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 nei­ther a car nor a motor­cy­cle, but a unique lit­tle vehi­cle called a Tri­por­teur.

These were quite pop­u­lar in France before the war, for use in the cities, for deliv­er­ing small items. They were first made by the French Mec­ca­no fac­to­ry in the late 1930’s, then made after the war until 1952.

The hinged lid is often miss­ing, as it is held in place by a very thin met­al pin.  This view below shows the hinged stor­age lid.

This Dinky was made in France from 1935–52 in a vari­ety of col­ors and is num­bered 14.