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30 January 2011

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Dinky Toys – 1946-48 American Woody Estate Car (#344, originally #27F)
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Image by The Brucer
This diecast Dinky estate car (station wagon) was produced by Meccano Ltd. (Liverpool, UK) between 1950 and 1960. The estate car was originally numbered Dinky #27F; the number was changed to #344 in 1953-54. The number 344 is stamped on the baseplate of the car shown in this photo, demonstrating that it was produced after the numbering change.

This station wagon is intended to represent a "Woodie". From the time that "station wagons" were introduced essentially as trucks in perhaps the 1920’s through the time that they began gaining popularity as passenger cars in the mid-1930’s to the late 1940’s, station wagon passenger compartments were usually constructed of exposed, finished wood. Wood construction was less expensive than metal, and the growing market for passenger station wagons was apparently not sufficient to warrant the use of metal on any but the most expensive models. However, as station wagons entered the mainstream in the early 1950’s, the use of wooden bodies was discontinued because — despite the finish on the wood — the exposed wood did not survive well. The last true Woodie was made by Buick in 1953 (with minimal exposed wood), although some auto manufacturers continued the Woodie appearance beyond this time using faux wood products such as steel, plastic, or vinyl.

Woody station wagons of the style represented by this toy were produced by many of the major American automobile manufacturers in the late 1940’s: Ford and Mercury, Chevrolet and Oldsmobile, Plymouth and Dodge, undoubtedly among others. (Woody sedans and coupes were produced, too.) Many Dinky enthusiasts routinely identify the toy shown in this photo as representing a Plymouth. After careful study of photos of period vehicles, I tend to agree that this model has a grille, chrome trim, and front fender configuration that tends to simulate a Plymouth better than they do the other makes. There is some lesser chance that this toy may be representing a Ford or Mercury. It is not representing a Chevy or Olds, because the wing-style front fenders of the GM Woodies had more of a backward slope and were longer, extending all the way back to the front door.

Whatever make of car is represented by this toy, that car was manufactured between 1946 (when post-War production resumed) and 1948, a fact apparent from the configuration of the front fenders. In this car, the "wing"-style front fenders extend outward further than do the doors, so that the rear of the fender must bend inward to join the body in front of the front door. All of the major U.S. car manufacturers seem to have used this wing configuration — which had also been used before the War — between 1946 and 1948. But in 1949, the manufacturers all seem to have changed to an "integrated" fender configuration simultaneously, such that the front fenders were of the same width as the passenger compartment and the integrated fenders flowed smoothly into the contour of the doors without the prior discontinuity. So the automobile represented by this toy was definitely produced prior to 1949.

Parenthetically — assuming that this car IS a Plymouth — Plymouth discontinued the production of Woodies after 1950, switching to all-metal body construction for its wagons.

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oh, the weird stuff I’m asked to do at work. These are toy banks that we’re modifying to send out as christmas presents for our ’special’ customers.

I took a picture of the original, which just said ‘ATM Machine’ up at the top, but it seems to have fallen off of my camera.

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I hope this toy is really a dog. Photographer Vilím Vilímek in Velké Meziříčí (Moravia, Czechia). CDV circa 1910.

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Q&A–: How do toy websites carry a full line of toys that are older, unopened, and the manufacturer no longer sells?
How is it possible for people to have a website that sells action figures and other toys to carry a full line of old ones too? If the manufacturer (such as Hasbro) stopped making them years ago, where are the companies getting the stock?


The following is the answer: (Hint: The correct answer provided by the users, does not guarantee the right.)

Answer by Arbiter
It depends on the site, but many literally buy cases of a particular line of toys direct from the manufacturer. Usually these are sold off to consumers either as individual figures, a full set of a particular series, or by case. It’s interesting to note that since many collectors may be after a particular rare short-packed or chase figure, sites may force them into buying a whole set to get that one figure.

In any case, any left over product is still there in the inventory until the company sells it off, no matter how old it is. Sometimes this is a cheaper way to find old toys than trying to track them down on eBay.

Entertainment Earth is a site I check into from time to time.
It’s very current, but does carry some older stock.
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Answer by Big John
Depending on what you want some websites also buy cases that are sold out from going out of business stores. They make x amount of toys and only sell so many so the rest are offloaded to like Big Lots or warehoused for a particular amount of time sometimes forgotten about. Sometimes like my uncle buys cases and cases always meaning to do something than having to sell them when he died, someone was very lucky. I know I got a few that were forgotten relics super cheap

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34 Comments to “toys Dinky Toys – 1946-48 American Woody Estate Car (#344, originally #27F)”

  1. Fine Stone Miniatures

    Interesting words and picture. I’m pleased to hear that you think it’s a Plymouth – I was always of that opinion.

  2. Great story detail Bruce, I have the same car, just not in as nice condition. I’ve used some of your post along with my photos here: thegarageblog.com/garage/an-american-woody/

  3. graviguts – Glad that you found this writeup useful. It took a bit of web research, which was kind of fun. The whole purpose of sharing research such as this is that so others can benefit from it also, and I’m glad that you could.

  4. It is a Plymouth and it’s one of the most common of the older Dinkys. I have several and they’re always available on Ebay. I think there were a few made late in the run in gray and yellow. Dinky always grouped this model with it’s farm models, never in the passenger car line.

  5. PAcarhauler – Thanks for the confirmation that the car is a Plymouth. That seems to be the universal conclusion.

  6. Off the wall request if you don’t mind…I’m doing some research on a film that uses, what I believe are Dinky toys in a miniature set. I’m trying to determine the size of the creature and it would be helpful if I knew the size of the car and truck. It looks like your Woody but I can’t make out the truck. The film is The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms and you can see the stills on my blog , animjerk.blogspot.com/ The pics are on the first page. I’d be grateful for any help.

  7. pennycig, the car looks like it is this one which is about 1/48 scale. The truck like like a plastic "Pyro" which is about the same scale. About 5 inches long.

  8. pennycig – That woody in the photos is almost definitely this Dinky. Every minor design detail of my Dinky matches the vehicle seen in the photos. Although the photos aren’t in color, it seems clear that the vehicle in the photos has been repainted; the combination of a dark roof with a light hood, seen in the photos, is not consistent with any of the original colors in which the toy was sold. The toy is exactly 4 inches long.

  9. Many thanks to both The Brucer and PAcarhauler. I really appreciate you taking the time to look at the photos on the blog. The information is very helpful to me. The Pyro truck was a good lead. I found one online that is a dead on match. They were definitely repainted, which would be necessary make the set up more convincing. Thanks again to you both.

  10. it’s a cool give-away.

  11. Yeah. It’s a load of work for us peons though.

  12. I want one

  13. I’ll see if I can’t sneak one off the pile :)

  14. As a peon, I am less than happy with all the glue under the nails!!

    But, it was better than putting the new stickers on

  15. It is a backwards atm. You put money in and it keeps it. But it beeps and talks while doing it. So that’s fun.

  16. Yeah. It sounds fun now. But wait till you have to take 35 of them out of the box. Carefully peel off the decals. Put on new decals. Then carefully put them back in the box. And there aren’t even any extra for my trophy room :(

  17. we have a trophy room?

  18. Sssssshhhh. I’m trying to spread a rumor that we have a mansion.

  19. oh, right, right!

    now i remember! it’s located next to the solarium.

    our place is so huge that i keep forgetting where we’ve put all the rooms! ah ha ha!

    (psst—was that convincing?)

  20. yeah. good jorb.

  21. HAHAHAHAHA!!!

    you’ve got the heart of a champeen!

    the heart of a champeen!

    laughing!!

  22. its funny and i have no idea whats going on!! well with the plastic atms that you get to play with, lol

  23. I work for an atm company. So our best 35 customers or so get these (less than) fun toys to play with for christmas. Oh, they are so lucky. Just ask benchilada.

  24. aww, you gotta send him one too!!! lol

  25. My Little Pony!!

  26. yuck.

  27. my little pony!!!
    i would also be dissapointed with the baywatch game(i think its one for the shelf)

  28. OOO This kinda stuff is getting much harder to come by these days, nice collection :o )

  29. Pepa Avellana

    I’m from a flickr grup about childhood toys. It would be great that you will add this photo there!!

    I give you the link!
    http://www.flickr.com/groups/eljuguetedemiinfancia/

  30. Hi, I’m an admin for a group called kawaii dolls and toys, and we’d love to have this added to the group!

  31. Eye Shutter To Think Photography

    Too cool. I want to redo my guest room into an all 80’s room (complete with holly hobbie sheets)

  32. Cute!!

  33. I think you’re right. It looks like a "Bernardiner" :o )

  34. So lovely!

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