Bidspirit auction | A Vintage Vanguards 1:64 Scale

A Vintage Vanguards 1:64 Scale Ford Thames Trader Tanker - A vintage Vanguards 1:64 scale die-cast model Ford Thames Trader tanker, finished in the green and white livery of Castrol Industrial Oil. The model is constructed with a die-cast metal cab and chassis paired with a plastic tanker body, featuring the printed text Castrol INDUSTRIAL OIL on the flanks. The item is housed in its original yellow and green cardboard window box with a yellow-tinted plastic inner tray and clear protective lid. Included with the lot is a collector card marked VA9001 CASTROL, a Vanguards promotional information slip, and an unused sheet of stick-on registration number plates marked IN0551. The decal sheet includes plates for 640 BTU, 941 CTM, USF 182, VJM 316, TGJ 337, 7654 UM, JP 9534, and APC 773B. The packaging bears the printed text Vanguards, DESIGNED AND BUILT IN ENGLAND, 1:64 SCALE, and FORD THAMES TRADER TANKER. A white adhesive auction label is present on the box reading HCP Auctions South West Lot 041 www.hcpauctions.net.