239 Vanwall Racing Car (1958-60)

I like very much this racing car. If somebody has others variants, please post pictures.Here are mine :

Here is a Dinky and a Nicky Toys Vanwall Dave

Nice comparison, Dave, of the original with the 'exotic' one. (and not extremely difficult to make a choice!) Kind regards, Jan

Yes I know which one I like. I have picked up a couple of Nicky Toys in the last few months, one seller on e-bay has been offering loads at absolutely stupid high prices. Dave

Here are all of them (I think).

Hi Walter, thank you for the nice overview of all variations. I see that even your boxes are 'nail-secured'. I wonder, are all numbers deviating from 35 official replacement numbers or are some also factory-originals? Or is 25 the only deviating one that is (mostly) factory made? I have a nice publicity photograph (in fact a photograph of a drawing) which was used by the Dutch agent Hausemann & Htte for their advertisements in all kinds of papers, periodicals etc. This one was used i.a. for the Dutch 'Na Vijven' magazine, which published 'Meccano Magazine - like' articles. I think the artistic-technical value of them deserve admiration.Kind regards, Jan

Hi Jan, as for the racing numbers of the 239 Vanwall, most of them carry the No. 35, but in rare cases No. 25 and No. 26 were applied too. Ramsey's mentions them as well. On Vectis you can find them too. My No. 25 and No. 26 are booth on spun-hubs models with glossy base-plates. I am convinced they are factory-originals. Regards from Thailand Walter

Hi Gentlemen. Here under an another packaging. Friendly yours Richard

These blister packs were introduced in 1962, when the Vanwalls were fitted with plastic rims, yellow or green. But strange enough, the Vanwall in the blister-pack has diecast rims fitted, as they were used on the first issues in 1958. Walter

I found this in a 1956 publication, I bet McLaren and Ferrari wish they could make a successful F1 car for 50,000 today. Dave

At the foreground, 2 Solido models, race numbers 3 and 4 Cheers Richard

Two Vanwalls below, the earlier one with regular white driver and medium size treaded tyres, the later one with plastic yellow driver, plastic steering wheel and small size treaded tyres. The latter - like Richard's - may have come from a bubble pack, as it has no box. A cut-away drawing of the real one included, a photocopy I got from a friend many years ago. Kind regards, Jan