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03/02/2023 4:06 pm
French Dinky produced this operating model garage back in the 1950s. Shown here with a French Dinky Renault Dauphine. The door would open with a push of the chimney using a rubber band assisted mechanism inside and the entry ramp would simultaneously tilt taking the car in or out. Clever.
And how many of the OLD time Dinky collectors have one of these in their files? This one dated September 1957!
Which came with this 16mm lapel pin carefully preserved for 66 years!
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
03/02/2023 4:53 pm
How cool! As a kid, I loved toy garages; they were rare too. Never saw this one.
Steve Jacobs and John Kuvakas reacted
03/02/2023 6:00 pm
It has been years since I last saw that garage John. Wish I had it along with the Dinky Toys club memorabilia. Thanks for sharing these.
03/02/2023 9:42 pm
Signed by Roland Hornby, the son! He took over Meccano after his Dad, Frank, passed away.
John Kuvakas and Frank Reed reacted
04/02/2023 1:43 am
I have the other garage but I was never aware of this one. Very cool. Tomorrow I'm going to post a pic of my rarest Dinky Toy.
Karl Schnelle and John Kuvakas reacted
04/02/2023 6:57 pm
I have the other garage...
This old one?
photo credit: MAR Online
04/02/2023 8:28 pm
@karl My mistake; I was thinking of the yellow Accessory Pack Matchbox A-3 Metal Lock Up Garage. My MBox and Dinky collections are in storage at present.
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04/02/2023 11:14 pm
Jack Dodds; Want to contact you. Can you email me at jquilter at peoplepc dot com?
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA