Articles about commercial vehicles
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6 UK Dinky Toys repackaged by Meccano Paris for the French market (1950–1951)
To supplement the limited number of French models available at the time, Meccano Paris imported the UK Dinky Toys 14C, 27A, 27C, 561, 562, and 571 into France between 1950…
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Coles Cranes on Display
After a suggestion by fellow collector Jan Werner for a group photo of my recently completed collection of Dinky 972 Coles Crane variants, I decided to share one by writing…
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Dinky Dublo 066 Bedford Truck
Dublo Dinky Toys were announced by Meccano Ltd. in late 1957, and appeared in stores in 1958. The series were in 1:76 scale and were intended to work with 00-gauge Hornby Dublo railways. This article…
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586 Citroen P55 Camion Latier
Jul 1961 — 1965 Back to Commercial Vehicles White on blue, blue hubs Jan Willem Blackstone
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The Dinky Mighty Antar
The 1950’s were fun times for many young boys, and most were fascinated with military models. Meccano saw that interest develop with the start of World War II, and was…
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505, 905 Foden Flat Truck with Chains
505 (Type 1): 1952905 (Type 2): 1952 — 1964 Back to Commercial Vehicles (Type 1) Green body with silver trim, green bed, light green hubs Terry Hardgrave (Type 2) Green…
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504, 904 Foden 14 Ton Tanker
504 (Type 1): Dec 1948 — 1952904 (Type 2): 1952 — 1953 Back to Commercial Vehicles (Type 1) Red body with silver trim, fawn tank, red hubs with black tires…
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503, 903 Foden Flat Truck with Tailboard
503 (Type 1): 1947 — 1952903 (Type 2): 1952 — 1960 Back to Commercial Vehicles (Type 1) Red cab with black trim, black base, red bed, red hubs with black…