Dinky Toys "40" Series Cars.
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:43 am
Hi all,
I thought I'd start with the 40 Series as they are mostly pretty easy to find, most are not too expensive, and any serious Dinky collection needs at least one of each of these great little models. Also, there are lots of variations.
Indeed there are so many variations that I won't even try to list all the colour shades, as new ones show up all the time. Blues and greens in particular have dozens of distinctly different shades across the range.
What I can do is show each model in it's own post in the thread, show each colour I have individually, and list the missing colours that I know to be out there. I'll also show / list any major casting / baseplate variations, but like colour shades small casting changes will be left out as it will simply swamp the thread.
A quick word on rare colours, there are probably more rare colours on the 40's than any other Postwar Dinky series. Many are the result of spraying issues at Meccano, and could be viewed as errors. Some of the most unique are instances of castings being mixed up, / held over in painting resulting in a very common colour on one casting being sprayed onto only one or two examples of another. Likewise hub colours can be found randomly spread across the range, resulting in some very rare combinations.
Once the models went into individual boxes, actually showing what they were supposed to look like, and with colour spots stuck on to show which colour was inside, things got a bit more disciplined on the production line, and the rare combinations tend to be early / trade box issues.
Like the 25 Series you could spend your whole life collecting just this series, and still never get them all.
Some basic info on the whole series.
First model was introduced in 1947, last to be deleted was in 1959 / 60.
There are eight models in the series:
40a Riley Pathfinder.
40b Triumph 1800. ( 40c Jowett Javelin was never made, though the drawing exists.)
40d Austin A40 Devon.
40e Standard Vanguard.
40f Hillman Minx.
40g Morris Oxford.
40h Austin FX3 Taxi.
40j Austin A40 Somerset.
In 1954 Dinky went from the old Series / Issue numbering system, to a purely numerical system. Each of the 40's were renumbered.
In 1953 / 54 individual boxes were introduced to the series for the first time. Prior to that they were sold in trade boxes of six, with (usually) a mix of 2 or 3 colours in a trade box.
That's about all on the intro,
40a Then..............
Chris Warr.
PS...I'll add more models as replies as we go, I really hope we can get some pictures of other members 40's here too.
I thought I'd start with the 40 Series as they are mostly pretty easy to find, most are not too expensive, and any serious Dinky collection needs at least one of each of these great little models. Also, there are lots of variations.
Indeed there are so many variations that I won't even try to list all the colour shades, as new ones show up all the time. Blues and greens in particular have dozens of distinctly different shades across the range.
What I can do is show each model in it's own post in the thread, show each colour I have individually, and list the missing colours that I know to be out there. I'll also show / list any major casting / baseplate variations, but like colour shades small casting changes will be left out as it will simply swamp the thread.
A quick word on rare colours, there are probably more rare colours on the 40's than any other Postwar Dinky series. Many are the result of spraying issues at Meccano, and could be viewed as errors. Some of the most unique are instances of castings being mixed up, / held over in painting resulting in a very common colour on one casting being sprayed onto only one or two examples of another. Likewise hub colours can be found randomly spread across the range, resulting in some very rare combinations.
Once the models went into individual boxes, actually showing what they were supposed to look like, and with colour spots stuck on to show which colour was inside, things got a bit more disciplined on the production line, and the rare combinations tend to be early / trade box issues.
Like the 25 Series you could spend your whole life collecting just this series, and still never get them all.
Some basic info on the whole series.
First model was introduced in 1947, last to be deleted was in 1959 / 60.
There are eight models in the series:
40a Riley Pathfinder.
40b Triumph 1800. ( 40c Jowett Javelin was never made, though the drawing exists.)
40d Austin A40 Devon.
40e Standard Vanguard.
40f Hillman Minx.
40g Morris Oxford.
40h Austin FX3 Taxi.
40j Austin A40 Somerset.
In 1954 Dinky went from the old Series / Issue numbering system, to a purely numerical system. Each of the 40's were renumbered.
In 1953 / 54 individual boxes were introduced to the series for the first time. Prior to that they were sold in trade boxes of six, with (usually) a mix of 2 or 3 colours in a trade box.
That's about all on the intro,
40a Then..............
Chris Warr.
PS...I'll add more models as replies as we go, I really hope we can get some pictures of other members 40's here too.
