This is a rather splendid toy racecar: it's a Cooper Maserati Formula 1 by Corgi, and is a number 159. It's got a wonderful industrial look where the paint has worn and the metal has corroded to leave a deep grey colour with just a lingering yellow stripe down the nose. Rather incredibly it has real suspension on the car and (unlike much of the rest of it) it's still there!

The Cooper Maserati was only produced between 1969 and 1970 and is diecast from metal. Originally there would have been a little driver in the seat, he was the equivalent of a steering wheel and is how you'd steer the car. There also would have been more of an engine at the back and it was painted bright yellow!

As you can see it's in really vintage condition. Lots of the bits are missing and the bottom is lifting from the body of the car. It's been played with and played with. And then played with some more!

This rather cool little car measures 3 1/2" long, 2" wide and 1" tall so it's not very big at all.

Whilst this little Maserati needs a bit of fettling (!), it's a great project and would make rather a cool gift for the car lover or petrolhead in your life!

Vintage is great - not only because it's sustainable, which is obviously super important - but for so many other reasons besides!🌍
You can decorate your home by tapping into trends and fads that you might have missed out on. 🏡
You can use supplies and tools that were made decades ago, sometimes before you were even born! 🧵
Plus you'll have something no one else has - the item you have has a unique history all of its own, from the time it was made up to the time it spends with you and then perhaps even after that too! 😊

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I worry about the amount of packaging that is used to send things through online shopping, so I try to do my bit by reusing packaging where I can and have a large stockpile of old envelopes and bubblewrap!

The origami boxes I make are from new paper (because I'm addicted to all the different patterns you can get!), but if you'd like your origami packaging out of paper that would have otherwise gone in the recycling bin please let me know when you order 🙂
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