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My biggest complaint with Corgi, like C3, was all they did was repaint the molds and sell them as new trucks. I have a couple of the first ALF's, but after that I only bought one of each, unless the model changed.
I still don't know why so called 1/64 is so popular when all the so called 1/64 pieces ALSO bounce all over the spectrum of scale. Even the high & mighty C-3 doesn't seem to know what 3/16" = 1 foot in 1/1 scale means.(that's 1/64 or "S" for those that don't know) Anything that fits in a 3.5" blister is now known as 1/64 which is WRONG! One of the hugest offenders(also known as FALSE ADVERTISING) is Jada. They wouldn't know scale if it jumped up & bit em. It's why I dumped the scale entirely & went to 1/50. Are there problems with 1/50? Yes, but FAR fewer industry wide. Corgi had that smaller scale series that were mostly older molds from another company, but never claimed them to be any particular scale. Retailers & eBayers marked them as mostly 1/64(again...WRONG). The Signature Mack Cs are another item of scale flux. They are actually closer to 1/48. Most are sold as 1/50, & some still list them as 1/32! For Corgi, I say stick with 1/50, including chief's vehicles. Redoing the Monaco was great, but looks terrible in 1/43, next to a 1/50 truck.
A lot of good points have been made in this thread. Being a die hard ambulance collector I'm looking for more EMS units to be made - I'm not fussy on scale, but I am on details like proper emergency lights, stretchers and deatiled interiors (if larger scale models are produced).
Something else to consider is Medic Fly Cars, ERU's or Supervisory units like Tahoes or Expeditions.
I've said this before on this forum, but here goes again - I think Corgi would have a sellout model if it would make one or two '60s professional car-bodied ambulances. Cadillacs by Miller-Meteor and Superior are the natural choice but I also wouldn't mind seeing a Pontiac or Buick based ambulance. There has been a crying need for one of these in 1:43rd or 1:50th scale since the Corgi and Dinky ambulances of the old days. NEO is bringing out a really nice resin 1:43rd '66 Caddy this year but it will be very limited, very expensive and probably only available overseas or from one or two US dealers. A well-made Corgi Cadillac ambulance would be at the top of my list.