1972 Corgi Whizzwheels 165 Adams Drag Star

1972 Corgi Whizzwheels 165 Adams Drag Star -  Produced between 1972 and 1974.
Described in Marcel R Van Cleemput’s The Great Book of Corgi as “Another imaginative model inspired from some outlandish American magazine, with assistance and inspiration from the Adams Brothers of Probe fame. This was a newly-tooled body with a plated inset sandwiched between body and chassis. The four engines and exhaust stacks were identical.” The text continues, “The body had an unusual colour scheme of yellow at the rear, shading to red at the front.”
The model was withdrawn in 1974, with an official sales figure of 342,000 units. The only obvious variation during this time was that the nose trigger was either red, to match the front of the bodywork, or chromed. Of course, the paint splatter/graduation would vary by a fine margin for every model.
 
This example is in very good condition with some playwear to the paint. The nose trigger works as intended causing the rear bumper plate to spring out.