Vintage 1970s Scratch-Built Gypsy Waggon Model — Handcrafted by Michael Luvaglio in Wakefield Prison, 1972
C.1972
A unique vintage scratch-built model of a traditional Gypsy caravan, hand-crafted in the early 1970s by Michael Luvaglio while serving time in Wakefield Prison (1972). This is not a mass-produced model — it’s a genuine piece of folk-art craftsmanship with a compelling backstory that will appeal to collectors of vintage models, folk art, prison-made artefacts, and social history.
History / Story: This model was scratch-built by hand during incarceration, giving it a rare backstory and making it more than just a scale model — it’s a piece of cultural and personal history. Michael Luvaglio, served 12 years in jail for the killing Angus Sibbet in a suspected gangland execution in 1967 which later became known as the 'One Armed Bandit Murder' which also inspired the classic crime thriller 'Get Carter'.
