Dinky toys are 1/43 scale die-cast models of boats, trains, trucks, cars and aeroplanes. They were launched in 1934 by Frank Hornby to put alongside his train sets.

In all, 500 lots were auctioned at Bamford’s auctioneers, raising £60,000. The collection included scale models of tractors, trucks and racing cars from Dinky Toys.

Dinky toys became popular in the early 1950s, with most of the detailed models of cars, lorries and even horse boxes, having a scale of approximately 1:48.

Trading in Dinky die-cast toys (made from 1935 to 1979 by the same company that gave us Meccano and Hornby trains) operates pretty much like any other stockmarket, except on a smaller scale. 1:48 ...

Meanwhile a Dinky 182 Porsche 356a Couple in near-mint condition sold for £1,320 at Vectis auction house, in Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees. Robert said: “The auction was a great experience for me.

Some of the first Dinky Toys ever made have fetched almost £50,000 at auction. Two boxes containing 12 rare delivery vans from the firm's infancy in 1933 were snapped up by a private collector.

Mr Clancy, 67, of Woodley, near Reading, was selling a wide range of old die-cast Dinky and Corgi toys. Dinky tank transporters, complete with tank, were marked at £45 compared with the ...

To mark the 75th anniversary of Dinky Toys, North Yorkshire tractor enthusiasts have created the ultimate homage – full-size replicas of two of their ...

A rare collection of five vintage toy vans has sold at an auction for nearly £9,000. The Dinky Toys vans, which were made in 1934-1935, were discovered in a drawer by the original owner's son.

Toy enthusiast David Lisle’s prized exhibits might be small scale but his passion for collecting isn’t. Since childhood, he has collected thousands of model cars, hundreds of comics and scores ...

A Dinky toy lorry achieved a world record price when it was sold by Teesside Auction house Vectis for £12,000 including commission.