Details of Dinky 153 Standard Vanguard
The Dinky Standard Vanguard.
renumbered from 40e in 1954. Shown in the August 1954 Meccano magazine. Final version has larger rear numberplate light. Last produced in 1959.
The Standard Motor Company Limited was founded in Coventry, in 1903 by Reginald Walter Maudslay. For years, it manufactured Ferguson TE20 tractors, powered by its Vanguard engine. All Standard's tractor assets were sold to Massey Ferguson in 1959. Standard purchased the Triumph Motor Company in 1945, and in 1959, Standard changed its name to Standard-Triumph International and branded its products as Triumph. A subsidiary The Standard Motor Company Limited, and took on the manufacture.
The original price was 2/2 . It was available in tan, blue, cream finish at 1:42 scale. Released as Dinky 153 in 1954 withdrawn as Dinky 153 in 1959.
Base:
tin plate baseOrigin:
Made in EnglandVehicle make:
StandardVehicle model:
VangaurdVehicle type:
saloon carWheels:
cast ridged hubs, plain rubber tyresWindows:
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