model and box from 1973, in silver and black with red interior, opening doors, tilting seats, with the silver Whizzwheels.
The only problem with this great Corgi classic is it’s missing its windscreen, a common problem with this particular model as the perspex windshield had no surround and was very susceptible to getting broken, even in the box where a notch was created in the top of the inner card hangover to hold the model in place. Get yourself a replacement windscreen – you can source them on the internet for a fiver or less – and you’ll have a near perfect example of this.
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Model condition – apart from the missing windscreen (see above) this model is in near mint condition, just a couple of slight specks on the black bonnet and a few patches of factory finish roughness on the raised edges round doors, boot, rear, etc, would look splendid on display with a replacement windshield … supersize the photos for a good look to judge for yourself 9/10
Box condition – the box is also in excellent condition, very clean, bright and strong, with all flaps and tabs present and correct, just a tiny tear starting at the hinge of one inner tab showing on the top of the box and a small 49 written on one end flap; white inner card display is missing one end piece, but is largely clean and strong; original cellophane window all intact, overall a great box for this model! 9/10
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