239 Vanwall Racing Car (1958-60)

Jan---Very nice! I have a pretty early one, with the white driver, and it has the smaller treaded tires, which I always thought were just too small for the model.Best regards, Terry

Here is the complete set (I think) of different racing numbers on the 239 Vanwall, with 35 being the most common. Regards Walter

On the first issue of the 239 Vanwall, the racing number up front was placed on a smooth surface. Soon, a raised number circle was added for more precise allocation of the racing number. Regards Walter

Well seen Walter. I never paid attention to this detail ! Richard

This mint/boxed example sold on eBay France the other day, at a very fair 'buy it now' price! Kind regards, Jan

A very nice model of an attractive real-life car. Because of it's smaller scale (compare the size of the driver) and different construction method from the previous 23 /23x series of cars, I always expected there to have been more 'up to date' F1 cars in a new group with the Vanwall. The earlier prototype cars were from the late 1940's and very early fifties, whereas the Vanwall was developed half a decade later. Corgi around the same time also introduced a very similar Vanwall, plus a contemporary BRM - could it be that Dinky had similar plans, but were deterred by Corgi's success, bearing in mind that Corgi racers also had clear windscreens and spring suspension?