Details of Dinky 689 Medium Artillery Tractor
The Dinky Medium Artillery Tractor. Released in November 1957 and illustrated on the back of that months Meccano Magazine. based on a Leyland 6-wheel drive truck. fitted with a driver and two spare tyres. Its last catalogue appearance was in the August 1965 issue when the price was 9/11 it having risen in July 1963. Although in production for eight years, the Medium Artillery Tractor is not a very common model. This model was 5½" long. The original price was 9/- . It was available in olive drab finish. Released as Dinky 689 in 1957 withdrawn as Dinky 689 in 1965.
Model features:
canvas tilt, driver, passengers, tow hookModel range:
Dinky SupertoysOrganisation:
ArmyOrigin:
Made in EnglandPackaging:
blue striped boxVehicle make:
LeylandVehicle type:
artillery tractor, militaryWheels:
6 wheel drive, 6 wheeler, cast grooved hubs, spare wheel, tyres with treadWindows:
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- Thanks to Bruce Hoy (Dinky News)
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- Thanks to Maestro
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