New arrivals

This morning I got these :


I already had these items but not mint and without boxes. We call that : a collection improvement ! :laugh: :laugh:CheersRichard

Hi Richard,
they are really nice.By the way,
I went French too ! The day before yesterday this French version of the Coles 20 - Ton Lorry Mounted Crane arrived,
a beauty
and a companion to the Liverpool original ! [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9916.JPG [/img] [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9928.JPG [/img]

Hi Both,
All wonderful,
I love the Fiat Richard,
one of the few French Dinky ' s I had as a child.Wish I still had it.Any differences in the Coles Jan ? Other than the lettering etc ? Lovely condition.Chris Warr.

Hi Chris,
I have waited for such a beauty (at an acceptable, realistic price) for many years already.The axles,
tyres,
cords
and hoisting hook are French
and so is the now embossed front base plate: ASSEMBLE EN FRANCE,
MECCANO - PARIS.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9915.JPG [/img] The shades of paint are slightly deeper,
especially of the yellow - orange of the hoisting house.Also is the ' jib bumper ' different in shape
and size,
but that may be a regular change which goes for the British - made models as well (see picture below, French in front).[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9924klein.jpg [/img] Best regards,
Jan

That crane is superb Jan.It has always been a firm favourite of mine
and truly is a ' Classic ' dinky toy of the 1950s with absolutely huge amounts of play value.Well done with this excellent addition to your fabulous collection Dave

To both of you,
nice adds to your collections !
And Jan,
that Coles is just superb......I had never seen one before.What years did they make it ?
And yes,
lots of play value for young boys (
and older men !
).I got mine when I was about 11
or 12.......I would always ask my grandmother to give me one of those expensive Supertoys for Christmas,
and she usually obliged ! Terry

Thank you Terry
and Chris for for your friendly coments.This morning............a new child: [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / CIMG1924.jpg [/img] For 15,
95

Richard,
the more others like Atlas,
the more they leave the true Dinky Toys to us !:
)

Hope you ' re right Jan ! Is it a Confucius thinking ?

Hi Richard,
I love this model,
it ' s so in the spirit of the very early Dinky ' s,
so simple,
and yet very accurate.Funny they never named it as a Leyland,
makes these hard to search for on Ebay as they are usually ' Old Dinky lorry '
or somesuch,
and a search brings in 700 possibles :laugh: Chris Warr.

[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / _Leyland_Beaver.png [/img] Big
and small brothers.The same Leyland Beaver truck has been made by Meccano at two different scales: 1: 48
and 1: 72.

Imagine what a wonderful Tanker the Auto Transporter cab could have been used for,
Chris Warr.