A LARGE collection of Matchbox and Corgi model cars from yesteryear are to be auctioned for £100,000 later this week.
The colourful array of tin plate and die-cast models date back to the 1950s and 60s and the mammoth accumulation of 1000 Matchbox, Corgi and Dinky toy cars, owned by a collector from Jersey, go under the hammer at Vectis Auctions in Thornaby, Teesside, on Thursday.
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