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Dinky Mercedes Grand Prix cars
More information on the Mercedes Grand Prix die cast from Dinky
As with the Speed of the Wind range, the die-cast Mercedes racing car was produced both before and after the war. Shown here are three very playworn examples of this classic Dinky toy. The yellow example shown above is a pre-war version, complete with crimped on base and plain flat wheels. The blue example with very worn (but original!) worn paint is also pre-war, although is missing its crimped on base. Finally the silver version of the classic Benz is a little later in date, and has the characteristic ridged wheels of postwar Dinkys. These are some of my own favourite Dinky toys of all time.
Measures: 90mm in length. Approximate value £25-£30 postwar, £65-£75 pre-war
Colour: various, solid metal hubs, rubber tyres, fixed driver
Classic toys main page
Other toy racing cars produced by this firm to feature here, include the smaller Dinky 35B "Racer" of the 1930s/1940s.
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