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That is a nice selection Stephane. You must surely have an example in there of the very first issue and then an example of the last issue with matt Black baseplate.

Ghosthunter.

...of this. The Dinky Toys version of the Range Rover. Ultimately I think the Corgi Toys version is the better model, but it is this one that I always wanted, but never had.



I have in more recent times actually added a really nice condition example back into my non Rolls-Royce collection, so now I can fulfil my dreams of being a Gentleman farmer...

Ghosthunter.

You really are a posh git Kevin!

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:....a Gentleman farmer...

Did it come with a pair of green plastic Wellies to go in the back?

motorman wrote:You really are a posh git Kevin!

YES!

Idris wrote:Did it come with a pair of green plastic Wellies to go in the back?

...and YES!!

Ghosty.

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:but it is this one that I always wanted, but never had.

Ghosthunter.

The car or the model ?

Oh sorry, yes, the model...

Ghosthunter.

...of this.
The Police pulic call box. I never had or actually wanted one of these as a Child, it did not have wheels or a Rolls-Royce grille...
But now as a collector of public call boxes because of the TV series 'Doctor Who', it had to be added to my collection and in recent times I aquired a nice example.

Ghosthunter.

That's it.
Friends visiting us, and even my older daughter say, looking at the display case : "Oh ! It's the Doctor Who's box !"

The Dinky Toys POLICE box is modelled after a Mk1 Metropolitan Police box with low St Johns Ambulance sign. The Doctor Who POLICE box is a Mk2 design with the high St Johns Ambulance sign.

John Hill & Co modelled the Mk2 box as shown below. This is One of Two very hard to find POLICE box models, the other being the Spot-On version which I don't have but have handled the one pictured in the big Spot-On book seen in the picture of the town display.

Ghosthunter.