Arti­cles about com­mer­cial vehi­cles

  • Coles Cranes on Display

    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…


  • Dinky Dublo 066 Bedford Truck

    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…


  • 586 Citroen P55 Camion Latier

    586 Citroen P55 Camion Latier

    Jul 1961 — 1965 Back to Commercial Vehicles White on blue, blue hubs Jan Willem Black­stone


  • The Dinky Mighty Antar

    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…


  • 505, 905 Foden Flat Truck with Chains

    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…


  • 504, 904 Foden 14 Ton Tanker

    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…


  • 503, 903 Foden Flat Truck with Tailboard

    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…


  • 502, 902 Foden 8 Wheel Flat Truck

    502, 902 Foden 8 Wheel Flat Truck

    502 (Type 1): Aug 1947 — 1952902 (Type 2): 1954 — Dec 1957 Back to Commercial Vehicles (Type 1) Green cab with sil­ver trim, green bed, black mud­guards, black hubs…