39a and 894 Tracteur Unic et semi-remorque porte-voitures Boilot [Unic Boilot Car Transporter] (1957-68)

Hi Jacques. The Unic I received last friday is exactly the same as Terry. All the hubs are concave. The box has the last reference : 894 I have two others Unic Boilot in a cabinet with the front huhs in convex shape and I will show some photos later.There is an another variant : the tyres ! The last 894 versions had square section as the military. I will come back on this subject too. Have a nice sunday.Richard

When this model appeared in the shop windows,
I spent endless minutes admiring it,
for months in a row,
only to come up with the conclusion that I ' ll need a serious raise in pocket money allowance...What a beautiful Dinky !

Yes indeed Jackh !
and it ' s not cheaper now ! Here under the three brothers [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / CIMG1850.jpg [/img] The last one which arrived on friday: [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / CIMG1850.jpg [/img] The two olders are the same.Here are the trailers: [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / CIMG1850.jpg [/img] Now about the tyres: When the Boilot is born in 1957,
all its tyres were in a round shape;tyres references were: 11.190.Later,
Meccano changed the refence
and it became: 839 In the leaflet of 1959,
both Boilot references appear: 39A
and 894 with also the tyres refences 11.190
and 839.
From
the leaflet of 1964,
there is only one reference for the Boilot (894)
and the two tyres refences disappeared
and was replaced by the reference 843 (for military vehicules).it ' s the one with the square shape.I arrive to this conclusion: Boilot 39A always with round shape tyres Boilot 894 received both types of tyres.I hope that I was clear.Is some members agree with this ? Good sunday to everybody Richar

Some problems to
join the photos So,
I try again the photos one
and two [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / CIMG1846.jpg [/img] [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / CIMG1846.jpg [/img]

oups ! again ! [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / CIMG1847.jpg [/img]

You can deliver a whole fleet of cars with those Richard ! ! They are beautiful.Dave

My example has the convex single hubs,
bears no.39(A) cast underneath both tractor
and trailer,
bears no number 39A on top of the box lid
and shows the square treaded tyres on the tractor
and the round treaded tyres on the trailer.It is virtually mint
and everything seems to be authentic.For you to make some sense of it ! [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_1030.jpg [/img] [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_7004.jpg [/img] Kind regards,
Jan

Beautiful unic with very nice box.If your box has no number 39A on the top,
it has certainly the number 894 on each sides ! ! ? That ' s mean that the box
and the truck are probably not the right association.With the 894 box,
the Unic has always concave hubs.I think but perhaps I am wrong that the tyres of the tractor were changed.In all the documents I have,
the trailor with the convex hubs on the front axle was always bearing round treaded tyres.But it ' s only my opinion,
based on my leaflets.Is an another member met that mixing ? Richard

Yes,
Richard,
the numbers on the sides are 894,
making it even more complicated.So there is an old 39A Unic with correct hubs but mixed tyres in a new 894 box ! Kind regards,
Jan

Yes Dave,
a lot !
and it is still working ! Here under,
the first delivery of the day ! :laugh: :laugh :[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / CIMG1852.jpg [/img]

Yes Jan.I am happy to have been clear ! The refence graved under the tractor 39A never changed even when Meccano decided to give it a new number,
894,
in 1959.The same for the trailler which just received a ' point '
after
the ' A ' (39A.)
and an ' y ' as Jacques has shown.So,
only the box changed of refence.When the box is marked 894,
we only find an Unic Boilot with concave hubs,
for all the wheels,
tractor
and trailler.Friendly yours Richard

By the way,
I have another hybrid as tyres are concerned,
its brother Tracteur Unic Saharien.Block treaded tyres on tractor
and trailer,
but round treaded spares behind the cabin.I cannot explain,
because they look pristine,
so I see no reason why to change them.Perhaps the factory wanted to get rid of old stock of round treaded tyres in such a way ? Who knows may say so.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG7065.jpg [/img] [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_7064 -20140120.jpg [/img]