If it's true that big boys love big toys, they also love small ones. For most of the 20th century, diecast cars have been one of the most popular collecting categories among males of all ages.

A rare collection of 2,000 Dinky toys and other cars and trains which has been lovingly built up over 50 years could fetch £250,000 at auction next week. Retired car dealer Raymond Hainsworth, 78, and ...

Dinky Toys celebrates its 75th anniversary this year as continuing enthusiasm for its miniature die-cast vehicles drives values to record highs - in some cases they are more expensive than a real car.

A collection of model Dinky Toys cars accumulated over 35 years have been sold for a staggering £350,000. The rare set of around 1,600 figures toy vehicles had been amassed by Dutch collector Robert ...

For most grown-ups, toy cars are something that used to be fun when they were kids. But a select band of collectors is willing to spend thousands of pounds on top-of-the-range mini-motors. "In the ...

The rarest model was a Dinky 139 Ford Consul Cortina, South African Issue, which has a bright green interior A Dinky toy collection of about 3,500 cars has fetched £150,000 at an auction of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ken McRae, 66, has become an expert on Dinky toys since he began collecting them in earnest in the 1980s. The ...

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The rarest model was a Dinky 139 Ford Consul Cortina, South African Issue, which has a bright green interior A Dinky toy collection of about 3,500 cars has fetched £150,000 at an auction of ...

The rarest model was a Dinky 139 Ford Consul Cortina, South African Issue, which has a bright green interior A Dinky toy collection of about 3,500 cars has fetched £150,000 at an auction of ...