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10/05/2022 7:37 pm
A recent article in Model Auto Review prompted me to edit my pics of the same model.
https://www.maronline.org.uk/dinky-toys-189-triumph-herald-saloon-part-1-standard-issues/
This is probably the first instance of a Dinky model/real car introduction at the same time (1959). I had not thought about the baseplate until I read the article but the "Herald" font is identical to the real car. I'm not sure if that was a first but I've seen it a few times on other models.Â
10/05/2022 8:01 pm
Great shots of a classic Dinky! 😎Â
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10/05/2022 8:18 pm
Looks good. Not one I am familiar with.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
10/05/2022 9:20 pm
Does this one ever bring back fond memories and as well, the wish that I had carefully saved this Dinky as well as the one that came in dark green and white. I bought the blue and white one in a store in Parry Sound, Ontario as the Canadians got Dinky models ahead of when we got them in the States. I then got the green and white one. If I remember correctly, this Triumph Herald was one of the first Dinky Toys to have windows and suspension.
The Triumph Herald was imported briefly to the U.S. and I remember seeing a few. Thanks Harv, for this trip down Memory Lane!
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David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
10/05/2022 9:34 pm
This is a good one and another favorite from childhood. I have it and the green one. I had one other redone in the mocha/white rare color.
11/05/2022 10:20 am
Nice post Harv. I grabbed mine and checked the base. I had not noticed the 'Herald' in the special printing before. Nice to know. Thanks.
11/05/2022 12:35 pm
I have the green and white Dinky but here are some later Vanguards ones, a convertible and a yellow saloon. The estate is a Bijou transkit on the Vanguards. These estates were never imported to the US but I have seen a few private imports at shows. Â
And Triumph sold the dies for the Herald to India who produced the Standard Gazelle but modified it into a four door saloon and a very few four door estates. The one pictured is my conversion of a Vanguards into the Indian version. You will NOT see one of these at your local car show.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA