Corgi 1:50 Guy Arab Bus Swindon Corporation 'Arkells Ales'

Diecast metal with plastic parts

This model is part of the connoisseur collection and comes with its own numbered certificate and a unique replica cap badge of the era

The Guy Arab was a bus chassis manufactured by Guy Motors. It was introduced in 1933 as a double deck chasis

In 1942, Guy launched a modified version with wartime constraints requiring components previously made of aluminium to be made from cast iron, increasing its weight by 20%. Over 2,700 were built during the war years.

After the war, a single deck version was introduced, while the pre-war double deck version was reintroduced. It remained in production until the 1970s.

 Arkell's Brewery was established in Swindon, England by John Arkell in 1843, and has been owned by members of the Arkell family since its establishment. It is Swindon's oldest company, built initially on the massive expansion of Swindon in the Victorian era with the arrival of the railways and the decision by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to site the GWR (Great Western Railway) Works in Swindon in 1841.