Gerry Anderson vehicles, Batman, Bond cars and more in upcoming Vectis auction

By John Freeman on April 14, 2020

Corgi 267 "Batman" Batmobile - 1st issue — *Corgi 267 “Batman” Batmobile – 1st issue – black, red bat hubs, blue tinted windows, with “Batman & Robin” figures, grey plastic aerial, with black plastic trailer connecting clip fitted*

Nestling within a massive upcoming sale of vintage toy cars at Vectis – many of them military vehicles – are a number of cult media-inspired items, including Gerry Anderson vehicles, Batman, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and more.

Taking place on Monday 27th April 2020, the latest specialist auction runs to almost 900 items, many cars and other vehicles boxed, produced by companies such as Corgi, Dinky and Triang.

Here’s just a small selection of items on offer – full catalogue here.

Corgi 201 “The Saint’s” Volvo P1800 – white body, yellow interior with figure driver, red bonnet label, grey base with Whizzwheels, silver trim
Corgi 261 “James Bond” Aston Martin DB5 taken from the film “Goldfinger” – finished in gold, red interior with “James Bond and Bandit” figures, silver trim, wire wheels with “GB” decal to boot
Corgi 271 “James Bond” Aston Martin DB5 (1/36th scale) – 1st issue – finished in silver, red interior, 4-spoke wheels
Corgi unboxed GS3 “Batman” 2-piece Gift Set which includes Batmobile – black, RARE harder to find clear windows, with Batman and Robin figures
Corgi, unboxed pair – “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” with “Caractacus Potts, Truly Scrumptious, Jeremy and Jemima” figures, and “The Green Hornet” Black Beauty – black, spun hubs, complete with secret instruction pack containing folded leaflet, missile and spinner
Corgi 277 “The Monkees” Monkeemobile – red, white roof, yellow interior with 4 x figures, chrome trim, cast hubs
Corgi 497 “The Man from UNCLE” – Thrushbuster – blue body, plastic lamps, cast hubs
Corgi 801 “Noddy’s” Car – finished in yellow, red, chrome trim, with “Noddy, Big Ears and Tubby Bear” figures
Dinky 103 Captain Scarlet Spectrum Patrol Car – metallic red, white base and plastic aerial, cast hubs
Dinky “Captain Scarlet”, a group that includes a Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle – blue, white bumper, black rubber tracks, cast hubs, with missile; Maximum Security Vehicle (1st issue) – white, red base and interior, plastic aerial, cast spun hubs, with radiation box (missing side stripes); Spectrum Patrol Car – metallic red, blue tinted windows, white base, cast hubs (missing aerial)
Dinky 102 “Joe 90” – Joe’s Car – metallic aqua, white – Good Plus (missing battery-operated bulb cover), carded base
Dinky 108 “Joe 90” – Sam’s Car – powder blue, pale yellow interior, red engine cover, cast hubs
Dinky 107 “Stripe” Magic Mini – finished in white, red interior with red, yellow, blue and white stripes, chrome spun hubs – and 350 “The Enchanted House” Tiny’s Mini Moke.
Dinky 352 “UFO” Ed Straker’s Car – gold plated finish, blue interior, silver trim and engine cover, cast hubs
Dinky 353 “UFO” Shado 2 Mobile – green, large brown rollers with grey rubber tracks, pale grey interior, with yellow and red Missile
Dinky 360 “Space 1999” – Eagle Freighter – white, red including side and rear thrusters
Corgi 434 “Charlie’s Angels” Custom Van – pink, 4-spoke wheels (1st issue) and 926 “James Bond” Stromberg Helicopter – black, yellow with some Missiles attached to sprue

The auction also includes a few of Dinky’s space toys, produced in the late 1970s, designed to appeal to children and priced accordingly, including a Space Battle Cruiser, the first model in the range.

Dinky 367 Space Battle Cruiser – white, red with firing Trygon Missiles
Dinky 363 Zygon Patroller – silver, blue – Mint including cut-out Space Station and outer window box
Dinky 362 Trident Starfighter with Firing Stellar Missile – black, orange, yellow
Dinky 368 Zygon Marauder

There’s more about this range here on the Dinky Toys: TV Shows, Space and Specials section of this excellent Dinky Toys web site.

• The online catalogue for this Specialist Auction is here

Do note that at present, there is no public access to auctions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic; all bidding will be online.

• Vectis Auctions is online at www.vectis.co.uk

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.