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Dinky Studebaker Tankers
The Dinky Toys Studebaker Tanker was extremely popular, and made for a very long time, in a variety of liveries. This model was based on the newly introduced Studebaker truck line in…
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100 Series Competition Cars
In 1955, Meccano Ltd introduced a new series of Dinky Toys English sports cars, which would prove highly popular, very collectable, and much loved. These would be the 100 series, which at first were…
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My First French Dinky
My very first French Dinky Toy was this 24N Citroen 11BL Traction Avant. It wasn’t easy buying it, as I saw it in a local toy store in Southern California, in 1956, and I…
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More Details on the Dinky Toys Standard Vanguard
I originally wrote about the entire Dinky Toys 40 series in 2019, including the 40e Standard Vanguard. Dinky Toys were quite accurate models of real vehicles produced at that time, but over the years,…
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Dinky Toys Rambler Station Wagon
1958 saw the introduction of several new Dinky Toys automobiles, with many new American cars featured. One of my favorites was the # 173 Nash Rambler Station Wagon, which was a nicely done…
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The Other Dinky Guys
In 1947 Meccano made a big announcement, with the creation and advent of the Supertoys line of models. These would largely be commercial vehicles, built to a much larger scale…
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Dinky Supertoys Fodens – the Second Version
The first version Foden trucks were an important part of the new Dinky Supertoys range, introduced by Meccano Ltd in 1947. (See my previous article The Birth of Dinky Supertoys and the First Foden…
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The Birth of Dinky Supertoys and the First Foden Trucks
The introduction of the First Type Foden Trucks.