In 1987 Matchbox International had bought the name and trade mark from Dinky. Dinky was the old firm that produced the die-cast of England. It was established since a decade in 1930. After buying the Dinky Company, in 1988 Matchbox began to produce Dinky, a scale 1:43 by using a code for inst. DY, DYM and sometime used 5 digits with a different styles of the production for more than 200 designs. (until 2001)
For the die-cast of Land Rover Series I which is a short bearer pickup car “Dinky Collection”. It is green body & windscreen, green wheels, black interior, tan canopy, and black base.
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The first Land Rover was designed in 1948 in the United Kingdom by Maurice Wilks, chief designer at the British car company Rover on his farm in Newborough, Anglesey. It is said that he was inspired by an American World War II Jeep that he used one summer at his holiday home in Wales. The first Land Rover prototype 'centre steer' was built on a Jeep chassis. A distinctive feature is their bodies, constructed of a lightweight rustproof proprietary alloy of aluminium and magnesium called Birmabright. This material was used owing to post war steel shortages and a plentiful supply of post-war aircraft aluminium. This metal's resistance to corrosion was one of the factors that allowed the vehicle to build up a reputation for longevity in the toughest conditions. It is reckoned that 75% of all those ever built are still in use.
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