Vintage Diecast Dinky & Corgi Toys

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Dinky Toys 440 Studebaker Tanker ‘Mobilgas’

Added 8th May 2025

5.0
Purchase from a private Gloucester collection. Here is a Studebaker 'Mobilgas' Tanker in red with matching hubs. It has the large transfer in white outlined in blue with 4 silver filler cap roof domes. It comes in a dual number 30P-440 yellow picture box. Black light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 422 Fordson Thames Flat Truck

Added 8th May 2025

4.75
Purchase from a private Gloucester collection. Dinky Toys 422 Fordson Thames Flat Truck is finished in the darker green shade with green ridged hubs and black smooth tyres. It comes in the correct green spot yellow picture box. Black light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 481 Bedford Ovaltine Van

Added 7th May 2025

4.5
This is a popular model from the advertising vans. A bright blue Bedford 'Ovaltine' Van with matching hubs. Complete with transfers on either van side. It comes in a yellow picture box. Black light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 274 A.A. Mini Van

Added 7th May 2025

4.75
Purchase from a private Gloucester collection. Lovely yellow mini van with deep blue interior and silver shaped hubs. Roof sign and side transfers. Fresh tyres and a silver base plate. Featuring opening rear doors and suspension. It comes in a red and yellow picture box. Black light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 023N Maserati Racing Car

Added 28th Apr 2025

4.5
Purchase from a private Gloucester collection. Early version 23N which is cast to base and printed to the box. Maserati Racing Car is finished in red and white racing stripe with white cast driver and matching red hubs. It shows racing no 9 transfers to the tail end and is finished with grey tyres. It comes in a correct yellow picture box.
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Dinky Toys 172 Studebaker Land Cruiser Lowline

Added 28th Apr 2025

4.75
Supplied from my own collection. Here is a lowline version in Cerise & Ivory with beige hubs. It has a clean 172 stamped base plate. It comes in a correct yellow picture box showing early single colour models but with a factory applied cerise end spot to each end. Black light tested and original.
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Corgi Toys 454 Commer (5 Ton) Platform Lorry & 101 Trailer

Added 25th Apr 2025

5.0
Supplied from my own collection. This version of the Commer Flat Truck has a primrose yellow finish with a silver flatbed and early flat silver hubs. There is a spare hub and tyre mounted below. The rear hook is unpainted. This model is available for sale with a matching 101 trailer in it's own box. Black light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 131 Cadillac Eldorado Tourer

Added 24th Apr 2025

4.75
Scarce
Supplied from my own collection. This is a harder to find variation sought after late issue Cadillac Eldorado in flesh with a grey interior and civilian driver. Later features are the silver shaped spun hubs and black grip tyres with a black smooth shiny 131 base plate. Tail lights are also displayed. Black light tested and paint finish is original.
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Dinky Toys 167 A. C. Aceca Coupe

Added 24th Apr 2025

4.75
Supplied from my own collection. This A. C. Aceca is in cream with a brown canopy, silver spun shaped hubs, fine treaded welll shaped black grip tyres and a black shiny smooth 167 base plate. This later version is harder to find with the 'Highline' rear brown finish, the later tyres, hubs and gloss base plate. It has fine glazing throughout. It comes in a later lighter yellow picture box with clear end spots. Black light tested paint finish and original.
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French Dinky Toys 566 Citroen Police Van

Added 23rd Apr 2025

5.0
Scarce
Supplied from my own collection. This Citroen Police Van is finished in dark blue and white with dark blue concave hubs. It has opening slide side doors. It includes the roof light bulb requiring a battery and this is untested. The special instruction leaflet is enclosed. It comes in a pictorial flap box. Black light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 107 Sunbeam Alpine Competition

Added 22nd Apr 2025

4.5
Blue Sunbeam Alpine Competition with cream interior and beige ridged hubs. It sports racing numbers '26'. White driver  with a 107 stamped mottled base plate. Light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 170 Ford Forder Lowline

Added 22nd Apr 2025

4.75
Scarce
Supplied from the 'Welsh' collection. This is the later issue two tone in 'Lowline' form in cream over red with matching red ridged hubs and black smooth rolling tyres. Black light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 182 Porsche 356A

Added 22nd Apr 2025

4.75
Supplied from my own collection. 182 Porsche 356A in cream with blue ridged hubs, later 'M' grip tyres and a 182 cast mottled base plate. It comes in a correct cream end spotted picture box. Light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 168 Singer Gazelle

Added 15th Apr 2025

5.0
Purchase from a private Gloucester collection. This version of the Singer is finished in grey over green with silver spun shaped hubs, glazing, white grip 'M' tyres and a 168 shiny black base plate. It comes in a later lighter yellow picture box  with green printed end spots. Black light tested and original.  
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Dinky Toys 431 Guy Warrior 4-Ton Lorry

Added 15th Apr 2025

4.75
Scarce
Supplied from my own collection. Here is an early Guy Warrior 4 Ton Lorry with no windows version. Finished with beige cab and chassis and dark green back it has green grooved hubs a spare wheel secured by a smooth top rivet and a painted rear tow hook. The base is the earlier mottled type and has black grip tyres. It comes in a yellow picture box. Black light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 030d Vauxhall

Added 12th Apr 2025

4.75
Available from my own collection. Vauxhall finished in deep brown over a black chassis with closed chassis and black smooth well shaped tyres with black ridged hubs. Black light tested and original.  
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Dinky Toys 040b Triumph 1800

Added 12th Apr 2025

4.5
Available from an early post war house clearance find in Cambridge. All models dated around 1946-52. Here is a beautiful Triumph 1800 model finished in bright mid blue with matching hubs. An early issue with rear pillars. Well shaped black smooth tyres. Black light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 023H Ferrari Racing Car

Added 11th Apr 2025

4.75
Supplied from the superb 'Welsh' collection. Here is an early Ferrari Racing Car in blue with yellow nose and ridged hubs and yellow racing number '5'. It has the early mottled base with '23h' cast to the base. It comes in the correct early '23h' yellow picture box. Black light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 238 ‘D’ Type Jaguar

Added 11th Apr 2025

4.75
Scarce
Supplied from the 'Lincoln' collection. Here is a scarce variation of the 'D' Type Jaguar in turquoise with dark blue interior, white driver, 3 pronged black plastic steering wheel and silver shaped spun hubs with a shiny smooth gloss black 238 base plate. Finished with later black grip 'M' tyres. It comes in a yellow picture box. Black light tested and original.
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Dinky Toys 282 Duple Roadmaster Coach

This model was provided from my own collection on request. (Just ask for any wanted model and if I have it you will be offered it) Very rare factory error. Blue hubs not red. This is the Duple Roadmaster Coach finished in yellow with blue hubs and red coach lines. A very late issue with black smooth well shaped  tyres and a black shiny 282 cast base plate. It comes in a yellow picture box with yellow printed end spots. Black light tested and totally original.    
Only £1450
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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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