Arti­cles writ­ten in 2024

  • Dinky Willeme Trucks

    Dinky Willeme Trucks

    The French Dinky Super­toys 36b/896 Willeme Artic­u­lat­ed Cov­ered Truck was intro­duced in late 1958, mak­ing its first cat­a­log appear­ance in 1959. It fol­lowed the won­der­ful 36a/897 Willeme Log Truck, from 1956, using the…


  • Dinky Peugeot J7

    Dinky Peugeot J7

    I’ve been a life­long heavy com­mer­cial and mil­i­tary vehi­cle enthu­si­ast, but I also like some light­weight com­mer­cial vehi­cles as well: espe­cial­ly the Peu­geot J7. Dinky Toys France did a fan­tas­tic job of…


  • History of Dinky Toys

    History of Dinky Toys

    Dinky Toys was the brand name for a range of die-cast zamak zinc alloy scale mod­el vehi­cles, traf­fic lights, and road signs pro­duced by British toy com­pa­ny Mec­ca­no Ltd. They were made in Eng­land from 1934 to 1979, at…