Articles written in 2024
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An Interview With Vic Mumby
It’s very rare for a former Meccano employee to be involved with the collecting community. However, Vic Mumby, ex-chief draughtsman for Meccano Ltd., is active in the Hornby Railway Collectors…
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Which Foden is Which?
Many collectors have some knowledge of the two versions of the Dinky Toys Foden trucks, that the English Meccano factory made. The first, early version was made from 1947 through 1952, and was then…
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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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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…
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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…