Now That's Just Dinky!
On Wednesday 6th September Vectis Auction will be presenting one of the finest Dinky Toy Collections to be sold in recent years. There will be over 700 lots of British Dinky cars, commercials, buses and military vehicles offered, mainly in their original boxes, were applicable. Early Dinky cars were not retailed in individual boxes but rather sold in trade cartons of six to the retailer.
The owner, Steve Bonney has been collecting fine Dinky for over 30 years but feels it is now the right time to offer his assembly to a new audience.
Included is a rare 'Sweeteners for Industry' Leyland Octopus Tanker (No. 944), which was produced in 1963 - 1964 only as a promotional piece and given away in a plain box with a lemon bottom and white lid. Only 550 of these pieces were made and are highly sought after especially in this condition, it has a guideline of £4,000 - £5,000.
In addition to rare lots there are some more quirky additions such as the Austin 7 Countyman sold in the 1960?s in Day-Glo Orange and Fluorescent Green colourways; with pre-sale estimate of only £200 - £250 we are sure these would brighten your day.
Lot 146
Dinky No.505 Foden (1st type) 8-wheel Flat Truck with Chains - maroon cab, chassis, back and ridged hubs with black treaded tyres, silver flashes, tow hook - Near Mint, a superb outstanding model - in Excellent blue lift-off lid box with paper label - this was previously sold by Vectis on 9th April 2003, Lot No.717 for a world record price (post-war Dinky) of ?12,000 (including buyers premium) - can only be described as a superb example - see photo.
Lot 216
Dinky No.944 Leyland Octopus 8-wheel "Sweeteners For Industry" Tanker - "Corn Products" - this rare promotional issue is finished in white cab and tanker, black chassis, white plastic hubs with black treaded tyres, metal tow hook - Mint, a beautiful example - in generally Excellent Plus correct pale yellow and white plain lift-off lid box - believed that only 550 were issued as a promotion for the company - superb opportunity to acquire.
Lot 142
Dinky No.503 Foden (2nd type) 8-wheel Flat Truck with Tailboard - two-tone green, dark green cab and chassis, mid-green back and Supertoy hubs with black treaded tyres, tow hook - Mint (a couple of very minor marks), still a beautiful example of a hard to find issue - in generally Excellent blue lift-off lid box with paper label (does have some small scuffs to base) - still a bright example of a harder issue to find.
Lot 145
Dinky No.504 Foden (2nd type) 8-wheel 14-ton Tanker - two-tone blue cab and chassis, mid-blue tanker and Supertoy hubs with grey treaded tyres, tow hook - Excellent Plus, still a beautiful example of a harder to find issue - in Excellent blue lift-off lid box with paper label - see photo.
Lot 147
Dinky No.505 Foden (1st type) 8-wheel Flat Truck with Chains - green cab, chassis and back, light green flashes, mid-green ridged hubs with black treaded tyres, tow hook - Near Mint, an outstanding example - in Excellent Plus blue lift-off lid box with paper label - a superb example in this condition - see photo.
Lot 211
Dinky No.935 Leyland Octopus 8-wheel Flat Truck with Chains - blue cab and chassis, pale grey back, yellow flashes, grey plastic hubs with black treaded tyres, tow hook - Near Mint, (does have rusting to axles and axle ends) - still a beautiful example of a harder variation to find - in Excellent yellow and red carded box with detailed picture - see photo.
Lot 196
Dinky No.920 Guy Warrior "Heinz 57 Varieties" Van - red cab and chassis, yellow back and Supertoy hubs with black treaded tyres - overall condition is Mint (a couple of very minor marks) - in Near Mint blue and white striped lift-off lid plain box - can only be described as a superb example and one of the best we have seen.
Lot 165
Dinky No.514 Guy (1st type) "Weetabix" Van - yellow cab, chassis, back and Supertoy hubs with black smooth tyres - Near Mint (a couple of very minor marks to front edge of roof), still a beautiful example of a harder issue to find - in generally Excellent (a couple of very small scuffs to edges) blue lift-off lid box with paper label - see photo.
Lot 258
Dinky No.989 Car Carrier "Auto Transporters" - pale yellow cab and base, light grey back, metallic blue deck, red plastic hubs with black treaded tyres - overall condition is generally Near Mint (does have a couple of very small marks to ramp) - in generally Good Plus to Excellent red and yellow lift-off lid box with detailed picture, with "Hudson Dobson" flash to lid, with correct inner packing pieces - still a beautiful example of a harder to find issue.
Lot 210
Dinky No.935 Leyland Octopus 8-wheel Flat Truck with Chains - green cab and chassis, light grey back and flashes, grey plastic hubs with black treaded tyres, tow hook - Near Mint, still a superb example - in generally Excellent red and yellow lift-off lid box with detailed picture (a couple of small scuffs to edges) - still a nice bright example that displays well - see photo.
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For more information on this collection please contact Andrew Reed on +44 (0) 1642 750616 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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