Arti­cles writ­ten in 2025

  • Dinky 275 Brinks Truck and its Unique History

    Dinky 275 Brinks Truck and its Unique History

    Dinky’s Brinks Truck (275) has been one of my favorite mod­els ever since it was released, both for its accu­ra­cy and its “play val­ue.” As I now know, it also…


  • French Ford Trucks by Dinky Toys

    French Ford Trucks by Dinky Toys

    The French fac­to­ry for Dinky Toys made a nice French Ford truck, the 25 series, in twelve dif­fer­ent ver­sions from 1949 to 1955. Here are two pho­tos of eleven of them before I found the…


  • Land Rover 27D & 340: A Dinky Toys Icon

    Land Rover 27D & 340: A Dinky Toys Icon

    The leg­endary Dinky Toys Land Rover made its debut in the April 1950 issue of Mec­ca­no Mag­a­zine. It was orig­i­nal­ly part of the 27 Series, ded­i­cat­ed to agri­cul­tur­al mod­els, and…


  • Recommended Reading

    Recommended Reading

    Dinky Toys hold a spe­cial place in the hearts of col­lec­tors and enthu­si­asts alike. From vin­tage cars and trucks to repli­cas of icon­ic cars of the 50s, 60s and 70s,…