  Budgie
produced the original 236 casting from 1960-66 and 1969-84 (under the
"H.
Seener Ltd" name).
In 1984, the same casting was used to produce the 704, 705, and 706 models.
The Budgie models are more toy-like, but nonetheless have a certain charm.
Seener continued to produce RM models after 1985 with a new casting under
the "Seerol" name. |
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 Budgie 236 Red "Houses of Parliament / London Bridge" |
 Budgie 236 Green "Houses of Parliament / London Bridge" |
 Budgie 236 Gold "Houses of Parliament / London Bridge" |
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 If
you are interested in the various Budgie models, required reading is "Budgie
Models" by Robert Newson. It's an excellent book with lots of photos.
I was fortunate to purchase mine directly from Rob, who offers copies
for sale - contact him via email for more details. |
The
rarest Budgie RM exists with "Sheraton-Heathrow Hotel" on the
sides and "Opening 1st February 1973" on the roof, in a special
box. Photo reproduced from "Budgie Models" with permission of the author. |
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 An example of the packaging during the 1960's |
 An example of the packaging after the transition to "H. Seener Ltd" ownership |
 I have this interesting variant in my collection - it has an Oxo ad on the nearside. I assume it's a Code 3. |
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 Budgie 236 "Go Esso Buy Esso Drive Esso" |
 Budgie 236 "Esso Uniflo" |
 Budgie 236 "Uniflo" |
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 Budgie 236 "Esso Golden" |
 Budgie 236 "Esso Golden" with red hubs |
 An early catalogue showing the "Golden" bus |
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 Budgie DHL Variant from 1985 |
 Budgie 704 'Shop Linker", 705 "25 Faithful Years" and 706 "Watford FA Cup Final 84" models, all released in 1984 |
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 Budgie 704 "Shop Linker" |
 Budgie 705 "25 Faithful Years" |
Budgie 706 "Watford FA Cup Final 84" |
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 Code 3 Budgie "Midland Bank" |
 Code 3 Budgie "Rediffusion" |
 Code 3 Budgie "Schreiber" |
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