In a world of auto­mo­biles paint­ed in mono­chro­mat­ic col­ors (usu­al­ly black or steel grey), the dis­tinc­tive pas­tel col­or schemes that grace Dinky Toys of yes­ter­year often give col­lec­tors a sense of plea­sure.  The dic­tio­nary defines “kiss­ing cousins” as “two or more things that are close­ly akin or very sim­i­lar. This metaphor­ic term alludes to a dis­tant rel­a­tive who is well known enough to be greet­ed with a kiss.”  This arti­cle presents Dinky mod­els that share sim­i­lar col­or schemes.  I hope you enjoy read­ing it as much as I enjoyed research­ing the sub­ject and writ­ing this arti­cle.

Cream / Black

#161 Austin Som­er­set, #24H Mer­cedes Benz 190 SL

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Black / Red

#120 Jaguar “E” Type, #187 Volk­swa­gen Kar­mann Ghia Coupe,
#1420 Opel Com­modore

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Black / Silver

#169 Ford Cor­sair 2000E, #526 Mer­cedes Benz 190 SL

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Light Blue / Grey

#171 Hud­son Com­modore, #175 Hill­man Minx

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Cream / Brown

#164 Vaux­hall Cres­ta, #165 Hum­ber Hawk, #167 A.C. Ace­ca Coupe

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Cream / Maroon

#159 Mor­ris Oxford, #516 Mer­cedes Benz 230 SL, #530 Cit­roen DS 19

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Green / Salmon Pink

#175 Hill­man Minx, #178 Ply­mouth Plaza

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Grey / Green

#164 Vaux­hall Cres­ta, #168 Singer Gazelle

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Light Blue / Blue

#162 Ford Zephyr, #166 Sun­beam Rapi­er

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Light Grey / Pale Green

#530 Cit­roen DS 19, #557 Cit­roen AMI 6

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Maroon / Grey

#167 A. C. Ace­ca Coupe, #192 De Soto Fire­flite Sedan

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Metallic Blue / Ivory

#24V Buick Road­mas­ter, #531 Fiat 1200 “Grand Vue”

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Pink / Light blue

#170 Ford For­dor Sedan, #173 Nash Ram­bler

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Red / Turquoise Blue

#154 Hill­man Minx Saloon, #157 Jaguar XK120 Coupe, #171 Hud­son Com­modore

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Tan / Orange

#24C Cit­roen DS 19, #24Y Stude­bak­er Com­man­der

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White / Light Blue

#24Z Sim­ca Ver­sailles, #170 Lin­coln Con­ti­nen­tal, #178 Ply­mouth Plaza, #189 Tri­umph Her­ald, #554 Opel Reko­rd, #557 Cit­roen Ami 6

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White / Green

#24C Cit­roen DS 19, #187 Volk­swa­gen Kar­mann Ghia Coupe

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White / Light Turquoise

#196 Hold­en Spe­cial Sedan, #143 Ford Capri

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Yellow / Red

#161 Austin Som­er­set Saloon, #265 Ply­mouth USA Taxi

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Arti­cle text copy­right Ravi Bhav­nani. All images copy­right Vec­tis Auc­tions except 557 Opel Reko­rd (white/blue) copy­right John Knox.