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--25r Ford camionnette de dépannage [Ford Breakdown Truck] (1954-1955)

I just received this a few days ago, from a seller in France, and am delighted with it.....the French made Ford Wrecker 25r, made for only about 2 years, 1954 and 1955. An unusual oddity right away is that is the exact same number used for the earlier Studebaker Wrecker, made from about 1949 through mid year 1954. This little model is based on the Ford open truck, with the towing crane apparatus installed through the rear of the bed, by means of a pin that projects down through the bed and also through the rear mounted spare tire, and is pinned in place. The crane is the same one used on the earlier Studebaker, and is black painted sheetmetal, with a bare towing hook dangling underneath.

The Studebaker version had the words "Dinky Service" applied by tampo on each side of the bed, as there was enough smooth surface to accommodate that. Since the Ford used the open truck, with simulated wooden slates all around, there was no easy place to show the lettering. So Dinky simply changed the rear of the die for the bed of the truck, and made that area smooth. The tampo lettering, in white, was then applied there.

Mine has the checkered ceiling inside the cab, and according to Jacques, that was started in 1955. A very few of these trucks were made with spun, polished wheels and white tires.

Another oddity is that this model never appeared in the French catalog; that is hard to understand, and you would wonder why?  It probably has to do with the timing of the release of the new Citroen Tow Truck.  Possibly it was planned to be released earlier, negating the need to have the Ford Tow Truck in the catalog for only a very short time.

Terry

 

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As the Ford truck was a 5 tonner, the Dinky Toys should not have been called a camionnette. I have been able to trace the life span of thi model from July 1954 until April 1955.

This breakdown truck did appear in the Meccano catalogue of 1954.

It was also published in the Meccano Magazines of  July 1954 and March 1955 but not in any Dinky Toys catalogues.

The July 1954 Meccano Magazine states that "the presentation of three Dinky Toys has been modified this year the end tipper, the milk truck and the breakdown which were fited onto a Studebaker chassis are now fited with a forward control Ford chassis".
This applies to 25M, 25O, 25R.

The March 1955 Meccano Magazine states "Check your collection and get quickly the models which you are missing and that you will probably not been able to get later.
This applies to 24Q, 25M, 25O, 25P, 25R, 25T, 25V, 29E. Thisshows the end of the Studebaker and Ford lines.

First issued with smooth cab ceiling, it was soon modified to cross hatched.

Due to it's short life of only nine months, this breakdown truck is rare and very difficult to find in good condition.

There is a very rare variation with or without "DINKY SERVICE" marking, upainted spun ridged hubs with white tyres, extremely scarce probably end of production model..

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Jacques---Thanks so much for adding more information about this unusual and hard to find truck; it certainly seems strange to have it mentioned in a Meccano catalog and in the Meccano Magazine, but not in the French Dinky Toys Catalog. Is there any other Dinky Toy that you are aware of that is not listed in a catalog?

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Terry

Unfortunately, the French catalogues do not mention the printing date. The 1954 Dinky Toys catalogue mentions for some models "available in April" which means that the catalogue must have been printed earlier like January or February, some time before the decision to issue the Camionnette dépannage Ford. This is the reason why this model is not mentioned in the 1954 catalogue.

The decision to delete the Ford from the catalogue must have been taken at the time when the 1955 catalogue was desingned and the new Citroën wrecker was introduced. So the Ford was not included in the 1955 catalogue.

I can not think of any other model which has not been mentioned in the Dinky Toys catalogues except for the Facel Vega Facelia ref. 519. It has been mentioned with a drawing in the 1961 - 62 Meccano catalogue but not in any Dinky Toys catalogues. Any way, like the Triumph Dolomite this model was not issued.

Jacques.