Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2021.

Mark -- actually the rearmost bumper bar and a corresponding overrider at the front are third-party add-ons I purchased via eBay. They were supposed to be reminiscent of the additions to the bumpers on the original 500 Lusso, but don't look delicate enough. I was immediately disappointed but threw good money after bad by having them installed regardless. Not something I would repeat, but they do give me a slight extra feeling of security. The typical motorist in my area drives a raised pickup truck, with seeming indifference to anyone else's life, and disregard for his own vehicle's longevity to boot. I probably wouldn't repeat the purchase of the car either, since FIAT is leaving the US market, and there is already no dealer anywhere near me. Continued parts and service availability will not be good. A year and a half ago when I purchased the car second-hand, these facts were already known to the trade, so the car the had already depreciated nicely. Nice to see your Dinky Junior 4L in its nice shade of green. I have that one also, plus a Simca 1000 and a Panhard PL17. Cheers, Jonathan

Hi Mark, a warm welcome to the DTCA and the Forum! Building a great body of Dinky experience and knowledge here, we are looking forward to see some or many contributions of yours as another new Dinky Toys enthusiast. Kind regards, Jan

Hello Mark from another '49er'! Always happy to see new members. DTCA is a great place with great people and great expertise and your contribution, large or small, will be welcome.

Happy New Year!

Hello Jan, Happy New Year, and what a lovely January 2021 calendar page. I managed to acquire this particular Gift Set, in excellent condition including with the explanatory leaflet, last year: a great addition to the collection! Kind regards, Mark

That's a happy coincidence, Mark, as the same goes for me. I often include my nicest acquisitions of the past year in my calendar for the subsequent year. I have often dreamt of acquiring this set, but never believed that my dream would actually come true! Kind regards, Jan

Hello everybody. Happy new year to all of you wishing to find a lot of rare Dinky !! I also have a Citron 2cv. Here it is. Friendly yours Richard

Magnifique et tres belle!! Richard, Happy Christmas & all the very best for 2021 from New Zealand. Attached are two photos: 'Bluebelle' my first 'Australian' 2CV - I later had 'Poppy' - bright red and with the round headlights - which I brought over to NZ. I also had a Dyane 6, which I liked very much. The other photo is my Citroen garage diorama! All the very best from Mark

Beautiful cars, all!!

Thank you Mark and Johnny. Mark yours is trs belle aussi ! Here under is my special garage/showcase. Kind regards Richard

To come back to the 2CV :

Dinky + Citroen = an ideal marriage!