VANGUARDS - The Ford Escort MK III RS1600i in White, a good attempt spoilt by the cheap looking plastic parts.

As well as collecting Oxford diecast, as that is what i have posted recently, I also collect Vanguards models, from Corgi, i have a large collection of these, and will post a number of them as well, over the coming months, but here we have one of the most recent launches.

The Ford Escort MK III RS1600i in white, the MK III was based off of the MK II and instantly gave Ford a world beater, hwoever, you rarely see any of these cars around anymore, shows, how poorly made they were, rust was not it's friend, this model here was one that was used as the basis of a TV Show, CAR S.O.S. where they took peoples cars and rebuilt them, for the owners that were not able to do so themselves, through illness or financial worries.

Vanguards was a great brand, it's introduction was for British cars of the 50's and 60's and there are a large number of models from many brands that are still not produced, but Vanguards started to get newer cars, like the Vauxhall Astra, Range Rover, Rover 75 and MGZT, this was not universally liked, and so they went back and started to reproduce cars from around Europe, with Peugeot, Volkswagen and Opel to name a few, again, this was not universally liked.

Quality also started to slip, stated launch dates came and went, models got cancelled, and the attitude from Corgi, left a sour taste for many people, dealers left the marque, including mine, I have joined the brand club, albeit free, because of many many issues they caused, and we are still awaiting Jan-June 2016 releases.

The limited issue on this model is only 1300, and i was very lucky to get number 0023, i have a few very low numbers, and only two lower than this, the Escort is a good attempt, but the cheapness of the plastic, and some other minor details, do take away from what should be a better model, the Blue MK II is how it should be done, and older models from 10 years ago, show how they all should be done.