Corgi VA10713 MGB Roadster Mineral Blue

Name: Cheltenham Model Centre
Telephone: +44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644

Product Code: VA10713

Manufacturer Number: VA10713
Condition: New
Category: Models, Cars
Brand: Corgi
Range: Corgi January 2026
Livery: Blue
Construction: Diecast Model
Scale: 1:43
Gauge: O
Model of Car: MGB Roadster

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Release Date: TBC

Est Price:

£34.19

You can secure this item at NO COST, with the the full balance payable before delivery or collection.

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The MGB modelled was produced on the 11th of July 1967, making it one of the last #synchromesh' Mk1 MGBs. It was built with five optional extras, wire wheels, a heater, a colour-matched blue tonneau cover, a black foldaway hood and a front anti-roll bar. It spent the 12th of July in the rectification area of the MG factory, which was not unusual in this era of car manufacturing, before being dispatched on the 17th of August.

The first owner was RAF Squadron Leader John Duncan Griffiths, who was then serving at RAF St Mawgan, Cornwall. He took delivery on the 24th of August 1967 and kept it until the 25th of August 1972. The current and third owner is Abingdon-based Graham Dix, an enthusiastic MGCC MGB Register member and volunteer. He had always wanted an MGB, having grown up in MG#s hometown, and purchased it in December 1979 while it was snowing heavily.

Later inspection showed corrosion the inclement weather had hidden, but, as Graham says, 'I bought her on sight because the shape and sound had won me over'. He used it for a couple of years before it failed its MOT, after which it stood in his parent#s garden before going into storage. He commenced a 10-year restoration in 1995, doing the welding, fabrication and machining himself.

The finished car has appeared on the cover of the magazines 'Classic and Sports Car' and 'Practical Classics'.

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We have been in business for over 40 with the shop located in a few different places around the town in that time. We are now located at the Eastern end of Cheltenham High Street.

As well as stocking the latest plastic kit, diecast and model railway releases we have a big selection of slot cars and modelling tools.

We are able to carry out repairs on radio control cars & model railway locos, including DCC & DCC Sound fitting.

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Cheltenham Model Centre

39 High Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1DX
England

+44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644
sales@cheltenhammodelcentre.com

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