Simply amazing Rob......I have certainly never seen most of those! There sure are a lot of variations out there in just wheels.
Terry

Rob, nice set.

There were also some Cooper packed in blisters with spun concave hubs and grey tyres.

Wonderful racers Rob!
The carded versions have survived so well, I have '70's boxes that have never been opened that are dropping to bits!
CW.

hoort wrote:
"233 Cooper Bristol Racing Car with red plastic hubs and with very rare yellow plastic hubs. The blister packed model has black tires.

Kind regards,

Rob

Well we did not have to wait too long to be struck with awe - again! Not only the rare 233 with red plastic hubs but on the ultra rare card blister pack like the previous 239. Again, what a fabulous collection!
BH

Hi Rob, you make most of us - also very serious Dinky Toys collectors - feel like Calimero! Now I wonder, seeing all those variations you collected, why you could resist those French made or French imported Liverpool cast Dinky Toys. In fact I am a British made Dinky Toys collector myself too, but those French versions made me cross the British-French threshold every now and then.

By the way, curious to see the wrongly placed, mirrored handle, as pictured on the French box, and the allowance permitted for (an) other colour finish(es) to be found when opening the box!

Kind regards, Jan

Rob--
Well said....we all share a common love of our Dinky Toys and collecting them, and all of our interests and collections represent different points of view and also different levels of collections. I have collected Dinky's one way or another since I was a young boy of 6, and at different times have been more ardent about it, and feel that today, I have a very nice collection, representing what appeals most to me, and what I feel I can easily afford with regards to many other needs of my family. Many of us will always be impressed with other collections, due to their size and scope, but that should not diminish how special our own collections are.
I have bought many Dinky's years ago from Keith Harvey, and talked with him on the phone several times. At one point, he invited me to come up and see his world class Dinky collection.....I have heard at various times it numbered like 10,000 different items....but regrettably, I never made time to drive the 90 miles or so to where it was housed. When I even think about that size of a Dinky collection, it numbs my mind, so I just choose not to dwell on how my collection is so insignificant compared to that. And by the way, I heard from him a few years ago that he was selling it all off, saying it was time to let it go.
Terry

Of course I agree with you. This was so to speak, in order to express my astonishment and admiration.
Besides, quite recently I have proven on the Dutch-Belgian border that the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence:

Kind regards, Jan

Not a structural matter, but still ... the one on the right was originally delivered with small smooth white tyres (like other Dinkies incidentally in the 1957/58 period):

Regards, Jan

Nice Jan.... I, for one, happen to like the white tires on a lot of the Dinky's, even though it isn't necessarily authentic. I think your Cunningham looks quite good with them.
Terry

Nice Jan.... I, for one, happen to like the white tires on a lot of the Dinky's, even though it isn't necessarily authentic. I think your Cunningham looks quite good with them.
Terry

Lovely Rob,
I managed to get the Yellow, but didn't even know the Blue existed, thanks for these posts, such lovely condition too.
Chris Warr.

There were also some casting variations : large or small headlights, a letter A engraved on the cab's ceiling of some. You can not see that one.

but here is the evidence.

The Bedford TK cabs were cast in a die with two slightly different cavities. One marked "A" (left hand picture) had almost flat headlights and small indicators when the other was not marked and had semi spherical headlights and large indicators. Both cavities have been modified very early to add a reinforcement for the coal lorry roof pannel.
All six Bedford TK trucks can be found with either one or the other of these cabs.

Hello Rob

A very nice grouping of plastic hub Jaguars. Not forgetting the turned aluminium hub version!

Kind regards

Bruce

Rob

I sort of knew you would have had the spun hub version of the 238 Jaguar Type D Racing Car so I jumped in with mine to beat you! (LOL!!) :)

Kind regards

Bruce

Hi Rob,
Lovely Mexican Brinks! Just goes to show what's out there!
Chris Warr.

The promotionnal issue for Brinks was packed in the end flaps box which was inserted in the special white box printed with "Brinks". A pair of "B"cuf links were also provided as well as a book or something similar.