New arrivals

Just received a new Dinky in the mail today, and was able to take a few quick photos of it. This is the French Dinky Toy 545, DeSoto Diplomat, made from 1960 through 1963, so not very long. This is another model that is definitely on the 'back end' of my collecting interest, which normally runs to about 1959 or so, but I really do like this model, so decided it would be a good fit. I will post more under the proper heading but wanted to show this as a new acquisition. Best regards, Terry

Oooh that's nice Terry. The paint looks superb Dave

Dave....Thanks..I think that color combo works well with the model, and I have always liked the French use of some metallic colors. I also have the later Chrysler Saratoga, but I really like this model better, as the Chrysler is to a larger scale, and just not as attactive to me. Best regards, Terry

Hi Terry, this is a beauty, not very easy to find in this condition. For me this category of Dinky Toys is also beyond my era of collecting, but paradoxically I have quite some of them, because they were my real original childhood favourites. So, no doubt my example has made a lot more miles/kilometers than yours, but it is still surviving in quite an acceptable condition, like most of its fellow post-1960 French Dinky Toys. My brother's Lincoln Premiere is its companion, because we got both Dinkies as a present at the same Sint Nicolaas evening of 1962. The Lincoln, however, got a 'repaint treatment' in our 'experimental period' following the real childhood years. The result was so horrible that I put it away in a drawer for many years. Until last year, when another Dinky loving acquaintance - a very good restorer - offered to rehabilitate it for me and now the couple are side by side in my display again after many decades of separation. Because of this shared history this is the only restoration I have in my displays. Congratulations with your happy find and kind regards, Jan

Jan.....thanks for the nice compliment. I was very fortunate to find a very nice one with a good box. That is a great story with yours and its companion Lincoln, and nice that you were able to have it restored like new. I also do not normally collect restored Dinky's, but several years ago I had all 5 of my first ones (from Christmas 1951) restord to like new, as they were so worn and damaged they were beyond displaying. But they are also so special and have been faithful companions for almost my entire life. Now, like you, I can enjoy them, and they have a special place in my display.

Jan....one additional comment: I noticed that your DeSoto Diplomat box has that diamond shaped opening cut into the space between the words 'Dinky Toys'. Mine also has that also, but I have never heard of it before, or even heard it mentioned. Do you or others have any insight on that? Did it occur on other boxes?Best regard, Terry

Hi everybody. The diamond opening was made to control the colour of the toy in the box. Cheers Richard

Hi Terry and Richard, commenting on this open colour lozenge I have made a new topic/post within the 'French boxes' forum. As it probably is neither considered to be a 'new forum topic', nor a 'recent comment', is does not show up (yet?) in the left hand column here. Kind regards, Jan

This morning my postwoman bring me a new pensioner. it's the 'made in spain' Citron Dyane. Will write details this afternoon in the wright post ! Richard

And another one this morning ! An old oldsmobile which arrived with white tyres that I supposed not original and that I changed in new black tyres. Richard

A New Arrival, or actually, a recent arrival is this 155 Ford Anglia in green. The turquoise example next to it (with its own yellow box) arrived in the same carton. I'm not sure where the green example fits in with the order of things as it did not come with a promotional mailing box, so it could not be a Nabisco promotion as detailed in Adrian's excellent Thread/Topic on the Anglia, and it is not grey so it is not a Promotional Model produced especially for the Ford Motor Co. It also did not come in as suggested by Ramsay's Price Guide in a yellow box with a green spot, so where does it fit in with the order of things?? One clue may be its 'rivets' - they are not domed but 'dimpled'. I believe Adrian has at least one 155 with similar rivets. So I am open to ideas! (I will (eventually!) post these and more images of this green 155 Ford Anglia in the appropriate Thread/Topic. Bruce(150)20160305/825/0246

This has been a good couple of months for new Dinky's in my collection, and just this week, another one arrived: The French Dinky 24Q Ford Vedette, in the wonderful color of metallic silver-blue. I will do a thorough write-up on this nice model in its proper place, but will show a few of the photos I just finished taking. This is my second 24Q, with my first one purchased new from H. Hudson Dobson around 1959, and still in nearly mint condition. It has always been a favorite of mine, largely because of this new one's color in metallic silver-blue. The French factory used several different colors and shades of metallic colors in the mid-1950's, and I think to good effect. Best regards, Terry