Articles about commercial vehicles
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Dinky Toys Triporteur
Both the French and English Dinky Toys factories make a huge variety of models right before and after WWII. Many of these were somewhat unusual. This is an example. It’s…
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Dinky Toys French Ford Trash Truck
This is another favorite Dinky Toys model of mine, this time made by the French factory from 1952 to 1955. It is the French Ford Refuse Truck, or Trash Truck, number 25v, and features…
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The Birth of Dinky Supertoys and the First Foden Trucks
The introduction of the First Type Foden Trucks.
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German Coles Cranes
Model and toy cranes have always been favorites amongst children and collectors alike. They offer tremendous play value, and their real-life counterparts are often seen working on a multitude of…
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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 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 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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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…