Previously Sold Diecast Models | Diecast Gems

Supplied from my own collection. This issue of this Bedford Refuse Wagon is finished in bright green with a silver-grey chassis, light grey box section and red interior and plastic hubs. There are original 'Refuse Wagon' labels to either side and transfers to cab doors. A grey plastic carrier is on the cab roof. It has fine shaped grey ST tyres It comes in a pictorial picture box lift off style.. Light tested with a uv lamp and original.

Supplied from my own collection. A Diecast Gem. This rare export example of the Massey Ferguson Tractor in the usual red livery but with green front plastic and rear metal hubs. It comes with a plastic driver in blue overalls. Both exhaust stacks in black metal finish. The base plate is a smooth late gloss finish. It comes in a later issue lighter yellow flap style box. Light teted with a uv lamp and original.    

Supplied from my own collection. This version of the Austin Taxi is finished in the rare colour shade of Violet blue with a black interior and blue hubs. It has a complete taxi roof sign, well shaped black smooth tyres and a matt black base plate. It comes in a yellow picture box with a small blue end spot each box end. Light tested with a uv lamp and totally original.

Supplied from my own collection. This version of the Austin Taxi is finished in the lighter midnight blue shade with a black interior and blue hubs. It has a complete taxi roof sign, well shaped black smooth tyresand an un-numbered matt black base plate. It comes in a yellow picture box with a small blue end spot each box end. Light tested with a uv lamp and totally original.

Supplied from the East Coast collection. A Diecast Gem. Here is a most desirable variation of the Universal Jeep finished in bright red with late issue silver spun shaped hubs and well shaped black grip tyres. It comes in a later style lighter yellow picture box with no colour end spots. Light tested with a uv lamp and totally original.

Supplied from the East Coast collection. A Diecast Gem. Here is a most desirable variation of the B.O.A.C coach with beige hubs not the usual blue hubs. What a find. Supplied with complete transfers, well shaped black smooth tyres, clean hubs and bright 282 mottled base plate. It comes in a later style red and yellow non picture panel box. Light tested with a uv lamp and totally original.

Supplied from the 'East Coast' collection. This example is of the highest quality. This rare Foden 2nd cab tail board lorry has a vioolet blue cab and chassis and flesh coloured bed and blue ST ridged hubs. It has a screw back. Rare colour combination. Its an unusual combination with viol;et blue cab and chassis with a flesh coloured tailboard as it could be argued the cab chassis is supplied from the usual orange back. However why would you switch a rare mint flesh tailboard over. This model also comes from an impecable collection including many rarities I have not seen in 40 years. It comes in the stripped later issue 903 picture box. Light tested with a uv lamp and original.

Supplied from my own collection. 1st cab Foden Wagon in red cab and chassis and a taupe back with silver cab flashes. This was the last colour run for the 1st Cab version which has a mount block to house a large un-painted rear tow hook and has tank slots which were both not introduced after October 1948. It continues to have no casting support for the chain posts underneath as this was not introduced until January 1952. There is a spare tyre mounted to the chassis by a correct silver nut and bolt. Please note that a black nut and bolt were not issued for any 1st cab model. Finally as a later release it has the black grip original tyres with no flats and a full '20mph' transfer on the rear left wheel arch. Supplied in a later issue blue box and orange wrap over label. Light tested with a uv lamp and is original.