Dinky Toys 290 Double Deck Bus 'DUNLOP'
Double Deck Bus 'DUNLOP' by Dinky Toys, No. 290. Scarce version in DEEPER GREEN & CREAM with GREEN PLASTIC WHEELS! Circa 1962. Very near mint/boxed. Very fresh picture box. Another scarce version from The Reference Collection.
Notes
Issued circa 1962 with a type 3 Leyland grille, this classic Dinky bus has green plastic wheels – not an easy version to find. This Bus model presents well with a lustrous deeper green and cream paint finish, green plastic wheels, treaded tyres. Sloping lettering is virtually complete on both sides.
Hard to find a mark to the paint finish but closest inspection finds a few retouches (wheel arches for instance).
Correct late issue lighter yellow pictorial box. Crisp and vividly-coloured. Looks like old shop stock with correct colour spot. Lightest wear.
You may like
Dinky 199 Austin Se7en Countryman
Austin Seven Countryman by Dinky Toys, No. 199. Very, very near mint/boxed. Powder blue (NOT sky blue) issue, red interior, shiny black base. From The Berlin Collection.
Dinky Toys 106 Thunderbirds 2 & 4
Thunderbirds 2 & 4 by Dinky Toys, No. 106. Very near mint/boxed (window box issue). Version with BLACK BASE & RED LEGS. From The Berlin Collection.
Dinky Toys 477 Parsley's Car
Parsley's Car (Morris Oxford Bull-nosed) by Dinky Toys, No. 477. Near mint plus/boxed. From The Berlin Collection.


