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This little chap came in a job lot,its marked 'Dinky Toys',and 'Made By Meccano LTD.,and is just over 2" long!
IMG_20200408_165751 by Kevin Payne, on Flickr
IMG_20200408_165758 by Kevin Payne, on Flickr
IMG_20200408_165815 by Kevin Payne, on Flickr

That is an Austin 7, and i believe I am correct in saying that it is a pre-war example too.

Pity about the damage,and i assume,the missing driver,still,another small piece of history

Nice little car, I've seen these occasionally but usually missing the wire screen and driver. There's a link on Nick's site below: I'm not sure if this also came in a military set, someone may be able to help:

http://www.vintagebritishdiecasts.co.uk ... 152cxm.htm

It is part of the 35 series of dinky cars,as a rough rule vehicles with grey/white wheels are prewar,black rubber would be post war,they tend to suffer from fatigue but are very popular even parts of them.
Heres some i have presently
dave

Definitely pre war as this timeframe only had the wire windscreen frame. Post war didn't have the frame. The damage is also a dead give away for pre war as the initial years metal quality wasn't great with lots of contamination of lead and other factory detritus swept off the floor.

http://www.talkmodeltoys.com/discus/mes ... 1356952133

Idris wrote:i believe I am correct in saying that it is a pre-war example.

RSSierra wrote:Definitely pre war ...

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