With all the flashy Chevrolets and Zephyrs for the police around this little Sunbeam Imp looks a little amusing! It is a late Corgi model and I think they had some casts left over after the Monte Carlo model became out of date. That will explain the strange shape at the front which I don’t recall seeing on any police cars! It was the correct Monte Carlo badge shape though :)

It has tan seats instead of the yellow and this one has a policeman driving it which was in early models. The door stickers may also be luminous. That’s what the original box (not available, sorry) said although I haven’t tested them myself.

This black and white version comes in two flavours: both only around for a year or so in 1968-9 and noticeably scarcer than the blue version. This example has a much brighter shade of white than the other one I have had. It is unmarked and in superb condition and even has good suspension - that's a rarity these days. The cast wheels are bright too, with correct original tyres.