Rover 2000 TC White 'Take Off Wheels' and 'Golden Jacks' (275)

Launched in April 1968, this white edition of Corgi 275 (it was also available in metallic green) was only the second ‘Golden Jacks’ take-off wheels Corgi Toy to be introduced, closely following a Mini Marcos (Corgi 341) the previous month. From an era when Corgi were producing ever more exciting features, it was also given jewelled headlights, a tinted sun roof and a spare wheel contained in a small plastic enclosure mounted on the boot – just like the actual car! Based on the earlier Corgi 252 Rover 2000, the tooling was cleverly re-designed to facilitate the new ‘Golden Jacks’ mechanism – essentially a pull-down lever on the base that released the wheel and acted as a jack to support the model. Corgi went on to release two further ‘Golden Jacks’ models in 1968 – Corgi 276, Oldsmobile Toronado (in June) and Corgi 338, Chevrolet SS 350 Camaro (in August). Size: Length: 97mm Width: 37mm Height: 32mm Length: 2 5/8in Width: 1 1/2in Height: 1 1/4in Scale: 1:46