Bidspirit auction | A Corgi Toys No. 27

A Corgi Toys No. 27 Gift Set Machinery Carrier and a Matchbox Series No. 1 Mercedes Truck - A vintage die-cast model vehicle group featuring the Corgi Toys No. 27 Gift Set and a Matchbox Series No. 1 truck. The Corgi set, titled Machinery Carrier with Bedford tractor unit and Priestman Cub Shovel, includes a blue die-cast Bedford TK tractor unit with spring suspension and silver-tone wheels, a silver-grey articulated machinery carrier trailer with a detachable rear axle for loading, and a red and yellow Priestman Cub excavator. The excavator features a working grey plastic shovel arm and a circular Priestman Cub V decal on the cab. The set is housed in its original pictorial cardboard box lid featuring artwork of the vehicles in a quarry setting, complete with a moulded polystyrene inner display tray. Also included is a Matchbox Series No. 1 Mercedes Truck produced by Lesney. The truck is finished in metallic gold paint and features green-tinted windows, an orange translucent plastic tilt, and chrome-coloured five-spoke star pattern wheels. The underside of the truck is embossed with the maker's marks, Made in England by Lesney, and Series No. 1.