Model Collector – August 2019

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Lledo resin prototype
for VA1003B
This model was to be the other
half of the Broadspeed Racing
Anglias set: a white and gold
Ford Anglia as driven by
Anita Taylor for Team Broad-
speed during the 1960s. The
decoration is very similar to its
sibling, except for the fact that
the racing number is 7 and it
has Anita Taylor’s name on the
roof above each door. The pro-
totype features a black interior
and minilite wheels. It is also

devoid of any bump-

ers, wing mirrors or

registration plates,

but, once again,

appears to be very

close to the production model

that went on to be released.

Lledo Vanguards resin

prototype for VA1005

This is the prototype for the

final production model of the

Ford Anglia, issued as one half

of the Heartbeat set (the other

model being a green Triumph

Herald). It's based on the

sergeant’s black Ford Anglia

police car. The prototype is ,

as you'd expect, painted black,

with a grey interior and a black

steering wheel. The silver

wheels sport silver plated

hubcaps. The ‘Police’ signs at

the front and rear come in the

form of stickers, and the model

carries the correct to prototype

number plates of MVN 478C.

Aston’s Lot 111

I’ll start with the six resin

prototypes included in this

Lot, which, like the saloons,

all feature a smooth black

base with the Turner Models

logo imprinted and the date

31.3.1995 engraved under the

front axle. All have a silver

painted front grille and

bumpers, as well has having

the door handles, badges and

wipers picked out with silver

paint. Nearly

every one

features

wing

mirrors (or what’s left of them)

and registration plates. As

with the previous saloons,

the wing mirrors for the final

production models were

supplied on a little plastic

sprue for the purchaser to fit.

Similarly, there was a selec-

tion of registration numbers to

choose from, which could be

stuck onto the front and rear

plates. All of the vans featured

decoration in the form of stick-

ers, which, understandably

have started to peel around

the corners here and there.

Lledo Vanguards resin

prototype for VA4001, A A

The prototype for the

Automobile Association (A A)

Van is, not

surprisingly,

finished in

yellow and

features a

yellow plastic

headboard just

above the front

doors, with an A A

Another resin prototype, this a décor trial sample

for Anita Taylor’s Broadspeed Anglia.

A fine display pairing, Adrian’s two Broadspeed

Ford Anglia prototypes.

Note how Adrian’s Police prototype and the Heartbeat set

Sergeant’s car looking remarkably similar.

The generically liveried Vanguards

Ford Anglia Police Car prototype.

When looking at these van baseplates, it’s very easy to differentiate between

the resin prototypes and the diecast pre-production colour samples.

The Vanguards

prototype for the

Ford Anglia AA Van.