Matching pictures

'a Dinky Toys Encyclopaedia for Christmas' That's kind of you, I'll be waiting for your present.

1948 PLYMOUTH SPECIAL DELUXE STATION WAGON AND THE 1950 DINKY 27F ESTATE CAR (LATER RENUMBERED 344)

Nice matches with the real Plymouth wagon. It is clear that for some reason, Dinky chose to square off the rear roof and window compared to the real car. Maybe it was due to die considerations?? But still a very nice model!Regards, Terry

I believe I have shown this photo once before. I used it as a demonstration that possibly a more or less squarish model was a bit easier to cast, allowing for a seam of the vertical halves in the middle. The models on top are square and show that seam. The models below have more round shapes, which took more die-elements to cast in my opinion. So possibly, if there was an opportunity to make a more square model, the casting would be easier - and cheaper no doubt. Just a theory .... Kind regards, Jan

A new thread has been opened for Dinky Toys manufacturing techniques, please post your replys to Terry and Jan in this new thread. Thanks. Jacques.

The Jaguar SS100 Sports Tourer, from around 1938

The Dinky 38f Sports Car

An Alvis touring car

The Dinky 38d Alvis Sports Tourer

The Sunbeam Talbot open touring car

The Dinky 38b Sunbeam Talbot

Terry, Very nice pictures. The Dinky of this series are rearly lacking details : doors, bumpers, lights etc...

Terry Great matching photographs of three iconic models, both real and play. Thank you too for your kind words with my Estate Car match. It was interesting what you mentioned about the shape of the Dinky model. It may have been difficult for Meccano to accurately match the rounded shape of the prototype, for the simple reason that apart from the chassis, mudguards, bumpers, and the front of the vehicle, the body was made entirely from wood. Notwithstanding the slight inaccuracy, I still think the Estate Car in all its variations was a beautiful model and certainly one of my favourites. I received mine very early in my collecting days for Christmas 1951 together with several other models, at which stage I became an avid Dinky collector, encouraged entirely by my over-generous parents! Kind regards Bruce

The 'Oval' (1953).

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