Corgi Toys 1126; Dennis Simon Snorkel Fire Engine

The Simon Snorkel Fire Engine on the Dennis chassis (1126) was added to the Corgi Toys range in June 1977, its was essentially an update of the Bedford TK version. However this one does not have the wonderful pantograph arrangement of the Bedford, the booms are held in place with hydrasleeves, plastic simulacra of hydraulic rams. It is really not that good.

This Corgi Toy was sourced in March 2021 from a private collection

This model had another life in the post-Mettoy Corgi era - Click here to see it