French Dinky Toys RARE South African Issue 552 Chevrolet Corvair - Silver-grey body, ivory interior, silver trim and chrome concave hubs with white tyres - Excellent Plus beautiful example in a Good Plus to Excellent (Slightly creased) correct issue "Arthur E Harris" South African yellow and red carded picture box.
Hammer Price: £3,200
Estimate: £900 - £1,100
French Dinky Toys 554 Opel Rekord - RARE Deep Turquoise Body off white roof silver trim and chrome concave hubs with white tyres - Excellent overall in a Good Plus to Excellent yellow and red carded picture box.
Hammer Price: £800
Estimate: £300 - £400
Dinky Toys (Nicky Toys) 186 Mercedes 220SE - Metallic Blue body, silver trim and hubs - Excellent in a Fair carded picture box.
Hammer Price: £280
Estimate: £80 - £90
Corgi Toys 270 "James Bond" Aston Martin DB5 - Silver, red interior with "James Bond" figure, Tyre slashers, gold bumpers - Excellent overall in a Good Plus striped window box with secret instruction pack containing folded leaflet bandit figure, lapel badge and number plate sheet.
Hammer Price: £190
Estimate: £100 - £120
Dinky Toys Pre-Production 930 AEC Tractor Transporter with factory colour trial Trailer - Yellow cab unit with pale grey chassis, black interior With Metallic Green Trailer with yellow ramps plus 2 x Pre-Production Leyland Tractors (1) metallic brown, black plastic steering wheel; (2) same as (1) -( All models have factory riveted bases) This is one of two issued the other was sold by Vectis in September 2021 From South of England Dinky Toy Sales rep - this has come via the Northern Rep - superb opportunity to acquire.
Hammer Price: £480
Estimate: £200 - £300
Dinky Toys (Nicky Toys) 194 Bentley S Saloon - Red Body, cream interior with cover, with driver, chrome trim and silver hubs - excellent overall in a Good (slightly grubby) carded box with detailed picture.
Hammer Price: £320
Estimate: £80 - £100
Corgi Toys 246 Chrysler Imperial - Kingfisher blue body, pale green interior with figures, chrome trim, cast hubs and with golf trolley & bag in boot - Good Plus to excellent (couple of small marks on side) still a bright example in a Good blue and yellow carded picture box with packing ring and collectors club folded leaflet.
Hammer Price: £300
Estimate: £120 - £140
Matchbox Superfast 44d 4x4 Chevy Van pre-production trial model - orange body, clear windows, silver painted China base, 5 arch front & dot dash rear wheels - Excellent, damaged front wheel but otherwise clean & bright. Unboxed.
Hammer Price: £170
Estimate: £50 - £60
Matchbox Superfast group of early models including 2 x 15a Volkswagen Beetle Rally Car - off white body & metallic red -both are loose on base; 67a Volkswagen 1600 TL - red body in transitional box; Regular Wheels Lincoln Continental, plus others - Fair to Excellent in Fair to Good boxes (6).
Hammer Price: £400
Estimate: £40 - £60
Matchbox Superfast Unboxed group Of 48 To include 7 Volkswagen Golf, 18 Field Car, 21 Renault 5TL, 23 Volkswagen Camper - plus others - conditions are Good Plus to Mint some lovely bright examples all contained in a Good Superfast Carry Case with 4 X yellow trays.
Hammer Price: £260
Estimate: £70 - £80
Hello and welcome to Septembers read. I read on the Diecast Society website that Solido have announced 26 new 1:43 scale models coming through in the back half of this year. This is good news for the average collector of new models as Solido is one of only a few budget brands out there. It would suggest that they are doing well providing sensibly priced models for us to collect. It can seem at times that the hobby is for people with deep pockets but Solido, Norev, Burago etc are making the hobby affordable.
Opposite are a few of my favourites.
Hornby have announced a price increase on their products from the 1st September 2024.
Corgi have released details of their Sept - December catalogue.
Hornby have a new partner, Stampix.
