Articles about cars
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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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Ford Fordor in Red
The Dinky Ford Fordor Sedan was produced from 1949 to 1959 in a large assortment of body and wheel colors, initially as #139A and later renumbered #170. Reproduction of period catalog entry The humble red model which was produced…
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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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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 Collecting History and Ten Favorite Models
Why do we collect? Of course there are many reasons, but I think a prime motivator is being able, as a “grownup”, to obtain something that was scarce when you…
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My Ten Worst Dinky Toys
It is common for us collectors to look back on our favorite Dinky Toys, as I did elsewhere on this site with my own “top ten” list. Not so happily…
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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…