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ZENVWDRIVER Samba Member
Joined: November 07, 2008 Posts: 3340 Location: N.E. Oklahoma
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:30 am Post subject: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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...received this Dinky, with white tires, in a recent trade... never saw one with white tires. What can you tell me about it?
_________________ 5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9826 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 10:03 am Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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ZENVWDRIVER wrote: |
...received this Dinky, with white tires, in a recent trade... never saw one with white tires. What can you tell me about it?
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I have purchased new white tires for replacements on a Dinky Karmann Ghia, (in fact I seem to have a lot of spares if anyone needs)-----so maybe that is what you have going on. |
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Hacksaw-BoB Samba Member
Joined: March 12, 2009 Posts: 778 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 10:17 am Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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I have not seen the white tires used on the original Dinky Toys Oval VW
Dinky Toys did use the white wires on other toys in their product line,
but on the Oval VWs . . . not sure. _________________ Hacksaw BoB
http://www.VintageVolkswagenModels.com
Collector of Vintage VW Toys
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ZENVWDRIVER Samba Member
Joined: November 07, 2008 Posts: 3340 Location: N.E. Oklahoma
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 12:00 pm Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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iowegian wrote: |
ZENVWDRIVER wrote: |
...received this Dinky, with white tires, in a recent trade... never saw one with white tires. What can you tell me about it?
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I have purchased new white tires for replacements on a Dinky Karmann Ghia, (in fact I seem to have a lot of spares if anyone needs)-----so maybe that is what you have going on. |
... these white tires are yellowed and look original...any one else know for sure? _________________ 5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON
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old gh bug Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2013 Posts: 197 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 12:11 pm Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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Later model beetles had spun hubs with white tyres similar to Ghias also the box was different to earlier ones it was lighter yellow
Have you got a picture of the base as the font got larger with later models |
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9826 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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Hacksaw-BoB wrote: |
I have not seen the white tires used on the original Dinky Toys Oval VW
Dinky Toys did use the white wires on other toys in their product line,
but on the Oval VWs . . . not sure. |
Here's another one:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/DINKY-Volkswagen-Blue-VW-...SwrFtZ-syf |
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ZENVWDRIVER Samba Member
Joined: November 07, 2008 Posts: 3340 Location: N.E. Oklahoma
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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old gh bug wrote: |
Later model beetles had spun hubs with white tyres similar to Ghias also the box was different to earlier ones it was lighter yellow
Have you got a picture of the base as the font got larger with later models |
_________________ 5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON
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Blauchen L331 Samba Member
Joined: November 16, 2011 Posts: 1269 Location: Gainesville, Florida
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 12:30 am Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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ZENVWDRIVER wrote: |
...received this Dinky, with white tires, in a recent trade... never saw one with white tires. What can you tell me about it?
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Hello Zen,
The Baron sent me over here to talk Turkey on the Dinky 181, one of my FAVORITE vintage VW toys.
What you have is a 1962/63 era 181 in shiny light blue with rare casted wheels.
The tires are "Big M" molded white rubber tires 100% original for the era of those two years, they made the toy in shiny light blue and RAF blue, both with cast or spun aluminum wheel hubs and these white tires.
In all my Dinky collecting years the toys with the white rubber tires are the hardest ones to find in good to mint condition.
Nice little find there, Dinky also made the 182 Porsche 356 in a slightly darker light blue also with white tires which is very rare.
I <3 LOVE my Dinky 181's I think I have like 12 or 14 different variations, they were built from 1956 to 1970, the longest running Oval Window VW toy ever made.
Some of my vintage VW/ Porsche Toy Collection
Enjoy!
Tom _________________ OG PAINT L331 1957 TYPE 1 OVAL WINDOW
(US Navy In Germany/ Special Ordered Car from MAHAG Munich)
Delivered with Semaphores - German "Puntchen" Cloth Polkadotted Interior -
USA RAM Protection/Export Overrider Bumpers - MPH Speedometer -
Sealed Beam Headlights and Bullet Front Turn Signals!
99.9% ORIGINAL PARTS WITH ONLY 36,500 ORIGINAL MILES/ GARAGE FIND/ UNRESTORED CAR |
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ZENVWDRIVER Samba Member
Joined: November 07, 2008 Posts: 3340 Location: N.E. Oklahoma
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:41 am Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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... thank you Tom... always welcome being enlightened... appreciate the very interesting white-tire info... _________________ 5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON
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ZENVWDRIVER Samba Member
Joined: November 07, 2008 Posts: 3340 Location: N.E. Oklahoma
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 6:50 pm Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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here's the email, Tom sent me, at home, explaining the different Dinkys... like most of you guys, I sure like the Dinky oval line, just about the best... Please post your favorite Dinky?
I have about 12 to 14 different Dinky 181's the German Export Dark Petrol Blue, the Grey with Green wheels or Grey with Maroon Wheels are really hard to find, also the South African version and the 1969/70 ones are the rarest of all.
The #262 special edition Swiss PTT (Post Office) is also really rare, I was lucky to have found one like 4 years ago in Paris for $100.
I still need a RAF Blue with white wheels, a Grey with Maroon wheels and a Petrol Dark Blue and then I pretty much have them all.
The South African one is so rare that they made less then 3,000 I had someone make me one similar looking to an original one. Nice Yellow colored one.
Tom
... Tom really seems to know his stuff and is an inspiration to me... the roll kinda' like a Buddhist Master _________________ 5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23760 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:36 am Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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Yes, Tom is always playing with his Dinky, which is why he was tipped off to this thread.
My collection lives on the official Meccano car carrier.
Thanks to Tom for the light blue oval with cast hubs, similar to Zen's Dinky. (Bottom left) _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
Heinz Nordhoff |
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ZENVWDRIVER Samba Member
Joined: November 07, 2008 Posts: 3340 Location: N.E. Oklahoma
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:27 am Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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... love the car hauler - DELIVERY SERVICE,,, is a great way to display your collection, blue baron... much appreciated. am looking for one now also.
On a separate note, I have been systematically looking through your samba gallery, consisting of some 136 pages... am really enjoying everything... am on page 57 right now... thank you very much, for everything... _________________ 5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON
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Hacksaw-BoB Samba Member
Joined: March 12, 2009 Posts: 778 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:07 am Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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. . . and they always seem to break down . . . sooner or later
_________________ Hacksaw BoB
http://www.VintageVolkswagenModels.com
Collector of Vintage VW Toys
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23760 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 11:40 am Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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Dang, Hacksaw, that's a great way to display them, except we all know Volkswagens never break down.
I'd like to take credit for the car carrier, but I took that idea from Rich Kimball who published a photo of this setup in Hot VWs, around 1983. It was one of the holy grails back then. (Still pretty cool now.) _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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ZENVWDRIVER Samba Member
Joined: November 07, 2008 Posts: 3340 Location: N.E. Oklahoma
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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Blue Baron wrote: |
Dang, Hacksaw, that's a great way to display them, except we all know Volkswagens never break down.
I'd like to take credit for the car carrier, but I took that idea from Rich Kimball who published a photo of this setup in Hot VWs, around 1983. It was one of the holy grails back then. (Still pretty cool now.) |
well, I give you credit as well bb as we are all interdependent... seems all of our (human) ideas, come from other's ideas, at least in part... very few of us are that original... thanks so much for your creativity. _________________ 5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON
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ZENVWDRIVER Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:49 pm Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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Hacksaw-BoB wrote: |
. . . and they always seem to break down . . . sooner or later
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... cross country traveling busses were a common sight on the side of the interstate, years back.
When we lived in NY, we would go to Florida's warmth when ever possible in our bus... one time, it threw a rod and we hobbled into a VW dealer where we gave the Westy to a mechanic and rented a car to drive home... bought a Ford after that and put a Vanagon Westy interior in it... has been super reliable, over the years.
_________________ 5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON
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W1K1 Samba Member
Joined: March 04, 2004 Posts: 4897 Location: Southern AB
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:54 pm Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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I have both the tow truck and the car hauler in a box of stuff from my grandma, she was a seamstress and had a paper grocery bag of cars all the kids would play with while waiting for their moms and dads to get fitted. _________________ http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/jim_martin_engine_build.php
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1965 squareback 1500E
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ZENVWDRIVER Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:54 pm Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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W1K1 wrote: |
I have both the tow truck and the car hauler in a box of stuff from my grandma, she was a seamstress and had a paper grocery bag of cars all the kids would play with while waiting for their moms and dads to get fitted. |
... what great memories must be in those bags... must all have great wear (patina). I like worn, played-with patina toys best... if you ever get a chance put a few items together, in a photo, for us... that would be awesome.
Our son, now 25 had hundreds of toy cars growing up... he actually knew more about the tuners, than I did... we shared all kinds of info. When he moved out to go to collage, he left all his cars. I put them all in boxes and put them away in the loft of our barn and told him about it... I hope some day, he gets all that and enjoys the heck out of it, with his kids...
We have set up a trust for him and his name is already on our deed and all his toy cars are there waiting for re discovery. _________________ 5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON
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W1K1 Samba Member
Joined: March 04, 2004 Posts: 4897 Location: Southern AB
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:50 pm Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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I liked to paint some of the cars as a kid so some are patina, others are “custom” with testors model paints. Even my original 16 box of hot wheels were not safe. now when I see them on the shelves it takes me back to those days crawling around on the shiny slippery Lino floors at grandmas house
_________________ http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/jim_martin_engine_build.php
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1965 squareback 1500E
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:11 pm Post subject: Re: Dinky Toy, meccano |
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Thank you for putting them on shelves. Old toys are like pieces of art, and should be seen rather than be packed away. _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
Heinz Nordhoff |
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