Yesteryear Collection



Seaton Wills, of the Wills cigarette family, owned Littlecote House near Hungerford in Berkshire. To attract more visitors, he decided to build a Wild West town using the fronts of the old stables.

In 1977, a Western attraction called 'Cowtown USA' in Great Yarmouth was put up for sale. A team went there, took it apart, and brought it back to Littlecote. After months of work, 'Frontier City' opened in April 1978, offering Wild West shows set in an 1880s-style town.

At first it opened only on weekends, but as it became more popular, three of the original builders formed a company called Little Texas Wild West Promotions. The Frontier City 'Texicans' show team was considered one of the best in the UK.

The attraction ran until 1986, when Littlecote House was sold to Peter De Savery.

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Description: A brown body, bonnet and closed rear doors on a black chassis and a bright yellow roof; seats and steering wheel – LHD in black plastic; yellow logo on rear doors and cab sides; radiator grille, windscreen, headlights and side-lamps in chrome; gold 12 spoke wheels on black tyres.

Variations: With or without picture logo on cab sides.

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Notes: Another converted Ford Model T was found as well (see pic1 above). Whether this version was completed by Creaks of Camberley or created as a one-off private modification remains uncertain.

This model is packaged in either a maroon J-type window box or a straw-style window box.

 


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