The Bburago TagHeuer+RedBull -13 . available in black finish at 1:43 scale. Bburago in detail...

The Corgi Volkswagen Truck with Trailer and Cooper-Maserati Included No 490 VW pick up Race Tender and No 156 blue #7 Cooper Maserati on a red trailer.Cost 57/6 available in various finish. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Matra Rancho and Racing Car This set consisted of No.457 Matra Rancho and No. 160 Hesketh Ford 308 F1 Racing Car. available in yellow finish. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Team Surtees T.S.9 . available in blue & white finish. Corgi in detail...

The Dinky Alfa Romeo Racing Car In August 1953, the Meccano Magazine announced, as newly introduced, the Alfa-Rameo, 23f, racing car, noting that the actual vehicle had achieved considerable success in road and track events. Finished in red, Italy’s international racing colour, the model had a driver built into the casting. The driver had a white painted overall and helmet. Sturdy axles and ribbed wheel hubs, with 20mm black or grey round treaded tyres ensured that the model had good running. The model details the cars long exhaust pipes on the of-side, which are painted silver. On the rear cowling, the model carries the race number,’8’. Initially, the model cost 3/1, which was reduced to 3/- after only a few months. In 1954, the model was renumbered, 232, and ultimately, deleted in 1964.

Based on the Alfa-Romeo 159, the F1 car won the World Driver’s Championship (1950), driven by Nino Farina. In 1951, Juan Manuel Fangio won driving the Alfretti 159, with its powerful 420 bhp engine. Such power was achieved at the cost high fuel consumption, with the car consuming 125-175 litres per 100 km. Facing stiff competition from Ferrari, a former employee of Alfa-Romeo, the company withdrew from racing after the Italian government refused to fund further developments of the car. Their withdrawal was almost inevitable, because the company had a small budget and relied on pre-war technology, notably its use of 9 engine blocks.Cost 3/1 available in red finish. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Maserati Racing Car In June, 1953, the Maserati, 23N, became the fifth in the series of new racing cars introduced during that year. The 3 ¾ inch long model cost 2/8 and was finished in the racing colours of Switzerland. The red painted bodywork has a white flash running down the bonnet to the grille. The model possesses the robust axle mountings typical of the series, ribbed wheel hubs and grey or black 20mm round treaded tyres. The car carries a race number, ‘9’, on either side of the rear cowl. By the late autumn of 1953, the price of the model fell to 2/6 in line with other models in the series. In 1954, the Maserati was renumbered, 231 and as such it remained in production until 1964, when it was deleted.

From 1947-1956, Maserati built racing cars in Italy. The Dinky Toys model was based on their 4CLT/48 racing car, which had a 1.5 litre supercharged engine and the ‘T’ standing for tubular chassis. The engine produced 260bhp. Designed by Ernesto Maserati, developed by Giocchino Colombo and constructed by Medaro Fantuzzi, the car built on some of the early work done by the Maserati brothers, who developed the car’s 4-cylinder in line engine. The car was nicknamed the “sanremo” from the name of its first race in 1948. British driver, Reg Parnell, and Italian, Villoresi won five races during that season. In 1949, the team were joined by Juan Manuel Fangio and Baron Toulo de Graffenried, who won the British Grand Prix. In 1950, at Monaco, Louis Chiron drove to third place. The Maserati had several notable successes with the car, including a 1st and 3rd place in the Monaco Grand Prix (1956), although not with the Dinky model but with the 2.5 litre 250F model. Later versions of the car were dogged by engine failures.

Maserati stopped building racing cars in 1956 for the official works team which stopped racing at the end of the 1967 season, but they continued to build cars for "privateers". .

Dinky Toys use of the Swiss national racing colours for the Maserati model, 23N, came from the successes of ‘The Scuderi Enrico Platé’ (The Enrico Platé stable), a Swiss-based team, who raced Maserati cars during the early 1950s. During this period, the team had three main drivers: Prince Bira of Thailand, Harry Schell and Baron Toulo de Graffenried. The Platé team recognised the shortcomings of the Maserati and their modified cars had a good measure of success racing in F2. In 1953, the team experienced financial difficulties and during 1954, Enrico Platé died in a racing accident in Buenos Aires.Cost 2/8 available in Red finish at 1:38 scale. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Lotus F1 Racing Car Produce in the mid 1970's available in met red, met blue, green finish at 1:32 scale. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Lotus F1 Racing Car .. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Matra F1 Advertised as new in the first edition of the 1969 French Dinky catalogue, the 95.5mm long Matra F1, 3 litre racing car (1417) cost fr.13.50, about 25/-. The French Blue car carried the name of its driver Jean Paul Beltoise and the adverts for the sponsors autollant and ELF, Essence Lubricont Fraincaise, with the race number 17 and a plastic driver. Launched in 1969, the model was withdrawn in 1972.

In 1964, the aero-space engineering firm, ‘Engins Matra’, formed a subsidiary, called ‘Matra Sport’. The team rapidly progressed from F3 to F2 by working with Ken Tyrrell and ELF with the aim of becoming a Grand Prix outfit. By 1968, ‘Matra Sport’ was ready for its highly successful 1969 season, using the Matra MS 11/ MRO F1 car, with its 3 litre, V12, Cosworth engine in a monocoque chassis. This vehicle provided the inspiration for the French Dinky model. Subsequently, Jackie Stewart won the 1974 World Championship in a Matra.

Cost fr.13.50 available in blue finish. Dinky in detail...

The Majorette Ferrari F1 . available in red finish. Majorette in detail...

The Majorette Benetton F1 Racing This model has decals for a secondary school with technical specialities in France (Area of South Burgundy). available in white, green finish. Majorette in detail...

The Majorette Ferrari F1 . available in red finish at 1:55 scale. Majorette in detail...

The Matchbox Superfast F1 Racing Car . available in red finish. Matchbox Superfast in detail...

The Minichamps McLaren Mercedes . available in silver & black finish at 1:43 scale. Minichamps in detail...

The Penny BRM V8 F1 . available in blue finish. Penny in detail...

The Penny Ferrari F1 . available in red finish at 1:66 scale. Penny in detail...

The Penny Brabham F1 . available in silver finish. Penny in detail...

The Penny Cooper Maserati F1 . available in blue finish. Penny in detail...

The Penny Eagle F1 . available in blue finish. Penny in detail...

The Penny Honda V12 F1 . available in white finish. Penny in detail...

The Penny Brabham-Repco F1 . available in green finish at 1:66 scale. Penny in detail...

The Penny McLaren Ford 8V F1 . available in white finish. Penny in detail...

The Penny Eagle Weslake F1 . available in blue finish. Penny in detail...

The Polistil BRM P201 F1 . available in silver finish. Polistil in detail...

The Polistil Hesketh 308 B F1 . available in white finish. Polistil in detail...

The Polistil Lola T 370 F1 . available in red, white finish. Polistil in detail...

The Politoys Tyrrell-Ford F1 . available in blue finish at 1:25 scale. Politoys in detail...

The Solido Vanwall F1 . available in green finish at 1:43 scale. Solido in detail...