Finially the toy fair pays off!

[ford_a_30]

The twice a year toy fair is drawing to a close and for the first time in years it paid off. I went with a new plan, looking for models a little newer then I usually deal with but keeping an eye out for those once in a lifetime finds as well. Didn't find any cream cougars or yellow prime movers but had a decent gathering of somewhat challanging variants. A bunch of versions of the #20 police patrol, red wheel mod rod and adventure2000 cosmobile. All the boxes in the back contain near mint-mint models, all unplayed with, although 3 had the wrong models inside. Nothing really rare, just excellent quality to get me going into a newer generation. The #56 bmc is wide arch, narrow wheel though so that's good with me. The #39 was a box I needed and it has the blue/yellow tractor with the lightest blue I have yet seen. The seafire is probably a later twin pack version but I have not been able to find any listing of one with red hull, white deck, no driver hole. Picked up the 3 yesteryears on the way out. Not really my thing but they were priced well and I was lacking the boxes for the display.
The real find though wasn't a Lesney at all, it is a CKO Kellerman us zone-made in germany flip top tin windup car. Made around 49-50 with only a grill shell lithograph to hide it from being a full on VW. There is a lever on the bottom the "flips" the roof around to be a convertible. Has a wind up motor and steerable front wheels. It is already got a spot of honor next to my US zone German made Schuco.
Some of the doubles will probably be listed for sale and if you see more then one of something in a picture feel free to PM me about the second one if you need it.

[ford_a_30]

I can't believe I forgot to add this one. Not from the toy fair, but found on the same day. Shows up in the 73 catalog but gone for 74, my guess is because it doesn't work nearly as good as my Evil Knievel stunt cycle did.

[matchboxkiwi]

Wow! Like the last photo. I've seen these in the catalogues you mention but I've never seen a real one.
I love the unusual things Matchbox made.
If you don't want it I'd be keen to buy it off you or swap it for something.

Cheers Steve
Matchboxkiwi

[gpwcollector]

Great find ford_a_30...the tin windup car is the best...