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Malibu wrote:Hi all,

today I bought a Mercury Commuter Police Car.
But is it a code 1 or 2 - what is the difference betwen the black and red wheel strip?

Thanks Stephan

Well, the colour of the wheel strip which may be either black or red (red being more common).

The wheel strip is the plastic strip which holds the wheels and axles in place and provides suspension. It can be seen by peeking inside the wheel arches from below.

ChFalkensteiner wrote:The wheel strip is the plastic strip which holds the wheels and axles in place and provides suspension.

Thanks Christian for your explanation.
Sometimes I´m realy blind.

Stephan

Two new models from todays fleamarket.

After a long time with no new models today I received some old ones.
No. 35 Dinky made in 1946-48 with loose tyres
No. 7 Austin Taxi made by CH in Hong Kong - is that correct? It´s a exaxt copy of the Matchbox Austin but without the interior and driver.
Small Barclays Limousine
And a Britains convertible. I do not know which car it is. Stephan

Two more models in the collection.
The scammel was a model which I received as a eastern gift I guess it was 1971.
It is amazing that after all those years the colour, shapes and details of the model are still very common to me. Stephan

Is that a silver 53a, or just yet another sunfade?

Idris wrote:Is that a silver 53a, or just yet another sunfade?

The model is sunfaded.

Nice selection of models there Stephan I think the Britains car is called an open sports car, from the Lilliput World series. Hopefully someone can add some information about it.

Hi Johnboy,

thanks for the tip - look what I found: https://toyandtrainspotter.weebly.com/b ... -cars.html

Regards
Stephan

Malibu wrote:thanks for the tip - look what I found: https://toyandtrainspotter.weebly.com/b ... -cars.html

Very interesting. I hadn't realised that the tractor and horse-drawn cart were part of the same series.