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Number 1 was the AA Motorcycle & Sidecar which consisted of a black motorcycle, yellow sidecar, A seperate khaki rider with black gloves and flesh coloured face and a seperate yellow windscreen frame, The carrier on the lid of the toolbox was picked out in black and although it has an opening toolbox lid I would not recomend you try to open it as it breaks off easily, The spoked wheels were unpainted die cast metal mounted on steel axles with crimped ends and a third axle pin helped hold it all together. It was made from 1956-58 Value approximately £40-£60 |
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Number 2 was the RAC motorcycle & Sidecar which was identical to the AA model with the exception of the sidecar body which was a different casting, This one had a black motorcycle, Blue sidecar with opening lid with the carrier picked out in black, The rider was blue with white gloves and a flesh coloured face,, The seperate windscreen frame was painted white. This one also had unpainted die cast metal wheels with spoked centers on steel axles with crimped ends and the extra axle pin holding it together. It was made from 1956-58 Value approximately £40-£60 |
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Number 3 was the AA Land Rover which had a one piece body casting with a seperate die cast baseplate, It was painted yellow and had a driver which was cast in as part of the baseplate. The roof and the "Road Service" lettering on the side were painted black The wheels were black plastic on crimped axles, Models with a spare wheel cast into the bonnet have been reported but I have not seen this variation yet. It was made from 1956-58 Value approximately £30-£50 |
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Number 4 was the Bedford (CA) AA van, This had a one piece body casting which was painted yellow, It had a seperate baseplate which was painted gloss or matt black, Silver trim was applied to the grille and the "Road Service" lettering was highlighted with black paint. The wheels were black plastic on crimped axles, Later issues had the silver and black highlighting omitted. It was made from 1956-58 Value approximately £20-£40 |
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