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Dinky Fans

Updated Mon 11 May 2026

Arti­cles about mil­i­tary vehi­cles

  • 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…

    Terry Hardgrave
  • Dinky Reconnaissance Car

    Dinky Reconnaissance Car

    The Dinky Toys 152B Recon­nais­sance Car was orig­i­nal­ly designed and pro­duced by Mec­ca­no Ltd. in the pre-war years and rein­tro­duced in 1946 for sev­er­al more years. It was a won­der­ful…

    Terry Hardgrave
  • Dinky Toys 153A US Army Jeep

    Dinky Toys 153A US Army Jeep

    After the war, Mec­ca­no Liv­er­pool resumed pro­duc­tion and announced the first new mod­els as quick­ly as pos­si­ble. The first new mod­el select­ed was Dinky Toys Jeep No. 153A. It’s not…

    Jan Oldenhuis
  • My Ten Worst Dinky Toys

    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…

    Jonathan Angel
  • Mighty Antars on Display

    Mighty Antars on Display

    I recent­ly thought why not do a group fam­i­ly pho­to of four of my Mighty Antar mod­els and share them with my fel­low Dinky col­lec­tors? They have nev­er been pho­tographed…

    Mark Simiele
  • Honest John Missile Launcher

    Honest John Missile Launcher

    As col­lec­tors, our beloved die cast toys stand out in our mem­o­ries for many rea­sons. The mem­o­ries could be of the unique func­tions a par­tic­u­lar toy had, the type of…

    Mark Simiele