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01/08/2020 12:17 pm
A Unic car carrier for French car fans!
First , with some old French Dinkies:
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And with some slightly newer Solidos:
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01/08/2020 10:26 pm
you have a nice collection of french cars harvey !
02/08/2020 1:11 am
Nice collection.Do you all have them displayed? You must have a museum.
I used to collect the Solidos and Dinkies ( French were more accurate, than the British). I sold the Solidos, but the French Dinkies are so nice, I kept them.
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02/08/2020 3:12 am
At last count I have 93 French Dinkies. As for display...
....I only have two cabinets with glass shelves, so I rotate my models through (though one case has been dedicated to Le Mans winners for several years). I am presently switching around rooms in my home which will give me a little more space and perhaps lead to more display area. In the meantime they live in their original boxes.
I agree, the French versions always seemed a cut above their Liverpool cousins, but I have a lot of them too.
02/08/2020 10:33 am
Harvey,that are a lot of French Dinkies. All my models are in 8 cabinets
Problem is were to keep the boxes. The cheaper models I have to throw away the plastic boxes.
In the past the more expensive models like Brooklin, Durham and white metal were boxed in folding boxes