Wheel variations

Hello all,I very much like wheel variations. Over the years I have collected many, like the Bedford Tippers with red wheels shown elsewhere in the Forum. Just for the fun of sharing I have included a picture with two rare wheel variations. If you have a uncommon wheel variation, please share it also. I plan to post some other pictures soon.Rob van der Hoort

Hi Rob Welcome to the forum there are a number of very keen Dinky collectors on here
and it is great to see a new face.I love the Triumph
and the Porsche you have hear
and look forward to seeing more of your examples.Dave

Thank you Dave ! The Massey Ferguson with green wheels is next.I assume the wheels of the last version of the Field Marshall Tractor have been used on this model.I have seen one other like this.The box is a bit tired,
but the model never left the box.Note the wording ' Tractor 300 ' on the box.Rob [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 300_Tractor_2.jpg [/img]

One more to enjoy hopefully: 965 Euclid Dump Truck with green wheels.Unusual
and very nice ! Rob [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 965_Euclid_Dump_Truck_green_wheels.jpg [/img]

Hi Rob,
Thank you so much for these pictures,
such lovely condition too ! The 40b is amazing with red hubs ! Chris Warr.

Welcome Rob,
nice to see a new fellow - countryman here ! Very special examples you show,
congratulations with such finds ! I am a kind of variations collector too,
but not deliberately
or exclusively.Nevertheless,
among my Farm Produce Wagon variants I have one with yellow body,
green cab / chassis
and the same green hubs.Perhaps not ultra - rare,
but less familiar than the other examples.A look at the images in Google doesn ' t show a copy.I have seen only one making part of the no.5 Gift
Set
no.2 (
together with the Bedford Tipper,
Austin Covered Wagon,
Esso Studebaker Tanker
and Land - Rover
).Now I wonder,
do you (
or someone else of course
) know more about settings in which this model does show up ? (
Sold in trade box,
individual box,
Gift
Set,
illustration ?
).The chassis information is the same as for other regular 1950s Dodges,
it has the early louvres at the bonnet ' s sides
and smooth tyres.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_0237.jpg [/img] [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_0238.jpg [/img] [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_0241.jpg [/img] I look forward to your comments ! Best regards,
Jan (
by the way,
I changed my avatar,
perhaps it ' s nice to see some faces
from
enthusiasts here,
like yours
)

The 965 Euclid,
the 666 Corporal Missile Erector,
the 693 7.2 ' Howitzer
and the 437 Muir - Hill Loader all used the same type of wheels.I am assuming that your Euclid has been fitted with Military Green wheels,
presumably because they had run out of Yellow ones.I think it is fun to find these interesting,
and rare,
variations.Dave

This is
where
Dinky got the idea of green wheels
from.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / Euclid_R15_ -20140722.jpg [/img] This full - size Euclid lives about 15 miles
from
my house.Dave

Hi Jan,
Thanks for your comment
and the pictures.The 30N with green cab
and green wheels is rare.I have seen it one
or two times before,
but it is missing
from
my collection.As it is with bonnet louvres it has to be produced between 1950
and 1954 when the model was renumbered 343
and the bonnet louvres
where
removed
from
the mold.This means it can come
from
a trade box,
from
Gift
Set
2 Commercial Vehicles (1952 -53)
or in an individual dual numbered box.I have the Gift
Set,
but with a regular 30N.Kind regards,
Rob

Hi Dave,
Nice to see a picture of the real beast Euclid ! I think you are right that the Dinky Euclid is fitted with military wheels.Rob

Thanks Rob,
in theory the time range can even be wider,
1950 -1957,
in my opinion (
if only we knew the large design drawing for the cab / chassis unit of the Dodges,
where
no doubt the deletion of the louvres is documented
and dated
).I agree with your three suggested options,
but I am looking for (rather) firm evidence.Below the evidence of the Gift
Set
appearance (if nothing has changed in the contents meanwhile).This Gift
Set
2 was available 1952 -1954,
so these seem to be ' firm ' limits of the time span,
as available thus far.This Gift
Set
was shown
and discussed by Nigel Mynheer in Model Collector of October 2004 (Vol.18, no.10).I have seen various other examples of Gift
Set
2,
often with a varying mix of colour combinations.The availability in such a gift
set
only might contribute to the explanation of its relative scarcity.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / Gift_set_1.jpg [/img] Kind regards,
Jan

Thanks Jan,
The only thing I can
add
is that I have got a red / blue Farm Produce Wagon with bonnet louvres in a dual numbered individual box.Both model
and box are perfect,
it seems more than likely they have been together
from
production.Kind regards,
Rob