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 isn’t 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

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

Bruce,

Yours is of the second variation, not of the earliest type. The very early ones had one rear light only and a metallic grey paint. This was the only colour available from Citroën. The 2 cv was a very very cheap car and could not afford two lights. The pre-war prototypes even had only one head light.

Jacques

When I wrote, "I only have the earlier issues" I was referring to my model being "earlier" than the model shown in Richard's Post dated 31 March. I was not writing about the first version  issued only in 1952, which as you have stated, had only one rear tail light, and a smooth interior roof, nor the second issue between 1953 and 1957 nor the example I have that was issued between 1957 and 1959, nor for that matter the 24t when it was renumbered 535, but collectively all four versions being earlier than the 500 which Richard has acquired.

Both Terry and I were referring to the earlier issues without being specific

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Richard----One of my personal favorites, especially in the metallic blue. That one looks to be in nice condition.
Best regards, Terry

Just received a nice version of the Guy Flat Truck, this time the one with the light blue cab and red flat bed.  This replaces my earlier version, which has a dark blue cab, and is in much nicer condition, along with a nice box.  I still need to find a very nice Guy flat truck with tailboard to replace my current one, so will be on the lookout this year.

             Best regards,  Terry

Celebrating its fourth birthday in our house, is my 513 Guy Flat Truck with Tailboard - not as a replacement for my original Guy - but as a companion and an inspiration as to how my original once looked! To me, it is still a "new arrival"! And well worthy of being photographed, although the expertise behind the camera was not as great as some who exhibit their photographs in this website!

The next lot of images show my original Guy Flat Truck with Tailboard but missing its tailboard.  One can see the fractured section of the tailboard in one of the images. I am not certain when the tailboard broke or was broken off but I do recall that the truck was used as a grader on my network of roads prior to when I tarred them.  I can hear the reader gasping on reading these words - but the Guy was a toy and was being used as such. Not as an object behind glass but an everyday, run-of-the-mill toy and it achieved much following the removal of the tailboard. It became a carrier of many things both large and small including a Centurion Tank!

I have even photographed the truck sitting on the box of its "recent" arrived companion, its first time to do so in many decades, a box that it and its companion model was quality inspected in September 1948, roughly two years before I received my Guy Flat Truck with Tailboard.

These two Guy trucks display both ends of the spectrum of being a toy - one that was simply admired, carefully played with and then lovingly returned to its box, the other, just as loved, but spent its life as a working toy and one that always found a spot in the heart and soul of its owner.  I think this is the reason we as adults hold onto and value these toys of an era now sadly, long gone. They continue to remind us of the pleasures and innocence of youth .

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Bruce.....That is the first time I have seen or heard of losing the tailboard......testimony to its being well used! It does look like it was quite satisfactory hauling the Centurion Tank......definitely a multi-purpose truck and another great story to share. I also liked the photos of the pristine one in dark green/green......I need to find a nice one lke that.....part of this years mission!
Best regards, Terry

Thanks Terry and Richard

I guess it is something of a record to have under my belt – the guy who stuffed up his Guy! But I can still see in my mind, the crack that developed over time with the tailboard and when I ultimately broke it off. Due to its colour I had no option but to conscript the truck into military service to serve as my tank transporter simply due to my parents not being able to afford a tank transporter. They did however in previous years buy me a Pullmore Car Transporter and a Horse Box, but I guess they drew the line at the 660!  Its cost of £1/10/9 must have been prohibitive. (The 982 would have cost them £1/9/6 and the 981 £1/9/9.)  I had no problems with that, as my father was a motor mechanic and my Mum a stay-at-home Mum so we had to live within our means. (My commencing salary in 1962 was ₤13/4/‑ per fortnight as a junior bank officer so one can see how much those models would have taken out of Dad’s fortnightly wage six years previously.)  I was always extremely satisfied with what I was given by my very generous parents. But I still yearned for that 660 Tank Transporter!  (That yearning was finally satisfied on 22 December 1997 with the last version, boxed, windows and detachable trailer and 13 July 02 with the very first issue in a yellow lidded box with Dinky Toys under the trailer. The last one arrived on a very special day – it would have been Dad’s 92nd birthday.)

It has taken me about 10 years to locate the Guy, upgrading as I went.  This one came from a seller on eBay in the United Kingdom and it arrived on a very special date, 30 December 2013, so hopefully it will be with me for many more years as a reminder of two very generous parents.

So,  I have several models that arrived on special dates.

I do not know just how long I will be the proud owner of her (the Guy that is!) so if by the time I do decide to move her to a new owner (I am still talking about the Guy!) I will advertise it in this website and Terry, if you still have not acquired one in similar condition, then it’s got your name on it!

Kind regards to you both

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Bruce----Thanks for your always kind words and more interesting stories from your past, much younger life! I still treasure the first version Foden Tanker that you sold me many years ago; it was and still is in wonderful condition, so if your Guy Flat Truck with tailboard comes on the market in the future, I would love to consider it. But I am hoping that is not anytime soon, as you still have much Dinky enjoyment left to share with us.
Best regards, Terry

Two cheap recent replacements for lesser quality models from my early collecting era, bought over 30 years ago. The replacements (sitting on their boxes) are very nice. The Double Decker is bright and fully original, and the Military Ambulance has the nice matt green patina, whereas the previous Double Decker is extensively retouched, even the advertising lettering, with replacement tyres, and the Ambulance shows quite some chips on edges and lacks the 'as new' matt patina. The latter will be added to the sales list. Kind regards, Jan 

Jan---Those are nice replacements for your earlier specimens. I am also gradually replacing or upgrading some of my earlier acquisitions. There was a time, perhaps 15 years ago or so, when I was more interested in quantity instead of quality, and I ended up buying some Dinky's I shouldn't have. Now, late in the game, I can take my time and find some nice examples. That Double Deck Bus looks like a later example with the treaded tires....nice!
Best regards, Terry

Another lovely Foden entered my displays today.

It's the maroon Foden Flat Truck with Chains, an early 505 example in its first blue Dinky Toys box with orange/black label, with round treaded black tyres and the same maroon hubs. I may add some more about the truck in general in the appropriate topic soon. Kind regards, Jan 

Jan

Another fine addition to your display case!  Don't forget the QIS and original price on the box when you post it in the 505/905 Topic!

By the way, speaking of boxes, where do you store them as they are not with the model? (With the exception of those one can see in the image.)

Incidentally, I have found the maroon version harder to find in good condition than the green.  Where did yours originate?

Kind regards

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Hello Bruce, I will post some better pictures in the 505/905 topic as soon as I have the opportunity, box included. One more detailed night snap shot as an extra here.

Where space permits and if I like the design, or for comparison, I have the boxes on display incidentally. I have most of them stored in plastic containers in a dry area. Every now and then they are replaced by others. For the sake of preservation I have them exposed to the light as little as possible and practically UV-less.

I bought mine for a very reasonable price on eBay, from a private owner in the UK who is selling out his collection.

Kind regards, Jan 

Hello all,

Yesterday this 25s Six-wheeled Wagon arrived. It has matt brown paint, which is difficult to see on the pictture. Not at all a rare model or color, but it is in nice condition and will go into a trade box. 

Best regards,

Rob

Fine addition that is, Rob. I wonder if your driver is fixed or not. Mine is, and it is a different figure. Kind regards, Jan