For this issue we feature a very nice quartet of ESSO petroleum vehicles including 31a Trojan 15cwt Van ESSO introduced in February 1951, the 30pb (442) Studebaker Petrol Tanker ESSO introduced in July 1952, the 781 Petrol Pump Station ESSO introduced in July 1955 and the imposing 943 Leyland Octopus Petrol Tanker ESSO introduced in March 1958.

Here are a couple of lovely examples of the 159 Morris Oxford saloon in cream and cerise and the 161 Austin A40 Somerset in cream and black.

The cover photograph for this issue shows two versions of the lovely Nash Rambler American station wagon. This was first introduced in May 1958 as catalogue number 173 and was in two colour schemes; turquoise with cerise flash and pink with blue flash both with painted wheel hubs, later version had spun hubs.

The Dinky Toys No. 131 Cadillac Eldorado was introduced in 1956 and stayed in the range until 1963.