151b and 620 6 wheel Covered Wagon (1937-55)

Jan---A superb example......you don't see very many with the rounded axle ends like that. Another great pre-war issued model that seems to define what Dinky's were about, from that period through the early 1950's. A classic model for sure!Best regards, Terry

Here is my collection of 151b 6-wheel Covered Wagons. I have coupled them with the equivalent 161b Anti-Aircraft Gun on Trailer, except for the camouflaged version which is with a camouflaged 151c Cooker Trailer. PHOTO 1 - This is actually the 161 Mobile Anti-Aircraft Unit. The lorry has the searchlight in the back and a tin-plate seat across the front of the tray. It has domed wheels and fine ribbed tyres. PHOTO 2 - The rare camouflaged version which was only issued at Christmas, 1940, as a special relase for Hamleys shop in London. This has domed wheels with smooth tyres PHOTO 3 - Pre-war version with thin axles, fine ribbed tryes and domed wheels. Available between1937 & 1941. PHOTO 4 - Immediate post-war version with larger axles and ridged wheels. It was available between 1945 & 1954. PHOTO 5 - The brown coloured version which was made for the American market. Only issued between 1950 & 1954. PHOTO 6 - Referenced 620, this was another export only version for the American market. It has domed wheels, a driver which is fixed in, and no hole in the seat for a passenger. As far as I am aware these are all the versions of the 151b, except for one described by Jacques Dujardin on his Dinky Toys CD, which is made of lead and has ridged wheels and ribbed tyres. Does anyone have one of these ? Regards, Chris.

Very nice, Chris, to see the trailers perfectly matching in age - and your detailed descriptions of all! By the way: my example of the 161a AA Searchlight Lorry shows some traces of rust and a magnet sticks to it. Metal experts of my previous work did this experiment and convinced me that it must be cast of iron. Kind regards, Jan

In addition to Chris's fine pictures above some more related pictures now: the brown Transport Wagon in more detail, the brown one with its matching AA Gun on Trailer and finally the Wagon with its original pre-war trailer companions. Kind regards, Jan