D172
Dinky 172 Studebaker Land Cruiser. Lowline issue in cerise and cream. Later issue with TREADED TYRES and NUMBER PLATE DETAIL AT REAR. Near mint/boxed. From a private collection of Dinky and Corgi models, mostly purchased during the early 1980's at U.K. auction houses.
Notes
This low line version is finished in original cerise and cream, fawn wheels.
No colour fading or roof rubs. Little mark on a rear wing and a smaller mark nearby at a raised body line. Little bumper mark. Couple of mere dots besides. Casting mark on a door (minor). Bright baseplate.
Axles, including the ends, are shiny. Smooth-running original tyres.The pictorial card box is crisp with excellent strong colours. Correct colour spot at end flaps. No tears or repairs. Shopkeeper’s neatly pencilled price at an end flap. Little puncture to the box underside.
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