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Hi Jon, you may have a try. But I'm not sure he's still living there!

Jan, Congrats on finiding the German Coles crane brochure. I know I was elated to find mine as you must have been too and it really does compliment our models. I wonder what other old goodies are in that German book store? Take Care, Mark

Hello Mark, yes, I am very happy with it - and I wouldn't have known of its existence without the contents of your recent article! Now it would be nice to find the 1962 pamphlet that came with the 972 promotional. I found the 'Wir bauen fr Sie' leaflet via this German search tool: zvab So you may have a try! By the way, my Guy lorries collection keeps growing, since I found this early colour example recently. I love this older brick red, which is also found on the early Foden Diesel 8-Wheel Lorries. Kind regards, Jan

Hi Jan, I have never seen the Guy in the Foden brick red. A nice find and I'm sure this new addition will enjoy its new home with plenty of company and not be lonely! I will check out the German book store link too and thank you for sharing. Take Care. Mark

I have been following the discussion about using the website with interest so thought I would make this post about my small collection of pre and post-war 22 & 30 trucks/lorries. I realize that military vehicles are not the most popular area of collecting, but this is my particular area of interest. The 22s- Searchlight lorry- was produced for only a short period (1939-1941) and did not appear after the war.. Unfortunately my example has some damage to the area where it swivels on its vertical axis but they are extremely hard to find so I am pleased to have this one. The 22s Motor truck - was produced from 1935 to 1941 and then again from 1946 to 1950. I do not have a post-war example. The 30e - Breakdown Car (why it was called a 'Car' I don't understand!) was produced from 1935 to 1941 and again after the war from 1946 to 1948. The 3 pre-war vehicles have an open cab rear window which was subsequently filled in for the post-war versions. Chris

Chris---Nice to see this nice collection of vehicles based on that 22c Motor Truck......the Searchlight Lorry is difficult to find. Please know that this casting did continue the open rear window briefly after being re-introduced following WWII. Best regards, Terry

Chris---Nice to see this nice collection of vehicles based on that 22c Motor Truck......the Searchlight Lorry is difficult to find. Please know that this casting did continue the open rear window briefly after being re-introduced following WWII. Best regards, Terry

Very special and rare items indeed, Chris! Looking at the (apparent) axle widths they all, but the darker green Crane Truck, seem to be pre-war. The darker green example, with the fine treaded tyres, ridged hubs, thicker axles and the closed rear window must date from 1947 in my opinion. In the mean time I found a box for my unboxed green no. 340 Land Rover and a French no. 25r Camionnette de dpannage avec grue (1949-1954), the later issue with 'Dinky Service' in tampo print on the sides. It looks better than it actually is. There are a few nasty touch-ups, which I hate, but it was not too expensive and it's a great model after all. The previously shown brick red Guy 4-ton Lorry in the background. Kind regards, Jan

Terry, I was unaware that the searchlight lorry was produced briefly after WW2. I was relying on information from Jacques Encyclopedia which doesn't mention this. It only says it was produced from 1939 to 1941. Where does your information that it was produced after the war come from? Chris.

I believe Terry meant that the basic 22c lorry was produced still with an open rear window for a brief period after the war, not that the searchlight lorry was produced after the war.

Nice collection Chris. They all seem to be in vgc with hardly if any fatigue. I am with you regarding 'car' being used to describe a truck but they did that a lot way back then.

Thanks for the explanation. Chris