It seems almost unforgivable that inward 641 entries, non a unmarried i dealt conduct amongst Dinky Toys. The argue is that Dinky Toys inward Spain, where I lived, together with Austria, where I alive now, these models are quite rare. I didn´t convey many models of this build until a few weeks/months ago.
Dinky is i of the traditional die-cast manufacturers from England, non for zero is a build of Meccano Ltd, at the fourth dimension i of the most powerful toy companies inward the world. Dinky was active betwixt 1935 together with 1979. The history of the fellowship tin live read inward the Wikipedia or inward whatever of the many books related to Dinky Toys.
Because this fourth dimension I am showing a relatively novel automobile made yesteryear Dinky, I volition solely add together a few lines close the after years together with what happened to Dinky's build after 1979. One of the many revolutions inward the die-cast world, to which Dinky somehow had to adapt, was the Hot Wheels appearance amongst depression friction wheels. Dinky had to accommodate closed to of its models starting inward 1967 to let a novel type of wheels together with axles. Meanwhile, Dinky was soundless competing amongst Corgi to offering novel together with interesting features, similar four practicable doors inward the same model, aerials, gem headlights together with hence on. All this neat details raised the cost considerably, together with this would after live a employment when trying to compete amongst inexpensive Asian manufacturers.
In the 70s, at that spot was already a considerable grade of competitors coming from Asia, hence Dinky started lowering the character of closed to of its models. Collectors fence that closed to cars inward this menses are actually badly casted, piece other models soundless convey remarkable accuracy together with quality.
Dinky Toys finally closed inward 1979. As many other die-cast manufacturers inward England, together with hence inward other parts of Europe, the contest from the residual of the Blue Planet atomic number 82 many traditional brands to disappear inward the early on 80s. The trademark Dinky, however, was purchased yesteryear Matchbox International inward the slowly 80s, together with closed to editions of Matchbox's cars were released nether this brand, most of them oriented to adult collectors. Since 2000, the build has never been used again.
The Lamborghini was available for the kickoff fourth dimension inward 1969, piece the existent automobile dates from 1967. It was made inward several colours through the years, including yellow/white, green/white, gold/white together with blue/white versions, all of them seem to convey dissimilar wheels. The blueish together with gilt models are clearly the newest ones, amongst plastic one-part wheels. The yellowish version has the oldest type of wheels, together with the light-green one, equally yous tin run across inward the pictures, has an intermediate type of wheels.
The base of operations is marked amongst the patent number, simply at that spot is no scale indication.
Althugh the existent automobile was made solely i fourth dimension (one unit), it has been made into a toy yesteryear many manufacturers, run across for example: Guisval #23, Matchbox #69 or Yatming together with Zylmex #631. Also Nacoral made a real impressive version amongst practicable doors.
FACTS AND FIGURES:
- Name: LAMBORGHINI MARZAL (Nr. 189)
- Scale: Around 1:43
- Year: 1969 (available until 1974)
- Company: Dinky Toys (England)
- Size: approx. nine cm