DINKY TOYS COLLECTION - THREE CLASSIC DIE-CAST MODELS CIRCA 1950S-1960S

A CHARMING COLLECTION OF THREE ORIGINAL DINKY TOYS DIE-CAST VEHICLES, EACH RETAINING ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND DISPLAYING THE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF BRITISH DIE-CAST MANUFACTURING FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF DINKY PRODUCTION.

COLLECTION CONTENTS:

1. 1953 AUSTIN A40 VAN (DY-15B)
BRIGHT YELLOW DIE-CAST VAN WITH "DINKY TOYS" BRANDING TO ROOF PANEL AND "BINNS ROAD, LIVERPOOL 13" ADDRESS MARKING TO SIDE. ORIGINAL TURNED METAL WHEELS. HOUSED IN ORIGINAL CARDBOARD BOX WITH PRINTED DINKY BRANDING AND CLEAR ACETATE DISPLAY WINDOW. THIS MODEL REPRESENTS THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE RANGE THAT MADE DINKY TOYS POPULAR WITH COLLECTORS OF WORKING VEHICLES.

2. 1955 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL GULLWING (DY-12B)
GLOSSY BLACK DIE-CAST COUPE WITH AUTHENTIC GULLWING DOOR DETAIL AND PERIOD-CORRECT PROPORTIONS. CHROME-PLATED METAL WHEELS WITH ORIGINAL FINISH. RETAINS ORIGINAL PACKAGING BOX WITH PRINTED GRAPHICS AND INTACT ACETATE WINDOW. THE 300SL WAS ONE OF DINKY'S MOST SOUGHT-AFTER MODELS, REPRESENTING THE PINNACLE OF 1950S AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN.

3. 1955 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE (DY-31)
BRIGHT RED DIE-CAST CONVERTIBLE WITH OPENING DOORS AND DETAILED INTERIOR. CHROME-PLATED METAL WHEELS AND TRIM. ORIGINAL CARDBOARD PACKAGING WITH PRINTED DINKY BRANDING AND CLEAR DISPLAY WINDOW. THE THUNDERBIRD WAS A FLAGSHIP MODEL IN THE DINKY RANGE, CAPTURING THE GLAMOUR OF AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN FOR THE BRITISH MARKET.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: DINKY TOYS (MECCANO LTD, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND)
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1950S-1960S
- MATERIAL: DIE-CAST METAL BODIES WITH CHROME-PLATED METAL WHEELS
- PACKAGING: ORIGINAL CARDBOARD BOXES WITH PRINTED GRAPHICS AND ACETATE WINDOWS
- SCALE: APPROXIMATELY 1:43 SCALE

CONDITION:
ALL THREE VEHICLES RETAIN ORIGINAL DIE-CAST CONSTRUCTION WITH INTACT PAINT FINISHES SHOWING ONLY MINOR AGE-RELATED WEAR. THE YELLOW AUSTIN A40 VAN DISPLAYS EXPECTED SURFACE PATINA. THE BLACK MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL EXHIBITS EXCELLENT GLOSS FINISH WITH MINIMAL SCRATCHING. THE RED FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE SHOWS BRIGHT ORIGINAL PAINT WITH MINOR AGE-RELATED PATINA. ORIGINAL PACKAGING BOXES SHOW EXPECTED WEAR TO CARDBOARD WITH SOME CREASING AND MINOR DISCOLOURATION TO PRINTED SURFACES. ALL ACETATE DISPLAY WINDOWS REMAIN CLEAR AND INTACT, ALLOWING EXCELLENT VISIBILITY OF THE MODELS WITHIN.

SIGNIFICANCE:
DINKY TOYS REPRESENTED THE PINNACLE OF BRITISH DIE-CAST TOY MANUFACTURING DURING THE 1950S AND 1960S. THESE THREE MODELS EXEMPLIFY THE RANGE AND QUALITY THAT MADE DINKY TOYS HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE. THE AUSTIN A40 VAN IS PARTICULARLY NOTABLE AS A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE VARIANT, WHILST THE MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL AND FORD THUNDERBIRD REPRESENT THE EXOTIC AND AMERICAN SPORTS CAR MODELS THAT CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION OF POST-WAR COLLECTORS. ORIGINAL PACKAGING SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCES COLLECTIBILITY AND VALUE.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. VEHICLES HAVE BEEN STORED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING, CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR PRESERVATION.

DINKY TOYS MODELS IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING FROM THIS ERA HAVE DEMONSTRATED STRONG COLLECTOR DEMAND, WITH COMPARABLE EXAMPLES ACHIEVING £80 TO £250 DEPENDING ON MODEL RARITY AND CONDITION. THIS COLLECTION OF THREE DISTINCT MODELS IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING REPRESENTS EXCELLENT VALUE FOR DINKY ENTHUSIASTS AND VINTAGE TOY COLLECTORS.

Item Size: Height: 6cm, Width: 6cm, Depth: 12cm, Weight: 0.5Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

548752+102

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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