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  • A Second Life for the Dinky 33C/570 Simca Miroitier Cargo

    A Second Life for the Dinky 33C/570 Simca Miroitier Cargo

    Some­times a mod­el arrives on the work­bench and you instant­ly know: this one’s going to be a chal­lenge. That was exact­ly the case with the Dinky 33C/570 Sim­ca Miroiti­er Car­go.…

    Edwin van der Beek
    Mon 26 Jan 2026

  • Lady Penelope’s FAB1 with Chauffeur Parker

    Lady Penelope’s FAB1 with Chauffeur Parker

    Dinky Toys No. 100 is a true gem for any col­lec­tor and fan of clas­sic tele­vi­sion. This beau­ti­ful­ly detailed minia­ture of the leg­endary FAB1, known from the pop­u­lar British super­mar­i­on­a­tion…

    Edwin van der Beek
    Fri 29 Aug 2025

  • A Journey Back in Time — Dinky Toys No. 16 “Silver Jubilee” Train Set

    A Journey Back in Time — Dinky Toys No. 16 “Silver Jubilee” Train Set

    It was late Sep­tem­ber 1935. Crowds gath­ered along the rail­way lines in Britain, hop­ing to catch a glimpse of a rev­o­lu­tion­ary new train, the “Sil­ver Link”. This sleek, stream­lined steam…

    Edwin van der Beek
    Tue 5 Aug 2025

  • A Dinky Classic: The Dinky 186 Mercedes 220 SE

    A Dinky Classic: The Dinky 186 Mercedes 220 SE

    In the Feb­ru­ary 1961 issue of Mec­ca­no Mag­a­zine, col­lec­tors were treat­ed to an excit­ing full-col­or announce­ment. A brand new Dinky Toys mod­el was hit­ting the shelves: No. 186, the Mer­cedes 220 SE.…

    Edwin van der Beek
    Sat 5 Jul 2025

  • Dinky Toys 48 Petrol Filling and Service Station

    Dinky Toys 48 Petrol Filling and Service Station

    Some time ago, I was approached by a pas­sion­ate col­lec­tor. He had an eye for the rare Dinky Toys 48 Petrol Fill­ing and Ser­vice Sta­tion. First intro­duced to the pub­lic…

    Edwin van der Beek
    Sat 21 Jun 2025

  • Land Rover 27D & 340: A Dinky Toys Icon

    Land Rover 27D & 340: A Dinky Toys Icon

    The leg­endary Dinky Toys Land Rover made its debut in the April 1950 issue of Mec­ca­no Mag­a­zine. It was orig­i­nal­ly part of the 27 Series, ded­i­cat­ed to agri­cul­tur­al mod­els, and…

    Edwin van der Beek
    Sat 7 Jun 2025

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