New arrivals

Very nice Ford Terry. it's one of my favorite in the french range. Here under, 3 Studebaker trucks arrived ! I already had some variations of these trucks and when I compare all together, I learn a lot of things that I did nod find in any 'books' ! Richard

And this morning, two english models it's my sixth forward truck. the family is growing ! Friendly yours Richard

This morning a little MIRACLE I got this promotiional Citron HY 'BAROCLEM' The less we can say that it is not new in box ! There is one to sale on e-bay in new condition with the box, price : 7000 ! I am very happy with mine. With an important cleaning and new tyres, it will change the look a bit. Friendly yours Richard

Nice Baroclem, Richard, seems to be an archaeological find! My newcomer below came in today and is slightly brighter. Some more comment soon, in the appropriate topic thread, and some more photos, when daylight permits. Kind regards, Jan

Jan---That looks very lovely.....a really like that red color on it, and it looks to be in quite wonderful condition. With those black radial tires, would guess early 1950's? Best regard, Terry

Hello Jan. Yes, you fish what you can fish ! And a so uncommon and expensive item, I don't really care on its conditions as soon as I miss it in my collection and it is presentable. With tyres, it will have a better look ! Friendly yours Richard

This Hudson Commodore Sedan came along (at least) twice on eBay and no one was interested at all to bid on it. Starting price was GBP 4.99 for A DINKY TOYS DIECAST MODEL HUDSON SEDAN REFURBISHED TO A HIGH STANDARD. Although an obvious touch-in on the roof was visible (see first photo) - and I would not be surprised if there might be another few invisible ones - I was convinced that this was no repaint at all, looking at some paint finish details. So, lacking any bidding activity, I made the gamble and this is what was delivered today. Admittedly, there is this touch-in on the roof and there are some minor others (and some clumsy bumper embellishment) too, and some very slight rubbing, but GBP 5.00 for an original early Hudson in otherwise very good to excellent condition isnt too much, is it? Below the eBay photo first and mine, taken from the other side, second. Kind regards, Jan

it's got to be worth a fiver any day Jan Well done Dave

Jan--I would say you got a very good deal on that one.....it appears to be in very good condition, outside of those few little touchins. I have the very same color scheme on mine, which was one of my earlier Dinky automobiles, probably from around 1956 or so. I always liked these early postwar Hudson's, and they were very effective in early stock car races here, before Oldsmobile came out with their V-8. Best regard, Terry

This morning I got this Citron 2cv. If it's not already done, I will open a new thread because I have a little story about that toy. Friendly yours Richard

Richard----Looks like another nice one! I am only familiar with the earlier versions, without windows. This later model appears to be an all new casting, so I will be interested to hear more about it. I have two of the original version, one early one in grey, and a little later one in maroon.Best regards, Terry

Richard Like Terry, I only have the earlier issues, as per the attached images of my grey version. (The maroon one is somewhere here in one of my 'display cartons'!) I am attaching some images of my 24t which arrived in this household from the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney on 10 September 2014 which is only 18 months ago, so it is still a 'New Arrival'! Kind regards Bruce (150) 20160402/862/1226