25d Petrol Tank Wagon (1934-50)

It was 26 years ago, September 25 1987, that I bought this nice green example of the 25d Petrol Tank Wagon. I had seen it in a shop in Amsterdam, the loose original radiator lying next to it. I made a reservation and when I returned a few days later in order to buy, the radiator was gone, lost. Well, despite my disappointment I bought it anyway, got a replacement radiator from a friend and had it fixed. But always I had the unpleasant feeling that - although the rest of the model itself was fine - it was not really OK. So, in improving the collection gradually, I had it for sale when I had an occasional stall in Houten during the past two years or so. Apparently I did not really want to part with it, because I never agreed with a lower price bid. Today, I received an original radiator from our dear 25-series expert Tony Murphy, which he donated to me so generously, and after the fixing of the authentic radiator I immediately removed the price sticker underneath, re-establishing its status as a full member of my Dinky Toys collection! See the result, before and after: less shiny, but so very much more authentic!Before: And after: Regards, Jan

Jan--That is a great story, and also one with a nice ending! I agree with you.....repainted or repro radiator shells just do not look right on these wonderful old trucks. Yours looks much better now and congrats on being able to find an original shell.Terry

Wonderful! The 25 Series is one of my favourites, here's one of my old warriors.....

Should we have a 25 Series thread? There are hundreds of variations between all 4 types. Chris Warr.

Not that difficult to create a 25 series thread. I just did!

Well
after
one year
and one month since the last message was posted by Jan,
here is my sole contribution to the 25d Petrol Tanker thread ! The little fella arrived in our household on 13 April 1999,
having
been part of Lot 322 in Wallis & Wallis auction held on 15 March.Of the twelve other Dinky Toys that formed this lot,
they have gone to other homes far
and wide,
but I still have my ' Pool ' tanker.It is missing one headlight (I tend to think it is winking at me !)
and one axle bracket at the front has broken,
thus one has to be very careful not to damage the other bracket.A little chipped,
but still nice,
although I am envious of the first class examples that have been shown on this thread ! ! Bruce [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 0250750d_800x636.jpg [/img]

My contribution to this thread: [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 25d_Petrol_Tanker.jpg [/img] Not as nice as Jan ' s but I like it as a lovely example of Dinky at its finest,
not full of gadgets,
but a lovely representation of what was on our streets in the 1950s.Dave

Double tanker relatives: [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_8828.jpg [/img]

Lovely line up,
Jan ! Here are three of my favourite tankers.Rob [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 25d_Tankers_red_1st_2nd_Forum.jpg [/img]

And 2 4th types.One orange
and one orange / yellow (not faded) Rob [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 25d_Tankers_4th_yellow_orange.jpg [/img]

Guys --Lots of nice tanker photos.....as Dave said, the tanker seems to embody a wonderful,simpler time from the late 1940's through early 1950's. The classic simplicity of the design speaks for itself......... Terry

Hi all,
Lovely orange
and yellow T4 ' s Rob ! Never seen the yellow before ! Does your T1 Plain red have open cab rear windows ? I found a very rough one this year
and it ' s the only one I ' ve ever seen.Bruce,
your Pool tanker is great,
about as good as mine,
and I love it,
is it early postwar ? I ' m on the lookout for a white chassis on this one.Chris Warr.

Thanks Chris for your compliments - will pass your words onto the little ' Pool ' ! It is early post - war,
and I see you
and I are also on the lookout for that elusive white chassis version,
although I was shown a black chassis with just the white edging several years ago,
but I was uncertain whether that was authentic,
although the paintwork had slight chips
and did appear old.
And as for you Rob,
always bringing out the good stuff ! But those 1st series with the square radiator - fantastic
and so true to the prototype AEC.Bruce