New arrivals

Hi Terry. Thank you for your kind words. I am specially happy with the Citron 2cv which is not easy to find (coming from your country, Jan) it's the third and last version. I was waiting for a long time to find this Ambulance ! Unfortunately, it has some black paint retouches on the wings. Best regards. Richard

Richard---Regarding the early post war ambulance, still with windows......after I saw a photo of one many years ago, I decided I really wanted one, but for a long time, no decent ones showed up. I even thought about having the later version modified by carefully removing those windows & then restoring it like original, but that really isn't practical. Then, all of a sudden, a very nice one appeared on eBay, and I quickly bought it. After receiving it, I fully realized just how nice it was.....wonderful bright, crisp paint, still lots of plating on the radiator shell, and as a final bonus, it featured the smooth, non-ridged wheels, dating it to around 1946 or so. Here is a quick photo...to me, it looks so much better with those windows! Best regards, Terry

Yes Terry. it's also my opinion. This ambulance looks much better with the open windows. Yours is in the grey colour and looks as new. Very nice. Yesterday I received this Simca 1100. I already had it but without box and number plate. Kind regards Richard

I have a questio but I do not know where to put it so it is as well here than any where else. What do you call in english the action of riveting a base plate to a die cast body. In this case the word 'riveting' is not correct because there is no rivet.Thanks for your help. Jacques.

Hello Jacques! Strictly speaking you are correct but I cannot imagine any native English speaker saying that you are wrong. The action of expanding the head of the spigot is exactly analogous (in my humble opinion at least) to the expansion of the shank of a rivet. This operation might be referred to as 'peening' but most people would commonly use 'rivetting'. As long as I'm here let me inform you of the safe arrival of your CD Encyclopaedia, for which many thanks. Kind regards John

The finishing of the spigot is often referred to as 'spinning over', but I suppose the technically incorrect term 'rivet' has become commonplace. Kevin.

Thank you John and Kevin. Spun over seems right.This is not the sort of things that one finds in the dictionaries, even the technical ones. John, when you have had a good look at your CD, please let me have your comments. Jacques.

I shall be happy to give you feedback when I've explored the CD Jacques. I shall have to replace my elderly laptop computer first as it overheats very quickly.

Jacques

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My Dinky Toys Encyclopedia is now several years old.....have there been many changes or updates to warrant getting a new one??? Best regards, Terry

Hi everybody. Both trucks arrived this morning. Please note : - The Simca box wear both references and the truck has cream concav hubs. (I already had this item but without the box ! ) - The Unic is the second version and has the reference 805. (the first version has the reference 38 A and is very hard to find) As you can see, the gas tank is the Horny train model with it's own different transfers. Best regards Richard

Terry, Your Encyclopaedia is dated 05 30 2014. Of course a lot has been added since, even this last week as there has been a meeting of the French DTCA members and I have taken some fifty pictures and discovered more variations. It is up to you if you want to get the last edition.All the best; jacques.

At the end of last week, 3 new arrivals came in cabinets. - a jeep with a box wearing both reference numbers - a Fiat abarth 2000 Pininfarina, new in box (to replace my other one without box) - a Fiat 2300 'Path News' that I was waiting for, since a long time ! it's the version with the cameraman in brown trousers For the anecdoote, Collectoys in Bourges was saling this model 3 weeks ago in a live auction. I lost it. The winner bought it for 300 + all charges. Two days later, an another one appears, this time in a live auction in Chartres. I had the pleasure to win it for 190 + all charges. Finally we always have interest to be patient. Best rgds Richard