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Ok I know they are not Diecast however I thought you may all like to see these early 50's Dibro tin plate friction driven tanks, made in England.

Thery're nice mm, I wonder if these were part of a set. This link is interesting, especially the Dinky reference:

http://www.sordetmaco.com/cd-rom/Jouets ... /dibro.htm

I guess it was brothers who set the company up (Ghosty?)

Just answered my own question:

http://tinplatetoys.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/dibro.html

johnboy wrote:Just answered my own question:

http://tinplatetoys.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/dibro.html

Thanks for the information JB, they are great fun and the friction wheels still work!

I don't think they are that common. These are the first I have come across.

There's a coincidence Alex, Maidenhead static model club has just had it's Monthly club night in Windsor and this month's theme was mystery models and guess what one of the models was...

Ghosty.

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:There's a coincidence Alex, Maidenhead static model club has just had it's Monthly club night in Windsor and this month's theme was mystery models and guess what one of the models was...

Ghosty.

Small world mate

Alex, these Tanks are a bit of a departure for you aren't they, have you completed your 'Superfast' collection and looking for something else...

Ghosty.

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Alex, these Tanks are a bit of a departure for you aren't they, have you completed your 'Superfast' collection and looking for something else...

Ghosty.

Actually Kev, this afternoon I was sat in my dentist chair getting a tooth extraction. At the end of the procedure he handed me a bag with a load of play worn Diecast including these 2 tin plate tanks. He knew that I was a big Matchbox collector and told me that these toys were his late grandfathers and he asked me to find out something about them, and so here we are. I plan to provide him with a detailed list of all the Diecast models and these tanks and include some history/background info for each model, I hope that way he will appreciate the small collection of models his grandfather left him And then maybe he will hold onto them rather than hand them to a charity shop.

Thank's Alex, makes a nice overall story and I'm sure he will appreciate the info.

Ghosthunter.

mm, for a split second I thought you were going to say that after the procedure the dentist handed you a bag of teeth Have fun with the research.