No. 710 Bonanza - A Rare Dinky Bonanza"Gluck Wit......."

[Tomtom]

Anybody heard of this item listed ebay Uk? Comments
#290583624717

[grwebster]

This is a known promotional model made exclusively for a german firm, not sold at retail. It is referred to by Sue Richardson and me in our separate books on Dinky Toys.
Dinky did this type of promotion with its delivery trucks and vans over the years also sold at retail, but never before with an aircraft toy.

[Tomtom]

Thanks GR,went back to your book and it's mentioned!!
What caught my eye in the ebay listing was the nice color green paint job.
I am not as knowledgeable on the diecast models as alot ofpeople on this board-my main collection is plastic model kits.
Still,I love the Solido and Mercury planes and Solido missile/vehicle diecast.

[grwebster]

Tom, the ebay seller was quite knowledgeable and his description is totally accurate, {well, except one thing, perhaps, which stood out to me - I was not aware that there were 500 documented Vulcans. We once did a census at TPN and came up with 100 but that was 20 years ago, so perhaps 200 have by now appeared?}.
The price for the Bonanza seems exaggerated IMHO but UK Dinky Collectors may pay a lot for that elusive toy.

Thanks for buying my book, Tom, I was and am still considering doing another book on the other classic vintage metal die cast makers, Solido, Tekno, Mercury, Tootsietoy, Midgetoy, Manoil, Erie, Lone Star, Edison, Play Me, also 1950s Wiking, Siku, Cox Showcase, Hubley, Palitoy, and Renwal aircraft toys in plastic, pre 1980 Corgi/Lintoy/ERTL, and finally ending with Aero Mini. The problem is that it will take a minimum of 8 months at least to do right, drawing upon the other expert collectors, and there just are not enough passionate collectors willing to pay for an expensive, hard cover, quality book to cover the expense.

My Dinky Book, Dinky Toys Aircraft -1934-1979, was a full year's work of passion. It could not have been done without the collaboration of John Beugels and Sir George Cox. I didn't care if it sold in any quantity, I had the idea for 10 years before starting it, but to undertake another similar effort for the other makers is probably not going to happen. My wife and kids would be furious with me, for one thing! For those who do not know about this book, the current version can be previewed and purchased at

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2587632

I did write another book, Collecting Miniature Toy Aircraft, which covers the field of aircraft toy collecting but this effort was originally done for my children and not for public sale, but many friends wanted a copy so it too is available for preview and sale at

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2804968

I admire Tone's posting here on this forum the definitive index of all the tin aircraft toys, a massive effort, as this would have been the basis for a definitive book on Tin Aircraft Toys, but the same constraints would apply. It just would not make commercial sense to do a book, IMHO.

[grwebster]

This item got 2 bids and just sold for $810.58. {!!}

[norri]

i've got a template of the decals (well somewhere, i'd have to track it down) which you're welcome to if you'd like to do your own. went to all the effort of getting them, then lost interest.

would much rather restore phantoms and jugs