Model Collector – August 2019

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| pre-production prototypes

selection of
stick on number plates
for the purchaser to choose
from and stick onto the blank
front and rear number plate
areas on the model.
Most of the diecast Anglia
saloon models (there were a
few exceptions) that were
produced feature the front
door windows half open, but
all of the resin prototypes
feature the front windows
fully wound up.

Lledo Vanguards resin
prototype for VA1001
Lot 107 featured two VA1001
prototypes, both of which are
painted in an all-over green
shade. Both also feature a
grey interior, but one has a
black steering wheel, while the
other has a grey one. (The final
production model featured a

black one). The green

wheels are finished off

with silver hubcaps and both

models carry the registration

number 615 JOB. Spookily, this

was not one of the registra-

tion numbers supplied for the

purchaser to fit. Unfortunately,

one of these prototypes has lost

one of its wing mirrors and its

front number plate, but I am

still pleased to own it.

Lledo Vanguards resin

prototype for VA1002

The next model up has a white

body with a maroon roof and

stripe along both sides. This

decoration is for a Ford Anglia

Super, which in real life had

a 1200cc engine compared

to the 997cc fitted to the base

and deluxe models. My model

features a maroon interior with

a black steering wheel. Cream

wheels are enhanced with

silver hubcaps and the model

carries the registration number

carries the registration TGJ 337.

Once again, this was not one of

the numbers supplied with the

production models. The

underside of this prototype

has a sticker with the model

number VA1002 written on it.

Lledo Vanguards resin

prototype for VA1003A

The production model that

resulted from this prototype

was issued as part of the

Broadspeed Racing Anglia’s set.

The real life maroon and silver

Ford Anglia was driven by

John Fitzpatrick for Team

Broadspeed in the British

Saloon Car Championship

(the equivalent of today’s

British Touring Car Champion-

ship), which lead to him

becoming champion in 1966.

The prototype features a black

interior and minilite wheels.

There are racing number

stickers on the front doors and

bonnet. ‘Team Broadspeed’

features on the front wings,

with Ford stripes along the

bottom between the wheel

arches, and John Fitzpatrick’s

name appears on the roof

just above each front door.

The prototype doesn’t include

any bumpers, wing mirrors

or registration plates but is

otherwise pretty much how the

final production model looked.

Two of differing resin prototypes for

VA1001 acquired by Adrian.

The diecast production model of VA1002 (left) alongside its resin prototype (right).

The underside of the

prototype, carrying a sticker denoting

the proposed model number.

Adrian’s resin prototype

for VA1002.

The resin prototype for the

John Fitzpatrick

Broadspeed Anglia.