AUSTRALIAN RUGBY LEAGUE OFFICIAL CLUB CAR COLLECTIBLE SET - CANBERRA RAIDERS AND PENRITH PANTHERS CIRCA 1990S-2000S

A CHARMING PAIR OF OFFICIALLY LICENSED ARL (AUSTRALIAN RUGBY LEAGUE) CLUB CAR COLLECTIBLES REPRESENTING TWO OF THE COMPETITION'S MOST ICONIC TEAMS. THESE DIE-CAST MODEL VEHICLES CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF RUGBY LEAGUE FANDOM THROUGH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE TEAM COLOURS AND EMBLEMS.

IDENTIFICATION:
- MANUFACTURER: OFFICIAL ARL LICENSED PRODUCT
- CANBERRA RAIDERS: LIME GREEN AND BLUE UTILITY TRUCK WITH TEAM CREST AND HORIZONTAL STRIPE DETAIL
- PENRITH PANTHERS: BLACK AND RED VINTAGE-STYLE TRUCK WITH TEAM CREST AND RAINBOW STRIPE MOTIF
- PACKAGING: ORIGINAL YELLOW AND GREEN CARDBOARD WITH ARL SHIELD BRANDING AND 'CLUB CAR COLLECTIBLE' REGISTERED TRADEMARK
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1990S-2000S BASED ON PACKAGING DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING STYLE

CONSTRUCTION AND DETAIL:
BOTH MODELS FEATURE DIE-CAST METAL BODIES WITH PLASTIC WINDOW INSERTS AND RUBBER TYRES. THE CANBERRA RAIDERS TRUCK DISPLAYS THE TEAM'S OFFICIAL CREST AND BLUE-AND-WHITE HORIZONTAL STRIPES. THE PENRITH PANTHERS MODEL SHOWCASES THE DISTINCTIVE RAINBOW STRIPE DESIGN ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLUB'S BRANDING DURING THIS ERA. EACH VEHICLE INCLUDES PERIOD-APPROPRIATE TEAM EMBLEMS AND COLOURS FAITHFUL TO THE RESPECTIVE CLUBS' IDENTITIES.

CONDITION:
THE MODELS THEMSELVES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL PAINT DETAIL INTACT AND MINIMAL WEAR. THE CARDBOARD PACKAGING SHOWS AGE-APPROPRIATE CREASING AND MINOR COLOUR FADING CONSISTENT WITH STORAGE OVER SEVERAL DECADES, BUT REMAINS STRUCTURALLY SOUND. BOTH VEHICLES RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL FINISH WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT CHIPS OR PAINT LOSS. THE MODELS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED OR LIGHTLY PLAYED WITH RATHER THAN HEAVILY USED.

PROVENANCE:
THESE COLLECTIBLES REPRESENT OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN RUGBY LEAGUE ERA, ISSUED AS PROMOTIONAL OR RETAIL ITEMS FOR SUPPORTERS OF BOTH CLUBS. SUCH ITEMS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY SOUGHT AFTER BY RUGBY LEAGUE MEMORABILIA COLLECTORS AND VINTAGE TOY ENTHUSIASTS AS NOSTALGIC REPRESENTATIONS OF 1990S-2000S AUSTRALIAN SPORTING CULTURE.

NOTE:
THESE ARE OFFICIAL ARL LICENSED PRODUCTS, AS CONFIRMED BY THE PACKAGING BRANDING AND REGULATORY MARKINGS. THEY REPRESENT AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRY POINT FOR COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN RUGBY LEAGUE MEMORABILIA AND VINTAGE DIE-CAST VEHICLES. SIMILAR ARL CLUB CAR COLLECTIBLES HAVE APPEARED IN SPECIALIST SPORTING MEMORABILIA AUCTIONS AND VINTAGE TOY SALES, WITH COLLECTOR INTEREST REMAINING STEADY AMONG RUGBY LEAGUE ENTHUSIASTS AND TOY COLLECTORS.

Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

656536+8

Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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