Atlas Dinky Toys UK issues

Only wish I did Jacques,
they are wonderful ! Chris Warr.

More from Atlas, the Morris J Post Van with smooth tyres, shown here with a Dinky original with treaded tyres.

Atlas version of 262 Swiss Post Volkswagen. Shown with a couple of Dinky 181. I understand that 262 was issued '61 - '66 but had spun wheels not painted as the Atlas?

There were three variations of the Meccano VW Swiss P.T.T. : 1959 - 60 yellow ridged hubs with smooth, later treaded black tyres. 1960 - 62 spun and polished hubs with black knobbly tyres

Thanks.

buzzer999 wrote: 'The Austin Atlantic was specifically designed for the American market but was too expensive and sold in very small quantities. An extremely rare car to find nowadays, I have seen one in the last 30 years. How about this one for a proper Dinky Toy: Dave' Dave, it is interesting that the Atlantic was designed specifically for the United States market, as in my younger days in the early 1950s, two were residents in my old city of Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, a black one and the other a darker shade of blue than the mid blue one from Dinky. I thought the central light looked very ultra-modern at the time. Perhaps a small quantity came out here, with Australia's weather being most suited to this type of vehicle. (Although we can have rather unpleasant weather in winter at times.) Across the road from our house lived two spinster sisters who owned a black Triumph Mayflower, a type one does not hear much about these days. I thought it too was sort of cute, comparing it with my Dinky Triumph Renown in dark blue with its sharp lines. Bruce PS Dave - What is the other 'boxed' model in the background? Another Atlantic?

I remember this stand, I saw it at the NEC if I recall, I think the other 'Dinky' was an A40, a Devon or Somerset. Chris Warr.

The image shown above of the Atlantic is the same one as I published in the DTCA Journal of April 2012, Page 14. The stand at the NEC was by the Austin Counties Car Club and I obtained written permission from them for the DTCA to use them, here is the other one of the Austin Somerset: Dave

May I assume that the boxes had the correct colour spots on their sides? :lol:

Absolutely!!!! Dave

More from Atlas, the Morris Oxford MO in cerise and Ivory (or red and white according to Dr Gibson).

Roulet has choosen the most gastly colour for the Oxford. The scarce light blue would have been more interesting but he may not know about it.