[Closed] D and D ID'ed my Tekno Packard as pre-war (thanks!), what about these? [pics]

Great models and photos! Isn't the pale green one a Mercury though?

The label is on top of the photo - so one question is the green one a Merc? Looks like it to me?

Your great Tekno vehicles: (pic)

The first is most likely a Ford of the 1946-48 period. The second is a Mercury sedan (note the center opening doors) introduced in 1949 for a 3-year run. The third is beyond me. Its wheels say Dodge, but I can't place it. These are very interesting, Karl, and you have educated me on early Teknos. Many thanks. David Holcombe

Here is the Tootsietoy Mercury, about 1950:
photo no longer available

Could be a French Ford, later sold as a Simca Vedette.

It looked like a slightly shrunken Mercury.

I think Dick's on the right track. It was going to be a small car for the US market, but got shelved

I consulted an even higher power than Karl on this,

My Tekno book by Johansen and Hedegard. The black Ford (Tekno No. 428) was made 1947 -1955. The book lists it as a "USA" Ford. No. 429 is the Mercury, which I have mint boxed in the same color. Tekno No. 733 is the Buick Ambulance (made 1947-1959) - I can't tell from the small B+W photos if they all had "Dodge" hubs or not. All three were made in multiple color variations.

Very interesting replicas, Karl ! Thanks for those excellent photos that clearly show these models. Great finds for your collection.

Ford Vedette - very Mercury in the mid-section. I've always liked these as they looked as though someone had knocked them up in a garden shed from bits of other cars lying around. There have been some very nice models of the Ford Vedette - French Dinky and latterly part works. If the Vedette was originally going to be a small Ford for the US market would this have been on a similar theme to the proposed small Buick which became the first Australian Holden?

Harvey, you have forced me to my archives.

MODEL CARS OF THE WORLD by Jacques Greilsamer and Bertrand Azema lists the No. 733 as a 1949 Dodge Ambulance in White. They has no Buick's in their Tekno listings. They list the 1949 Mercury Sedan as Number 440. The No. 428 was a 1948 Mercury that had similar lines to the 1946-8 Fords. Because of its European manufacture, I made a wrong assumption on it being a Vedette. Although similar, the Vedette was a six-window sedan while the Mercury was a four-window.

Well Dick you are correct on the Mercury number

I guess I should have taken 20 seconds more time and checked the box! I looked at a third source, Ma Collection, and it lists 733 in both Dodge and Buick versions, but I cann't tell if the castings are any different.

Strange that the Tekno book was so far off on the Mercury though - goes to show you can't trust everything in print.

You are both right - Mercury is 429, 440, 482, 483

The newest bible (2007) shows pictures of all 4 versions so Harvey and I have 3 more to search for:

police
plain
ZR firechief
loudspeaker car (on roof)

731, 732, 733 Buick/Dodge = same casting, just different wheels

Buick is much more rare as far as I have found.

731 black
732 red
733 white

Karl - What's the new Tekno bible?

All are listed in the publication I have .................

Tekno
Made in Denmark
Dorte Johanson
Published by: Forlaget Togborsen 1988

Cheers Chris