152b and 671 Reconnaissance Car (1937-55)

David, There are certainly two or a single posts in the corners below the base plate. If these were not then the base plate would need to be attached to the axle otherwise it would be possible to push it into the body. The table and the right seat explain why there is only one door on the right hand side.

Without removing the baseplate it is impossible to see what is underneath so, for now, we will have to make assumptions about the inside of the body. Here is a front and rear view of the common, ridged Hubs, post-war reconnaissance car. The detailing in this casting as superb and very accurately portrays the real world vehicle. I don't think any of these still survive which is a real shame. Here is the baseplate for the ridged hubs version. Dave

I don't know whether this is an unusual version, but when I was looking at my 4 Reconnaissance Cars I noticed that one had domed wheels but the larger diameter axles, so it is post-war. However it also has a green base which I understood were only found in pre-war versions?

Hi Chris, welcome here! Yes, this version is not very common, but it isn't very rare either. I have one and so does Dave Busfield, if I'm not mistaken. It has been described here, if you take a closer search on the forum. I presume it may have been primarily exported to the USA. The thick axles and the smooth hubs indicate that this issue was produced immediately post war, 1945-46. The white finely treaded tyres are not very realistic, but nevertheless give an attractive looks. Indeed the base plate is an unusual green one. Kind regards, Jan

The other day I found a better example of one of the photos posted above already, representing the real vehicle. Improving the image a little bit makes it a virtually 'new' photo of this remarkable vehicle. Trying out my new camera I took some new pictures of my Reconnaissance Cars. I'm afraid every tiny piece of dust is visible now, so I will have to do some more dusting before putting my Dinkies in front of the camera. Kind regards, Jan

Jan---Very nice to see a better original photo of this wonderful vehicle. As a small child of 5 or 6, I was fascinated with my Dinky Toys model......and I remember noticing all the tiny detail: those little boxes on the running boards, the louvers on the side of the hood, the ripples in the canvas top. To me, this has always been one of my very favorite Dinky models, and comparing with the photos, Dinky did make a very nice and accurate model, with the omission of those headlights being one of the few things to detract from it. Best regards, Terry

Does anyone know if the post-war 152b Reconnaissance Car ever had domed axle ends as shown on the 153b Jeep, 151b 6-wheel transport lorry and 161b Anti- aircraft gun?

My recent acquisition of the dark green / brown US export version below. A very fair looking bargain for such a rather scarce model and a nice companion to my equally brown AA Gun on Trailer. Regarding Chris's request above, I can only say that up till now I haven't seen an example with domed axle ends (yet). The only instance that it's shown with domed axle ends is the illustration on page 13 of the 1953 US Dinky Toys catalogue. Contrary to the others that we actually know with domed axle ends it had disappeared immediately after publication of this 1953 catalogue, whereas the others continued until 1955. So, altogether, it is plausible that this model may never have reached the stage as illustrated in the 1953 catalogue in the end. Kind regards, Jan