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[jimgallegos]

I'd say the red truck is the cab unit for the Esso(?) tanker. Looks French similar to Dinky Simca, Ford or Renault, but isn't due to grey wheels and lack of ladder, etc.

Roll up, anyone else want to guess?

I have no idea about plastic small scale vehicles,but looking at them i would say they were french from the late sixties early seventies,the red tanker and the little grey lorry are the same maker whose logo is a w and a m on top of each other.
The other truck that looks a bit like a reliant ant is really a dkw camioneta auto union,the other plastic car has no marking except for circles on the bonnet which i guess makes it an auto union again or maybe an audi?
dave

Love the plastic. Very nice.

[MOKOSEX]

I stand corrected Dave, I have both of the carts you show, I also have two more which are identical to your blue one, One is yellow and bears no makers name and the other one is a lighter blue and has Benbros on the base, I assume they are both Benbros.

I was surprised to see britains on the bottom,i first thought it could be from the moko farm series but when they came they were britains,perhaps they all were made by the same company wardie for example.
dave

[MOKOSEX]

Hi Dave,

I just asked a friend of me and he told me that the small red truck is a DKW made by Anguplas.
The green DKW might be from Märklin.
Could you please post a pic from the baseplate?

Stephan

Thanks to you and your friend for the info,not much to see underneath though

[Malibu]

Hi,

thanks for the foto.
This DKW is made by Märklin.

Stephan

[nickjones]

Britains and Benbros were both based in the London borough of Walthamstow.

[MOKOSEX]

Hi,

thanks for the foto.
This DKW is made by Märklin.

Stephan

Thanks for the info,really useful
dave

[MOKOSEX]

Britains and Benbros were both based in the London borough of Walthamstow.

There may be a connection then,even a bit of die swopping
dave

[toysnz]

The red tractor i think is a wardie as is the AA box,the horsedrawn carts and blue tractor are britains,the haystack and flowers again maybe britains?,the horse drawn log truck i think is benbros.
dave

Dave - you are correct - I have the red Wardie tractor and yours does appear to be a Wardie (made by Kemlow in fact). The phone box also looks like an early Kemlow/Wardie and the horse drawn log truck is most likely a Benbros. I'll check my Kemlows and Benbros books when I get home tonight.

Ian

[toysnz]

Dave - Wardie Wee World K50 Massey-Harris Tractor and Rake, issued in 1954, also became MasterModel # 82 in 1957. The tractor was in Red with black wheels, the driver was black or green and seated on a peg, and the rake was dark or light blue with red wheels. There were two different box types (one known as the cement mixer box, the other the common Wardie Wee World red and yellow box) and some variation in the wheels as examples are known with grey metal wheels. Original cost 2/-

Master Model #61 AA Box - silver roof and paper wrap depicting Box 54. The real AA box stood on the Colchester-Clacton road. Issued 1953-1961. Original cost 2/6d.

Benbros Horse-drawn logging cart was issued in both the Mighty Movers and TV series.

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However I've discovered Charbens also issued a horse-drawn logging cart but I'm not sure of its scale...

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Hope this helps!

Ian

[MOKOSEX]

wow thanks for the very comprehensive info!,by coincidence i am waiting for a few lots still to arrive and have a couple more AA boxes in them and another large log truck,they are like buses,non for ages then three come at once lol.
dave