Dinky Toys photography specials

And Dave,
to followup your nice showing of the transporter with some Citroen ' s,
here is another view with some more with those lovely French cars..........Terry [img] http: / / i929.photobucket.com / albums / ad133 / thardgrave / French % 20Dinky % 20Large % 20Commercial % 20Vehicles / 015 - 1_zps47088321.jpg [/img] [img] http: / / i929.photobucket.com / albums / ad133 / thardgrave / French % 20Dinky % 20Large % 20Commercial % 20Vehicles / DinkyToysUnicTransporterwithcars3_zps04952c46.jpg [/img]

Hi Jacques Here is the underneath of my 39a [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 39a_Unic_Car_Transporter -20140118.jpg [/img] Today is the first time I have ever studied this model in detail,
it is truly impressive.Dave

[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_7513.jpg [/img] FRENCH LADDERS

When introduced by the Toyman in the June 1956 issue of Meccano Magazine,
it was stated that the transporter had ' Royal Armoured Corps ' signs which are the red
and yellow diagonal ones (
you can make them out on the illustration on the back page,
etc.That was wrong
and it was changed to the Royal Army Service corps of yellow
and blue,
so only the first few Antars had the yellow
and red.

Thank you very much for this confirmation.I always had the idea that this initial mistake was scarcer than the regular one.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9754.jpg [/img] Here they are once more,
as depicted on my calendar for this year.By the way,
apparently the box change took place by November 1956.Kind regards,
Jan

If you refer back to thread #1543 of 4 months ago this was discussed in some depth and I showed the definitive answer to this conundrum then. Dave

This is another very nice series of French Dinky models,
the 3 Panhard based trucks.These were first introduced around 1952,
with both the Kodak
and SNCF versions,
followed by the Esso tanker in 1954.The yellow Kodak truck was only made 3 years,
and was discontinued in 1954.Both the SNCF
and Esso versions soldiered on until 1963,
with a re - numbering in 1959.Although these were not Supertoys,
they were nice sized trucks with brightly colored liveries.I especially liked the Kodak,
in its bright yellow paint,
and it is by far the most difficult to find in nice condition as they always came in trade boxes.I was most fortunate to find this in a glass display case at a large department store in San Diego around 1958 -1959,
and it still has the price marked in grease pencil on the bottom....$ 2.50 ! Terry [img] http: / / i929.photobucket.com / albums / ad133 / thardgrave / French % 20Dinky % 20Large % 20Commercial % 20Vehicles / 011 - 1_zps8c0cb40b.jpg [/img] [img] http: / / i929.photobucket.com / albums / ad133 / thardgrave / French % 20Dinky % 20Large % 20Commercial % 20Vehicles / 001 - 1_zps503ee38d.jpg [/img] [img] http: / / i929.photobucket.com / albums / ad133 / thardgrave / French % 20Dinky % 20Large % 20Commercial % 20Vehicles / 007 - 1_zpscfb89ab4.jpg [/img] [img] http: / / i929.photobucket.com / albums / ad133 / thardgrave / French % 20Dinky % 20Large % 20Commercial % 20Vehicles / 009 - 1_zps87752cef.jpg [/img]

Terry your Kodak is the rarest of the Kodaks because it is a variation available in the US only.The letter a of kodak was different
from
the normal issue.This was probably to comply with the Kodak logo of the time.A cross piece had been added below the axle of the trailer.This was not a reinforcement which was not needed but to improve the flow of metal in the warn die.This was the last Panhard artic made,
the trailer with this cross piece was not available anywhere than in the States,
it was produced at any time
after
1963.Note that the second letter of the reference refers to the colour of the model.J for jaune for the Kodak
and B for bleu for the SNCF.The actual SNCF trucks were mechanical horses with a Scammell coupling.You have a very nice
set
anyway.Jacques D.

As a photographer I have wanted one of the Kodak versions of this lovely vehicle for years but they are so expensive.I will keep looking
and WILL have one someday.Dave

Jacques,
I have just seen your post.What is the difference between the French
and the American Kodak Panhards ? Dave

Jacques --Here are a couple more photos of the Panhard Kodak.....one is a close-up of the Kodak decal on the side, and the other is of the web you spoke of on the bottom.And Jacques, do you know why the Kodak version was produced for such a short time? I believe Roulet's book seems to mention something about Kodak, so am guessing that maybe it was a licensing issue they could not agree on? I also know that Roulet's work is subject to some doubt, and I do not speak French, so am hoping you can add something to that.And Dave, good luck on finding one of these. I also posted a picture of the Panhard alongside its smaller brother, the Bedford Kodak van.............Terry

Hi Terry.Look at mine
and compare the letters of ' kodak ' [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / Panhard_bch.jpg [/img]