French Dinky 568
French Dinky 568 Berliet Fire Escape. Near mint plus/boxed, with packing & both Instruction Leaflets. A sought-after model.
Price: £385.00
This item is no longer for sale, price for reference only.
Notes
This Fire Engine model is presented in a colourfully illustrated box with a dramatic fire rescue scene depicted.
Vivid red and silver finish, grey interior, red painted concave wheels on this Berliet model. Untarnished ladders. Well-shaped original tyres and bright metal winding handle and cuffs.
Displays well.
Occasioanl little mark at a raised detail/exposed edge and the expected couple of little marks on the roof support where the ladder rests (often found with more marks than this).
The colourfully illustrated card box is strongly-coloured, clean and complete, with the French Dinky Factory Control Stamp on the inside of the box lid. Colours are day-one bright throughout including the box base. Traces of the old tape which kept the lid closed, and a very small area of surface loss at a lid end.
Inside you will find the card packing insert (few little tears, due to model movement):
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