HUGE DINKY Facebook Marketplace Haul
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- Here is a huge Dinky (+Others) lot that I need help and advice on how to process it. I want to make the right decisions by Janet and her late husband. Sorry that the video ended pretty abruptly.
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07:14 - what you have there is one of the earliest Lesney Matchbox cars - the 1a Diesel Road Roller. Awesome to see.
The Dinky Foden would have had posts on the bed with chains strung between them. Looks like you have some really, really early Dinky cars there.11:20 - that trailer is made from two different ones. The hitch is probably from a farm trailer, but the main body looks very much like the light trailers used by Scammell 'Mechanical Horse'/'Scarab'/'Townsman' Three wheel tractors, or the Thorneycroft 'Nippy' tractor.
The Dinky Fire Engine is from the mid 1950's, and did have a ladder on top.
The Range Rover came with a crate, which fitted in the back, containing folding 'Accident' signs and traffic cones, and the figure of a copper doing the 'STOP' gesture. Lovely toy.
14:52 - that's a very handsome 'Parrot Nose' Dodge, by the look of it. Made famous for being used for the tippers in the 1957 movie 'Hell Drivers'.
The pink thing is the bogey from the Matchbox King Size Pipe Truck. 15:29 - Timpo were more famous for their huge range of 1/32 plastic figures, made to be swapped about for an infinite variety. Their diecast stuff is rare. That's only the second or third I've ever seen.
That Corgi articulated truck was one of my favourites as a kid. The fan on the engine even turns. If you put the trailer legs down, and back the unit under it, it will lock in place, pushing the dolly legs up.
The odd crane at 19:49 is a hybrid of a Matchbox chassis, upside down, probably a Jeep, and the top part of a Matchbox King Size Jumbo Crane, by the look of it.
The Bedford Tipper, at 22:24, had a complicated helical screw action to tip the rear. There is a similar dustcart in the range. If you look on David Hyde's channel, he repaired a dustcart, which shows how the mechanism works. Not the right radiator - the model is too early for plastic.
26:50 - Matchbox Bedford Removals Van. Lovely.
28:55 - The toy is made by Crescent, who, like Timpo, were better known for their huge range of 1/32 scale figures. Never knew they made diecast.
30:29 - It is 'Charbens' - another budget manufacturer, like Budgie, and Benbros. I've never owned anything by Charbens, so it's nice to see this.
The Ferret should have a little bloke inside.
I love that Commer, with it's crane repaired with Meccano - Dinky and Meccano were different parts of the same company, so it is somehow right.
Lovely to see a Dinky Aeroplane, especially as it is of Britain's first Jet fighter. Be careful with it, as they were notoriously prone to metal fatigue, to the point where some of them just crumble away.
Lovely unboxing, full of some beautiful items. Thanks for sharing. Nice one.
I was looking forward to you stopping by mate. You are the fountain of knowledge that I was hoping to learn from 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
@@MatchboxGarage - Thank you so much for that - it means a lot. I love your videos, and wish I had more time to allow me to enjoy model cars. I've had a great many - new ones, of course, but I was donated toys by various uncles, and those old ones were the ones I liked, and played with. My brother collects model cars - the beautiful 1/43 Vanguards, and the superb 1/76 Oxford Diecast models - I weathered a white Ford Transit for him, not forgetting to put tiny newspapers and stuff on the dashboard. It was based on a truck driver's van I saw every day at work - it was hanging.
That box was fantastic. It showed just how good old toys could be, and then some. I'd love to see one of those really basic models 'brought back to life'. I'm with you on the repairs, which, seeing them, choked me up a bit, because they were just the sort of thing my late father would have done.
Thanks again. I enjoyed that video immensely.
I think you certainly qualify as a specialist on the subject material... I learned something and your comment wasn't even to me, thanks!
@@beltfed4624 Thank you as well. Not a specialist - just owned a lot of toy cars in my time, (I'm 56), and cursed never to forget anything interesting I hear, see, or read. My late father was very into cars, as is my younger brother.
What an amazing collection of models collected over a lifetime. I can’t think of a better person to get this collection then you to restore and cherish.
This is like Christmas morning!! So many cars for future videos! I'm a huge fan of anything with a trailer lol. Looks like you got a few if those!!
Rob, that's a real goldmine. I would, if I were you contact Janet again, and ask her, which toy she really would like to get restored and send it to her, as symbol of love and remembrance to her past husband.
Gerrit Vos That is an awesome idea!!!
Great haul you will be restoring for many years 👍👍😊
Hi Rob,what a boxful of toy models, most of these can be restored and will look smart,I watched all of this and was awesome.great video.
Thanks Steven
Some interesting stuff in there Rob. I remember playing with that big blue and silver side opening truck in the 70s lol. Proper blast from the past.
That Truck and trailer will come up nice. Look forward to all your restorations.
Christmas has come early for Matchbox Garage and lets see what Rob has got for everyone to show.
Those old toys are really cool Rob looking forward to seeing them restored they will almost definitely keep you busy 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Amazing collection, can't wait to see them get restored, Multi axle always peak my interest, can't wait to see the 8x8 restored
Cool collection Rob. Look forward to seeing some of these done.
Spent nearly a year rebuilding the collection I had as a kid and it's only half of the treasure trove you've got here. There are some absolute betters here Rob. My main interest is in Dinky but there are some great examples of the lesser known brands here. Your a lucky guy.
The grey plastic was a britians sentry box with the front missing but what a box of goodies many months of restoration there.👍
They are going to keep you busy for a while! Judging by the orange paint underneath, the trailer towards the end of the video is meant to go with the Land Rover. The blue stake truck with the metal plate obscuring the details underneath is a Dinky Supertoys Leyland Comet.
This is a nice collection you got there wish you lots off fun to rebuild some off them cheers
Timpo toys was in business from 1938 until shortly after the end of WW2. They made toys of wood, composition, and Balelite, and started into the die cast toys before.... something happened, I couldn't seem to find much more than that on them. Bought out perhaps, or maybe just went under. They're better known for making toy soldiers and such.
Hi Rob, the cab you were looking for to go with the Dinky car transporter (Pullmore) is a Bedford cab which is identical to the green Bedford tipper front at 33.33, and also at 22.05 (yes the grille is a wrong un ) and would have always been in varying shades of blue. The green cheap tin trailer as you put it (23.55) is I believe a Triang Minics item from late 50's early sixties, which are quite sought after by collectors, the red cab unit at 28.50 is a Crescent (known for their toy cap guns in the 60's) which would have had a missile carrying trailer usually and were also commonly in Army green, the yellow Dinky van at 4.42 looks like a repaint going by the bit of yellow paint on the back tyre and the fact that yellow is not a colour I've come across but it's a very early Dinky nonetheless. These were far more common as the loud speaker van guise which you have an example of at 18.33 where the hole in the roof is missing the loudspeaker, there's a fair few unusual one's there mate, happy resto - ing !
Amazing stuff, and I can't inagine a better caretaker for them to end up with!
Some lovely models there Rob 🙂🙂
Awesome box of history in your hands there Rob and can't think of anyone more suited to sort them out and restore some of them 👍👍👍
Most of those toys date back to late 40s early 50s,the names are some of the greatest toy manufacturers in the UK, so besides make die-cast toys most of the others, charbens, cherille, lone star marx and especially timpo were at the forefront of toy soldier production, the scrabble truck was used by most railway companies to move freight about as they had a small turning circle due to the three wheels, great video, have fun fixing them all.
Wow. What an incredible post war toy collection. I love those Vanguards. Heck , I love them all. Great historic find.
Greetings Rob, the crane boom on the chassis looks like a home made toy. The chassis looks like a matchbox #72 Jeep chassis and the crane section could possibly be from a mobile crane, don't have the # off the top of my head.
The truck or sometimes called a tractor that you're looking for with the car trailer is a 982 Bedford Pullmore
That box is like a little car toy museum ¡Wow! But one thing is for sure: those magnific pieces are in the best hands. A real treasure, congratulations, I hope you can get soon the truck 👍
What a fantastic assortment of toys a very lucky find the pink truck and trailer do go with the pipes, probably way before your time the Scammel Scarab was the main shunting tractor with National Carriers and British Rail many H G V drivers started with them before moving on to the Ford D series for there tests. I could go on but there was so much of interest and it is late now a big 👍👍 looking forward to seeing what you do with it all
At 19:40 looks like a Dinky(?) crane screwed on to a Matchbox Unimog (CORRECTION Jake is right #72 Jeep). Amazing haul and good backstory--when I pick up old Lesney or Dinky, I don't mind when they have at least a couple of nicks because it means they are not simply objects--they were played with joyfully by someone who might have gone on to be a teacher, mechanic, soldier, engineer, doctor, parent.
What a nice collection of old vintage toys 👍👍👍👍
Great Sunday night viewing! Looking forward to seeing you spruce many of these ❤
Thanks Dan
Hi, Rob. At 31:03 the Matchbox Ferret Scout Car is just missing the driver. This is the first vehicle I restored since I started this year. Cheers!
Fantastic Rob some very old stuff there Brian Thailand
Great collection
great finds, and the story is even better. didnt skip one second of this vid
That's a heck of a haul. Cant wait to see some restorations in the future
Rob the roller is a1A lesney roller the first one
That big green 8 wheeled truck... Uh, you're gonna restore that one REALLY SOON aren't ya? Yeah? 😄 I would love to get my hands on one of those, I would have the period correct paint matched to it, and restore it as precisely as possible. I love trucks, especially with lots of wheels! 😄 Great video, plus trucks and trailers are great finds, especially in such good shape. I'm sensing some amazing videos in the near future.
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Nice video. Some great pieces there. If you’re looking for something really different to restore, I think you should try your hand at a Dinky USS Enterprise from Star Trek. They come up pretty cheaply on eBay for some intact but shabby examples. With your talents it’d be an interesting project for you! I haven’t seen any restored on TH-cam, though I have seen a Dingle Eagle from Space 1999 done....
The had one of the dinky truck and trailer "service express" as a boy 👍
rob a lot of spare parts for dinky corgi lesney etc are available from steve flowers model parts decals are ready available from several suppliers steve flowers google the decals your lookin for several will come up great restorations by the way
So many memories from my childhood there. I had the Corgi artic just like yours - had many hours of play with that one.
Found several lesney matchboxes in a box of junk at the salvation army today. And even one that said made in Great Britain.
Got some belters there Rob.
WOW! A LOT of GREAT stuff! Really, really cool!
WoW great history n some Amazing toys I wish the tails boxes that come to our house were full of Amazing toys n not just are doggies food. FULL SEND U.K.
Great haul and impressive knowledge coming to the fore. Brilliant
Timpo Toys Ltd. was an English toy company created in 1938 by Salomon"Sally" Gawrylovitz (born in Frankfurt 1907, died September 28, 2000 in Zug, Switzerland), also known as Ally Gee. Company ceased production in 1978. Not bought out or connected with any other companies.
Jellier than a Portuguese Man-o-war... Nice to be able to rescue a collection. Sometime last year we took in the upstairs neighbours kid's collection. What we didn't want - like the Disney 'Cars' - we gave to counselor who does 'play therapy' with her younger patients.
We use the cornices of our doorways to display cars, trucks, boats and ships.
Much lichen the larger scale construction and farmcastings.
We only have one of our father's old toys - a crusticated & busticated Nylint Tournahauler.
@26:46 Matchbox Pickfords Removal Van
Fix that Marx trailer with Mecanno bits!
nice haul,there Rob.never found the cab to that transporter,i note.think it's a Bedford that goes with it.any of those Dinky Foden DG eight wheelers are worth funny money,complete or not!
The DUKW was essentially a 6x6 gmc army truck fitted with a hull, there was an amphibious jeep version too, but they werent popular as they tended to sink in any sort of swell.
I had a family member that went to Cuba and he gave me one of those toys made out of wood it was a Ford Model T
I had one of those little field guns as a kid we used to fire sewing needles wrapped in cellotape at at apainting of Bubbles!
Maybe strange to say, but because I'm kind of a graphic design nerd, one of the things I love most about these vintage metal toys is the typography in the branding. That yellow Dinky crane is a perfect example. Nowadays, all the text on a toy like that would just be in whatever the default sans-serif font the CAD software used to design it had available. Back in those days, somebody spent serious time on details like that.
(I also love that wooden train, mostly because my grandfather used to make stuff like that all the time. There were a lot of kids around the town where he used to live who had wooden WWII Jeeps, Farmall tractors, and the like that he made in bulk for a local children's charity to give away. Probably some of _their_ kids are playing with them right now. Well, not _right_ now, it's the middle of the night here, but you know.)
I believe the one at 10:15 is a scoop shovel. it would have had another bar on it. one winder works the main part, the other winder works the shovel part. I can't find a picture of one, but I do think that's how it works.
Rob that get plastic rectangular thing with a slope at one end is a sentry box for the queen's guards
Wow rob that's a very rare haul of classic and vintage die casts,I notice a lot of home made repairs.,but non the less excellent items
Some very early peices , it's great to see some of the early stuff come to light?
What a treasure chest that was!
Britains is the Europe's oldest specialist in agricultural toys and collectibles. Britains offer a full range of in scale farm models including tractors and implements. They made a lot of soldiers and weapons back in the day.
Dinky toys must not have been all that common in the U.S...I had exactly one..the Eagle from Space 1999...
Neat haul of old toys...if it was me, I would leave those first repairs in place when I restored them..a little homage to whoever originally fixed it
Great haul & review Rob,had never heard of many of these brands either?,I also had that Matchbox purple Scamell pipe truck with yellow pipes as a kid back in the 70's as well,also had many Timpo plastic,take apart toy soldier figures as a kid,cowboys,indians,civil war,crusader knights,romans,redcoat soldiers,wagons,cannons,that plasticbox like thing with a kind of roof in a redcoats guardsbox,missind readcat soldier & front facade of box,had one of those too,can't think they were Timpo toys from memory?,also had Britains toy soldiers als well,,though they were totally different to Timpo soldier figures were all soft plastic,Britains had metal bases,and made from much firmer type plastic,cheers
The Condon dumper was made by a former Lesney toolmaker Don Rix who with his friend Frank Constable started CONDON toys and one of their first models was this dumper, but due to the Korean war and Zinc stocks being kept for the military they went out of business and Lesney bought their moulds but never used them. Instead they downscaled them and the Lesney 2A dumper is a downscaled version of the dumper you have. It is quite a hard to get casting so look after it. ' Research, research, research you may be surprised at the values.
You'll be Googling 'til your googles are completely googled-out.😊 Someone has already identitied the roller as an A1, so the only thing I can tell you is the grey plastic box with the pointy roof is a sentry box - no s*** Sherlock. If I remember rightly though, the yellow clockwork thing at the beginning came with a tinplate coal-mine type thing. It was on a couple of levels and had tracks built into it. I remember it from NURSERY school so, if that IS what it is, it must be over 50 years old.
You have a whole load of work ahead of you but it should be a privilege to work on some of these absolute treasures. I can't wait to see what you do with them.
Good Luck,
Dougie.
Beautiful collector items friend, greetings
The Matchbox steam/diesel roller is a very sought after item. Worth a lot of money as far as I know. Especially if the number is 1.
The Condon vehicles were made by Jack O'Dell, of Lledo fame. He made a few of these before returning to Matchbox/Lesney
24:13 Energoprojekt building company from Belgrade Serbia still use those old Mack trucks. They were huge company in socialist era Yugoslavia. In market full of domestic made TAM and FAP trucks, Mack trucks were the most imposing and greatest thing on the roads and even more exciting today.
The scout car is not missing anything. because i have that same model it is just missing the driver.
love ur videos keep it up man love ur custom hot rod vids alot
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Looks like you found Captain the Kid's treasure!
Dinky were originally made as an accessory for hornby train sets
There is a story here in the United States that sells items from people that passed away you could find there from Hot Wheels Matchbox clothes and video game consoles I don't think everything is from people that passed away some people just donate
That little green lorry is a Matchbox removal lorry
28: 40 Cresent was a toy company in England. this looks to be the cab for the missile launcher. 29:11 Chad Valley was a different toy company in England.
The tractor you couldnt identify is probably Chalmers, there was an allis chalmers, the classic american tractor with the 2 fro t wheels v.close together
What a dream....
Hi Rob do what the cab for that lorry car transport
some of what you're calling plastic may be bakelite or composition. Bakelite is an early kind of plastic, and is usually a bit valuable. The test to tell if something is bakelite is easy, get some standard 409 cleaner, put some on a cotton bud, and rub it on the suspect piece. If there is an orange stain on the swab, then it is bakelite.
Great haul you will be busy for years,I'd sure like it an help
19:29 - that's the trailer for the Dinky 415 Mechanical Horse.
37:34 is the cab :-)
Other Car Restorers may not have a TH-cam Channel....
small green van is a very early matchbox lesney
That' They GMC doc that's what they invaded the shores of all France in 1944 with also there's a ride and over in Wisconsin that you can go ride the ducks
Oh my God going through that is just blowing my mind be surprised what you can get on Facebook I'll trade you for that no Mac Crane my dad used to have one and they were brings back memories when I was a little kid I used to have 1 somewhere in on what the h*** happened to it I got something coming for you pretty soon I think you'll be cool with this well you gotta restore all a woman clothing the dinkeys man
In my opinion most of the complete ones should be left just as they are. They have so many signs of life in them that it would be a tragedy to change them and lose that. Just my opinion.
I have a ferret scout car it has a driver.
I don't know why, but that Vanguard just strikes me as one that should stay just like it is.
No offense, but your accent makes you sound like Michael Caine in a few of his movies.
I hope you don't hate me for saying that if you dislike the man!
I do like the accent. It's so boring when everyone sounds the same. I think I'm up to about 5-6 different English and Welsh accents I'm hearing on TH-cam regularly in addition to Scottish and Irish. And no, I don't have a problem understanding what you're saying, either. But like I said, I like variety in accents. I'm sure it's because I watched far too many old cartoons in my childhood and heard a variety of accents because of the old ethnic humor that used to prevail before society became far too politically correct and offended at everything.
I do think we all got along better when we COULD laugh at ourselves and the eccentricities and similarities we saw in other people (the SAME stupid shit we all do!) around the world instead of getting hypercritical about differences and, again, offended at every little thing.
Sympathies to your acquaintance and the loss of her husband.