I would be interested to hear any opinions or information on the following two items I have in my collection:
Silver Cloud III in metallic red. this one caught my eye due to the B reg numberplates (usually they are G - K reg on this colour scheme. Further investigation showed it to have the earlier base with no holes to fix to the plastic plinth, and no "UK" on the patent number. The doors and bonnet are painted gold inside - I have seen several Dinkies where parts have been overpainted in this way. However, the strangest thing is that the interior seems to have been painted cream over the original orange plastic. The rivet looks original, and I certainly couldn't persuade the base to come off with a bit of pull.


The trim on the sidelights and rear lights is the same style as used on the gold and turquoise versions, not like the other red versions I have seen.



Where the paint has chipped, the shiny undercoat remains visible on the doors and bonnet, but appears to have chipped off with the top coat on the bodyshell.

The second is a Ford Escort. This is finished in white, which is listed in Ramsays but doesn't seem to appear often. Unlike other Escorts I have seen, the base is painted in the body colour instead of left plated. Because of this, the bumpers have been painted silver. Of course, being one of those items which screws together, it is easy to take these apart to repaint, although the general "feel" of the paintwork matches my blue example well. It came with the remains of a shiny gold box, and the seller claimed that the toy had been given away at a dinner.