Corgi OM49801 London 2012 Handover Bus

The Handover of the Olympic Flag is an exciting rite of passage for Olympic and Paralympic cities, symbolising the transfer of games organising and planning responsibilities to the next Host City. During the Beijing 2008 Closing Ceremony, the Olympic Flag was handed by Mayor of Beijing, Guo Jinlong, to the President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge and then onto the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. London last held the Olympics in 1948 and the 31st October 2009 marks 1,000 days to go until the Games 2012. Following the formal Handover of the flag, our 1:76 scale replica reproduces the iconic London Bus built by British manufacturer Alexander Dennis. The Enviro 400 bus played a significant part of a spectacular cultural performance during the Closing Ceremony in Beijing, which heralded the start of the four year countdown to the next Olympic Games in London.