Snetterton "International"
September 17th ON September 17th the Snetterton Motor Racing Club organised the first International meeting. Regrettably, through no fault of the organisers, it was International in name only, but nevertheless…
Dinky Toys have brought out an articulated AEC tractor unit and trailer to 42 : 1 scale, which measures 8-9/32 in. overall and is cast in much detail, including suspension components. It sells for £1.22 and the trailer is detachable from the tractor. Ref. No. is 915. To the same scale there is a Dinky Toys Land Rover breakdown crank, priced at 94p. New military Dinkys include a 1/32nd-scale Commando Jeep (No. 612), with Vickers “K” 0.5 in. calibre machine guns, which is 4-1/4 in. long and costs 85p.
The last Lesney “Matchbox” miniature we have news of is a 4-3/4 in. 92-to-1 -scale Londoner K-15 omnibus with double-doors which open when a switch is pressed. This Super King model costs 70p.—W.B.