480 - Chevrolet Taxi Cab


$42.99

In 1965, Corgi produced an update of the tooling for 1960’s Chevrolet Impala Taxi (Corgi 221) by introducing a Chevrolet Police Patrol Car (Corgi 481) and the brightly coloured Chevrolet Taxi Cab (Corgi 480).The police car was by far the bigger seller, with well over 500,000 produced, making Corgi 480 something of a rarity – especially when accompanied by its original box.

Based on American cars, each model included a driver figure in the left-hand seat. More notably, each had an unusual horizontally split die-cast body – a casting that allowed the top and bottom of the models to be painted separately, without the need for masking.This meant less wastage at the factory due to paint errors and allowed Corgi to create the taxi’s striking red and yellow scheme.

Size: Length: 106mm Width: 42mm Height: 35mm

All our Corgi Toys replicas are authentic and faithful to the originals and come with their own numbered certificate of authenticity.

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Customer Reviews

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Mark Bowden
Chevrolet Taxi Cab

I am slowly but surely collecting specific models from my youth. I finally acquired the Chevrolet Taxi Cab which is incredibly impressive in its paint quality, graphics and casting details. It is just as I remember the original to be. Had I stumbled onto this replica I would have assumed it to be an original that was perfectly preserved all these years. The bright eye catching colors make it stand out in my collection displayed in my curio cabinet. I look forward to more of the Chevrolet Replicas coming, hopefully, soon.

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Andrew K
Beautiful model extremely well made with exacting details.

This new model is incredibly well done, lives up to the Corgi name through and through. It is great the Corgi Model Club is reissuing these great toy cars from the past. I look forward to more of them coming out in the coming months.

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Robert Bailey
Loving the Taxi!

This takes me back to my childhood days. Now produce the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray and I'll be in Corgi Heaven.

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G.A.
Extremely accurate detail.

I have not yet bought one, but being old enough to remember the Red & Yellow Cab line? The images are amazingly and extremely accurate. The only thing it lacks is the stink of the leaded gasoline smog coming from the tail pipe! Needs a Railroad Station hack stand to make it more 'real'.

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JOHN BROWN
Perfect!

Very solid model with excellent detailing.

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We are Corgi Toys fans, just like you!

We’re fans, first and foremost. The Corgi Model Club Online Shop is where we can show off our fantastic re-issue models that launch every month and add to our growing collection of gifts for those wanting to re-live special childhood memories. At Corgi Model Club, we believe that if it’s not something that ignites your passion, then it’s probably not something worth doing in the first place.

This approach to business drives everything we do in researching, creating and promoting these fantastic diecast models. We work closely with Hornby PLC every step of the way to re-create products that our collectors are proud to own.

Our Heritage

We’ve been working with collectibles for over 30 years and are passionate about creating high quality models that ignite our collectors passions too.

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We have worked hard to establish a great working relationship with
Hornby who we have given us the exclusive rights to re-produce some of the rarest and sought after models from their 1960’s catalogues.

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