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About Corgi
Corgi is one of the oldest manufacturers of collectible die-cast models of trucks, buses, cars and airplanes in the world. Corgi's famous model vehicles captured the imagination of millions of baby boomers and are now highly sought-after in the expanding collectibles market. Currently, its principal markets are the United Kingdom, the United States and Northern Europe.
Corgi was established by the Mettoy Company in Northampton, which first started to produce pressed metal toys in the 1930s. The Corgi brand for die-cast models was born in 1956 and at its height, was selling millions of toys a year, including the Batmobile, the Lotus John Player Special Formula 1 car and James Bond's iconic Aston Martin DB5. More recently, production has been moved to lower cost plants in the Far East. Corgi enjoys an excellent reputation world wide. Corgi sells a range of products based on aviation, commercial road transport and other vehicles.
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Corgi Today
In May of 2008 Hornby announced the acquisition of Corgi Classics Ltd. The Corgi product range is complementary to Hornby's existing hobby brands, which includes Hornby, Lima, Jouef and Rivarossi in model railways, Scalextric slot car racing, Airfix models and Humbrol paints.
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