493* Mettoy. Mercedes-style Racing Car and Streamlined Saloon, c. 1930s, a diecast clockwork toy model chrome-plated finish with tinplate-wheels with working steering & handbrake; together with a Mettoy streamlined saloon clockwork diecast toy model in original cream paint finish, together with another smaller tinplate friction-drive toy saloon car (3)
£100-150
495* Porsche 356A. A good early post-war tinplate “Sixmobile” toy model by Gescha Germany, c. 1950s, clockwork variable sixspeed selector mechanism and automatic self-steering model in original dark blue paint finish (1)
£100-200
496* Racing Motorboats - “Miss England”. Two versions from 1930s-1940s, including a Streamlined light alloy spiritfired hot-tube powered racing speedboat, contained in original cardstock box, together with a painted wooden clockwork toy model speedboat also entitled “Miss England”, c. 1930s, largest 14 in (35cm) (2)
494* Pickfords Removers & Storers. A rare pre-war showroom display model of a Company Pantechnicon 6-wheeled Van, c. 1930s, of wooden and metal construction professionally built and decorated in distinctive white lettering on a dark blue ground, excellent detail including fitted cab with seats & steering-wheel, glazed screen and doors, raised moulding & beading with pin-striping to panels, side-lights to front wings and chrome-plated brass radiator surround & grille, raised on turned hardwood wheels, headlamps lacking, 22 in (56cm) (1)
498* Schucho - “Studio” Mercedes. A tinplate clockwork racing car c. 1930s, pale green livery, contained in original box with key & accessories including quick-lift jack and instruction leaflet; together with another early post-war Schuco Ferrari “1070” clockwork tinplate racing car, both good original condition (2)
£100-150
£100-150
497* Schuco 3000 “Telesteering Car”. A boxed tinplate clockwork toy c. 1930s, apparently unused in its original decorative fitted card-box (box distressed), four-speed gears, complete with remote-control steering apparatus, set of wooden pylons and key, together with two other later Schuco tinplate Mercedes racing cars, c1950s (one distressed); also with rare “Startix” tinplate clockwork Jaguar MkI Saloon and Sunbeam Alpine models c1950s, a “Scalex” MG TF toy model, an Alfa Romeo “Disco Volante” tinplate friction-drive toy model, and a “Pendine Racer” boxed pre-war racing car toy, various conditions (8)
499* Schuco. Formula 1 and Formula 2 Racing Cars, c. 1960s-1970s, a good group of tinplate & plastic constructed clockwork toy models including Ferrari, Brabham, Lotus, Matra, Tyrrell, JPS Lotus, BMW etc, well-detailed with working suspension and steering features, detachable wheels with rubber tyres, little used condition three in original package boxes (8)
£100-200
£200-300
£500-800
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