Corgi VA13209 Vauxhall Astra Mk2 GTE 16V Rembrandt Silver

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

Product Code: VA13209

Manufacturer Number: VA13209
Condition: New
Category: Models, Cars
Brand: Corgi
Range: Corgi January 2026
Construction: Diecast Model
Scale: 1:43
Gauge: O
Model of Car: Vauxhall Astra Mk2

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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 GTE 16V modelled was originally registered as a 'Vauxhall Fleet Management' car with Vauxhall Motors Ltd, Kimpton Road, Luton, Bedfordshire on 29th November 1990. It was finished in Rembrandt Silver, one of the more unusual colours offered.

Like all 16V GTE's, it featured GM#s futuristic Liquid Crystal Display dashboard so drivers could see the revs rapidly rising on the car's magnificent 2-litre DOHC 16-valve 'red top' engine, a characterful rev-hungry unit that gave the GTE its appealingly raucous demeanour.

It went on to owners based in Kent, Dorset, County Durham, and Bedfordshire before being purchased by Bedfordshire-based enthusiast Lee Proctor, a former Vauxhall employee and subsequent car bodyshop proprietor, in late March 2013.

The car had covered 125,000 miles and was complete, but in poor condition. It was bought by Lee as a restoration project, and he soon embarked on a three-year nut-and-bolt structural and mechanical rebuild to concours standard, in which he used as many new old stock original parts as possible.

He did most of the work himself, bringing the car back to original specification except for the fitting of an 'Astra Champion' leather interior, which he had retrimmed. Lee enjoyed driving and showing the finished car, but in November 2020 he sold it to fellow enthusiast and Mk2 Astra Owners Club member, Derbyshire-based Clive Emery.

He has added some original equipment finishing touches and enjoys using it to attend classic car events.

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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

Corgi VA13209 Vauxhall Astra Mk2 GTE 16V Rembrandt Silver

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