A classic Dinky! This Foden is in satin chocolate brown with black chassis and mudguards. The 1st type DG 'exposed radiator' cab has silver grille, headlights, bumper and side flashes. This is an early issue without a tow hook or tank slits in the chassis, and with a '20' sign on one rear mudguard. The wheels have brown ridged hubs with the correct black 'herringbone' tyres, including the rear-mounted spare.
This is a nice example with very little paint damage. There are a couple of chips at one corner of the cab roof, a few small one on the load bed and some rubbing to the edges of the mudguards. The chassis does have a slight twist in it - I've tried to show this in the photos, but it is only slight! The tyres are very good, apart from the spare which has some small cracks, and the axles are almost rust-free.
In an early plain card box with a red, white and greyscale illustrated label on top and a red and white label on one end. The box has suffered some exposure to damp, so has some mould marks and rusty staples but no splits.
Scale: 1:48
Length: 188mm.
Approx Years: 1947 - 1948
Condition: Excellent, box Fair
Shipping Weight: 450g
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