511, 911 and 431 Guy 4 ton Lorry (194758)

Here are my models. Can you see all the differences between both of them ? The ref. 511 is carved under the tip of the blue model but nothing under the other. Kind regardsRichard

Hi Richard,
One of my all time favourite Dinkys ! I love the Guys in all their forms,
you can get the two tone blue wagon with the smooth type hubs fitted as well.Always a bit confusing about whether these were in
or out of the Supertoys range too ! Chris Warr.

My only Guy lorries below (
except
for the two vans that I have
): [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9160.jpg [/img] The 4 - Ton Lorry shown on the left has the ridged ' Dinky Toys hubs ',
so fairly old,
ca.1950 -1952.Still I prefer the first versions with the contrasting coloured front wings (
and numerous colours
).Obviously many enthusiasts do so,
as they are hardly affordable in excellent condition...Kind regards,
Jan

janwerner wrote : '...Obviously many enthusiasts do so,
as they are hardly affordable in excellent condition...' The quote - mine - above is only one week
and two days old.
And it is contradicted by practice now already,
as I bought the one below in the mean time,
and at a - relatively - affordable price.It was sold by a shop which wasn ' t specializing in Dinky Toys at all,
but had this almost mint one (without box) in their stock as an exception.It is the fiercely wanted first edition of the Guy 4 - Ton Lorry,
and it arrived today.As an added illustration the trio which was offered
from
the second half of 1947 on,
and shown far below in the Meccano Magazine of March 1948.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_0181.jpg [/img] [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_0185.jpg [/img] [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / sc0000.jpg [/img] Kind regards,
Jan

Jan --Wonderful find, and not even in a Dinky shop! It is amazing where these little toys turn up, and one can be pleasantly surprised by a good deal, as you were. It appears to be in very nice condition, so a very good score once again...congrats! Terry

What a wonderful find Jan,
that is lovely.Here is a half - tone original Dinky / Meccano publicity illustration I acquired many years ago of the first Dinky Supertoys: [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / Supertoys_Photos_.jpg [/img] The fascinating thing about this is the pricing.The Guy Lorry was originally 7 / 6 but on this publicity image it is priced at 14 / - which is almost twice as much.The same differential occurs for the Flying Boat
and the Foden.A lot of Commonwealth countries used Sterling currency
and I would love to know
where
this image was used.I don ' t think Australia
or New Zealand were that far apart
from
England so I wonder if this was one of the African countries.Dave

I ' m extremely happy with it indeed,
Dave ! Another nice snapshot,
with matching early green Large Trailer: [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_0188.jpg [/img] I have seen your wonderful publicity picture in the respective thread on tmt.I would be very happy to receive the full size files
from
you of these pictures.In return I can send you some of my similar drawings / pictures,
which originated
from
the Dutch Dinky agent Hausemann & H

Hello Jan The full size Supertoys image is on its way to you on a separate e - mail.Dave

Hi All,
Dave,
14 / - is VERY expensive as you say,
to be honest I image 7 / - was pretty much out of the range of most lads in the 40 ' s,
I was on 3d a day pocket money in the 60 ' s,
so 10 bob was strictly Birthday time ! Chris Warr.

Jan,
Lovely picture of the dark green Guy van
and assorted large trailer.

Here is a near mint (not chips just light reflection in photo) Guy now numbered 431,
in Dinky Toys yellow box.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / image -20140715 -5.jpg [/img]

And Guy 433 in yellow box,
mine for 59 years,
at little worse for wear.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / image -20140715 -6.jpg [/img]