Vintage Diecast Dinky & Corgi Toys

This Month at a Glance

Dinky Toys 280 Military Delivery Van. South African model.

Added 16th Jul 2025

4.75
Rare
Supplied from the 'Classic' Collection. A Rare Diecast Gem. Around 1952–1954, Meccano Ltd shipped to South Africa a limited-edition set of vehicles for the South African Defense Force. This set included a Motor Truck, a Covered Wagon, an Ambulance, a Dispatch Rider, a Van. Shipped in very small numbers and very difficult to find especially in any decent condition. Here is the280 Van in drab green, open rear window casting, with original black grip tyres in outstanding condition. Light tested and totally original.
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Dinky Toys 022c Military Truck South African model.

Added 16th Jul 2025

4.5
Rare
Supplied from the 'Classic' Collection. A Rare Diecast Gems and a 1st for DG. Around 1952–1954, Meccano Ltd shipped to South Africa a limited-edition set of vehicles for the South African Defense Force. This set included a Motor Truck, a Covered Wagon, an Ambulance, a Dispatch Rider, a Van. Shipped in very small numbers and very difficult to find especially in any decent condition. Here is the 22c Motor Truck in drab green, open rear window casting, with original black grip tyres in outstanding condition. Light tested and totally original.
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Dinky Toys 039b Oldsmobile

Added 16th Jul 2025

4.0
Oldsmobile finished in grey with black ridged hubs. Black light tested and original.    
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Dinky Toys 281 Luxury Coach

Added 16th Jul 2025

4.75
Supplied from the superb 'Welsh' collection. Luxury coach finished in burgundy apricot-cream side flashes and red hubs. It has well shaped black tyres and clean base plate. Black light tested and original.
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Corgi Toys 336 James Bond Toyota 2000GT

Added 16th Jul 2025

4.75
Supplied from the specialist 'West Country' collection. James Bond Toyota 2000GT  featured in the film 'You only live Twice' finished in white with a black interior. It has concealed missiles which shoot from the boot, spoked wheels, jewelled lights to front and back with a red aerial. Complete with secret instructions and 8 missiles off the sprue. Black light tested and original.
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Corgi Toys 468 Rare ‘Coker chu’ Promotional Roadmaster Bus

Added 16th Jul 2025

4.75
Rare
Supplied from the specialist 'West Country' collection. Here is a rare promotional Double Decker Bus not often seen with 'Coker chu' labels. Its a No 10 with driver and conductor has a tan interior, jewelled headlights cream side body trim and sits on silver spun shaped hubs with fine black treaded tyres. It comes in a standard 468 picture box. Possibly the last advertising variation of this Bus issued in 1969 only. Black light tested and totally original.
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Corgi Tiys 426 Chipperfields Circus Mobile Booking Office

Added 15th Jul 2025

5.0
Supplied from the 'Welsh' collection. A very attractive Dinky in the Chipperfields Circus colour of red with a blue roof and silver shaped spun hubs. Several colourful transfers are displayed and pictorial pictures within the windows. It has a darker grey base and fine black treaded tyres. Black light tested and original.    
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Corgi Toys 231 Triumph Herald Coupe

Added 14th Jul 2025

4.5
Supplied from the specialist 'West Country' collection. Corgi Toys 231 Triumph Herald Coupe finished in gold and white, which features an opening bonnet with detailed silver engine, a red interior, spun shaped hubs and suspension. It comes in a yellow and blue picture box. Light tested and original.  
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Dinky Toys 281 Luxury Coach

Added 14th Jul 2025

4.75
Supplied from the superb 'Welsh' collection. This is the Luxury Coach finished in cream with matching hubs and orange side flashes. It has black smooth well shaped tyres and an un-numbered mottled base plate. It comes in a correct 281 numbered box with cream printed end spots. Black light tested and totally original.  
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Dinky Toys 104 Aston Martin DB3S

Added 14th Jul 2025

5.0
This is a superb example of the blue version Aston Martin DB3S with darker blue interior and blue wheels. It has an un-numbered base plate. Fully light tested and clear of touch-ins.
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Corgi Toys Gift Set No 4 Bloodhound Guided Missile-Launching Ramp-Trolley-R.A.F Land Rover

Added 14th Jul 2025

4.75
Rare
Supplied from the specialist 'West Country' collection. A superb scarce gift set with four models inside complete with base packing and leaflet. A fully light inspected set of models with no added touch-ins.  
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Dinky Toys 038f Jaguar SS

Added 14th Jul 2025

4.0
A bright example of this harder to find colour Jaguar SS finished in Dark Blue with a grey interior and black ridged hubs. It has a double windscreen has black smooth tyres and matching ridged hubs. Black light tested and original.    
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French Dinky Toys 1429 Break Peugeot 404 Police

Added 12th Jul 2025

4.5
Scarce
Supplied from the Lincoln collection. This Peugeot French Police car is finished in black and white and has silver concave hubs. It has  a grey interior and roof warning light and jewelled headlights. Its special feature is its opening tail gate with separate floor extension. Still in its original packing are all accessories. Also included is the roof packing ring. is the bonnet aerial. It has 'Police' signs on both side doors and rear boot. and comes with all round suspension. It comes in a white panel picture box. Black light tested and original.
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Corgi Toys 245 Buick Riviera

Added 12th Jul 2025

5.0
Scarce
Supplied from the specialist West Country collection. This Buick model is in the scarce shade of metallic sea-green with spoke hubs, a red interior and tow hook. Ni9ce shaped treaded tyres and all round suspension. metallic blue with cast hubs and a red interior, working suspension and fine black treaded tyres. It features trans -o-lite headlights. It comes in the blue and yellow picture box. Black light tested and original.
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Corgi Toys 210S Citroen DS19

Added 12th Jul 2025

4.5
Scarce
Supplied from the specialist West Country collection. Citroen DS 19 finished in the unusual darker red not bright Tomato red finish with later silver spun shaped hubs. It has suspension and a standard yellow interior with fine treaded well shaped tyres. Light tested and totally original.
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Dinky Toys 513 Guy Tailboard Lorry

Added 9th Jul 2025

5.0
Rare
Provided from my own collection. Here is a 513 Guy Tailboard in two tone green with lighter green ridged hubs. It has smooth black tyres, an unpainted tow hook and a mounted spare tyre below. The blue box has a red label. Black light tested and totally original.
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Dinky Toys 252 Bedford Refuse Wagon

Added 8th Jul 2025

4.75
Scarce
Supplied from my own collection. A harder to find colour and without windows.  This refuse wagon is in olive green with black metal shutters and cream ridged hubs, bobbly tyres and it sits on a black later issue glossy base plate. Black light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 531 Leyland Comet Stake Lorry

Added 8th Jul 2025

4.75
Supplied from my own collection. A superb example in red cab and chassis with yellow stake body and yellow ridged early hubs. It has an un-painted tow hook and spare tyre mounted below. Well shaped black ST tyres and shiny screw and nut fitting. It comes in a correct blue box with red and white wrap over label. Black light tested and original.          
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Dinky Toys 514 Guy Spratts Van

Added 1st Jul 2025

5.0
Scarce
Supplied from the superb Welsh collection. This Van has a red cab and chassis and matching ST wheels. The box section is mainly cream with red in the lower section 'Spratt's advertising is on each box side. A spare tyre is held secure under the Dinky Supertoys chassis with large commercial smooth tyres all round. This was the fourth Guy advertising Van issue following the Slumberland, Lyons and Weetabix under its early coding 514. In 1954 through a major Dinky renumbering program the Spratts van was recoded to 917 until its end in 1956. As with all these vans they are hard to find in any reasonable condition and are one of the most popular areas for Dinky Toy collectors. Spratt's was the world's first large-scale manufacturer of dog biscuits. Established by James Spratt he launched a UK operation around 1860. Interestingly this was the first company to erect a billboard in London.    
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Corgi Toys 308 Monte-Carlo Mini Cooper ‘S’

Added 1st Jul 2025

4.5
Scarce
Supplied from the specialist west country collection. This scarce version of the Corgi 308 Monte-Carlo Mini Cooper 'S' finished in bright yellow with a blue interior, silver roof rack and two spare wheels/hubs and plastic whizz wheels. There are six driving jewelled lights and sports racing numbers 177.        
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Corgi Toys 280 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow

Added 1st Jul 2025

4.75
Scarce
Supplied from the specialist west country collection. A scarce example finished in Champagne with gold cast hubs, a brown interior, jewelled headlights and gold bumper finish. It features opening bonnet-doors-boot and has front seats backs that move forwards. with spun shaped hubs not the usual cast hubs.  
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Dinky Toys 027N/301 Field Marshall Tractor

Added 30th Jun 2025

3.5
Scarce
This beautiful detailed tractor is finished in orange with silver metal hubs, brown metal driver and unpainted tow hook. Though this model was issued under 301 right up until 1964 this was the first issue with silver wheels and supplied in a scarce early dual 27N numbered box which was issued to 1954 only. Black light tested and totally original.
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Dinky Toys 171 Hudson Commodore

Added 30th Jun 2025

4.75
Rare
Supplied from my own collection. A hard earlier version to find especially with a correct nice box. This is a scarce Hudson Commodore finished in dark blue and a tan canopy with tan ridged hubs. It has the larger writing base plate. It comes with a correct 171 yellow picture box with blue printed end spots. Black light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 189 Triumph Herald Rare Promotional

Added 30th Jun 2025

4.5
Rare

Supplied from the specialist west country collection.

Supplied by Dinky for Triumph to reflect the original colours being offered to the public for the real version. They were distributed not through retail arms but I believe through petrol stations to promote the car brands new models of the 2000 & Herald. Provided in various colours in very limited numbers.

Dinky 189  Triumph Herald. Extremely sought-after and difficult to find, this is an all original example of one of the rare Promotional Triumph models. This model is attractively finished in single colour Fern Green, black shiny base plate, suspension, glazing. It has silver spun shaped hubs and black grip tyres.

It comes in a yellow picture box with a standard green and white end spots printed.. Black light tested and totally original.
 
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Dinky Toys 138 Hillman Imp

Added 30th Jun 2025

4.75
Rare
Supplied from the specialist west country collection. This is the rarest of several colour and interior variations of the Hillman Imp. Very scarce to come to the market in metallic blue and matching blue interior. Finished with silver spun shaped hubs, black grip tyres and jewelled headlamps on this late version. Finally it sits on a silver base plate. It comes in red and yellow picture box. Black light tested and original.            
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Dinky Toys 101 Thunderbirds 2 & 4

Added 29th Jun 2025

4.75
Scarce
Supplied from a specialist west country collection. The best example I have ever had. Please note this model in similar condition has met prices several times well in excess of £1000-£1600. This is a very sought after early riveted version Thunderbird 2 and comes in gloss green with very nice decals. The mechanism's with four straight yellow plastic legs works correctly, red & blue trim, chrome engines with red plastic surround. The Thunderbird pod is in lovely order with no marks on view with smooth running metal rollers & contained behind the green plastic door/loading ramp is the yellow Thunderbird 4. As usual, the metal pod which has to be slid out has a little marking which of course is invisible when assembled – and unavoidable as metal slides across metal. It comes in a white panelled picture box with end flap style opening. Black light tested and original.  
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Dinky Toys 132 Ford 40-RV

Added 28th Jun 2025

4.5
Scarce
Supplied from the specialist west country collection. This Ford 40-RV is finished in the scarce colour of kingfisher blue with a yellow interior, metal spoked wheels, rubber tyres. It features an opening bonnet and boot with chromed engine within, Red racing stripes are positioned on each lower sides. It comes in the hard plastic case design. Black light tested and totally original. A very scarce attractive colour variation and a first for Diecast Gems.
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Corgi Toys 276 Oldsmobile Tornado Metallic Yellow

Added 27th Jun 2025

5.0
Supplied from the specialist west country collection. This is the later version of the Oldsmobile Tornado with 'Golden Jacks' hubs and comes in the window box with no mechanic printed to the front or header card version box. Finished in metallic yellow with an off white interior, cast hubs and jewelled headlightsand nice firm suspension all round. Black light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 197 Morris Mini Traveller. Scarce Blue Interior

Added 27th Jun 2025

4.5
Rare
Supplied from my own collection. Rare Mini variation a Diecast Gem. The Morris and its counterpart the Austin 7 numbered 199 had a very successful run with various colour and internal seat changes which also received a late base change. This model is a late very scarce issue which had a short run at the end of its life. Finished in cream but with a blue interior, silver spun shaped hubs and a matt black 197 base plate. It has 'M' tyres and is finished with tail lights. Fully light tested and totally original.  
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Corgi Toys 801 Noddy’s Car and friends

Added 27th Jun 2025

5.0
Scarce
Supplied from the specialist west country collection. A scarce example with spun shaped hubs not the usual cast hubs. This Noddy car in bright red and yellow with spun shaped hubs has black doll! in the back with grey face and not the more often found Tessie Bear. Retained in a very nice presentation window box. Light tested.
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Dinky Toys 197 Morris Mini Traveller.

Added 27th Jun 2025

5.0
Supplied from the specialist west country collection. The Morris and its counterpart the Austin 7 numbered 199 had a very successful run with various colour and internal seat changes which also received a late base change. This model is a late issue Florescent green with a red interior and silver spun shaped hubs. It sits on a matt black 197 base plate. It has 'M' tyres and is finished with tail lights.  
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Corgi Toys Gift Set No 4 Bloodhound Guided Missile-Launching Ramp-Trolley-R.A.F Land Rover

Supplied from the specialist 'West Country' collection. A superb scarce gift set with four models inside complete with base packing and leaflet. A fully light inspected set of models with no added touch-ins.  
Only £750
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5.0
Mint - As made, may have a minor casting mark.
4.75
Mint - May have the most minor fault from mint.
4.5
Very Nearly Mint - Minor imperfections.
4.0
Near Mint - Could include small marks or chips from mint. 
Any touch-ins are always 
clearly stated.
3.5
Excellent Plus - Some obvious markings, a major chip or several smaller. Any touch-ins are always clearly stated.
3.0
Excellent - A few marks, overall some could be heavy. Touch-ins on a very nice model possible. Always stated.
2.5
Good Plus - Some playwear-still presentable, near mint b ut maybe a broken part. Touch-ins possible but always stated.
2.0
Good - General playwear. Touch-ins possible always stated.
1.0
Poor - Heavy playwear-broken part/s. Touch-ins or repaints possible always stated.

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