The Alex Cameron Diecast and Toy Collection Wednesday 9Th May 2018 at 10:00 Viewing: Tuesday 8Th May 10:00-16:00 Morning of Auction from 9:00 Or by Appointment
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Hugo Marsh Neil Thomas Plant (Director) Shuttleworth (Director) (Director) The Alex Cameron Diecast and Toy Collection Wednesday 9th May 2018 at 10:00 Viewing: Tuesday 8th May 10:00-16:00 Morning of auction from 9:00 or by appointment Saleroom One 81 Greenham Business Park NEWBURY RG19 6HW Telephone: 01635 580595 Dave Kemp Bob Leggett Fax: 0871 714 6905 Fine Diecast Toys, Trains & Figures Email: [email protected] www.specialauctionservices.com Dominic Foster Toys Bid Here Without Being Here All you need is your computer and an internet connection and you can make real-time bids in real-world auctions at the-saleroom.com. You don’t have to be a computer whizz. All you have to do is visit www.the-saleroom.com and register to bid - its just like being in the auction room. A live audio feed means you hear the auctioneer at the same time as other bidders. 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Order of Auction Lots Dinky Toys 1-38 Corgi Toys 39-53 Matchbox 54-75 Lone Star & D.C.M.T. 76-110 Other British Diecast 111-151 French Diecast 152-168 German Diecast 152-168 Italian Diecast 183-197 Japanese Diecast 198-208 North American Diecast 209-223 Other Diecast & Models 224-315 Hong Kong Plastics 316-362 British Plastics 363-390 French Plastics 391-460 American Plastics 461-476 Other Plastics 477-537 Tinplate & Other Toys 538-610 Lot 565 Buyers Premium: 17.5% plus Value Added Tax making a total of 21% of the Hammer Price Internet Buyers Premium: 20.5% plus Value Added Tax making a total of 24.6% of the Hammer Price 2 www.specialauctionservices.com Courtesy of Daniel Celerin-Rouzeau and Model Collector magazine (L) and Diecast Collector magazine (R) Alex Cameron was born in Stirling and , with brother Ewen , lived his whole life in the beautiful Stirlingshire countryside, growing up in the picturesque cottage built by his father. Alex had a long and successful career in the banking industry, and although taking early retirement when he began to have health issues, he was still an active member of his community as a local historian and archivist, writing many articles for the parish magazine . From an early age Alex was fascinated by all things motoring related and his collecting habit began as a child when he encountered the new Lesney Matchbox toys - a habit that was to last a lifetime, to encompass just about anything with four wheels. On an early family holiday to France, Alex found a supermarket ‘bargain bin’ of Norev models and his pocket money was soon exchanged for them - this was the beginning of a long lasting interest in collecting plastic model cars: he soon discovered the wonderful models produced in Hong Kong, overlooked at the time but now highly sought after. Another long lasting favourite was the Lone Star / Impy range of models, of which he amassed a fine selection, with some interesting colour variations. Other particular fields of interest included American cars, French cars and vehicles from the former ‘Eastern Bloc’ countries. After surviving a head-on collision in a VW Beetle Alex was left with a great affection for Volkswagens too. Alex regularly attended swapmeets all across the UK and into Europe and was well known to traders and collectors as the person to ask should information on a model be required - he was always happy to share his immense knowledge. Many people will know him from the informative and entertaining articles he wrote for Model Collector magazine in the UK, Passion43 in France and Toy Cars And Models in the USA - always illustrated with excellent photographs of models from his own collection. Alex was the most eclectic of collectors and never felt the need to restrict himself - scale, size, manufacturer, age, country of origin, material or, indeed, quality - from the latest super-detailed resin model to the crudest slushcast, Alex loved them all. He was a great influence and inspiration to many of us . Alex passed away suddenly at home in April 2017, just short of his 70th birthday. It was his wish that his collection, lovingly gathered over his whole lifetime, be sold at auction in the hope that others may continue to enjoy the models that he cherished. If you are attending the auction, or bidding from home, enjoy your day and we hope you find something you like. Carl Inglis Dinky Toys 8. A Hong Kong Dinky Toys 15. French Dinky Toys 549 57/003 Chevrolet Impala, pale yellow Borgward Isabella, turquoise 1. A Hong Kong Dinky Toys body, white roof, red interior, spun body, concave hubs, 24d Plymouth 57/005 Ford Thunderbird, blue body, hubs, in original box, E, box G £60-80 Belvedere, grey body, red roof and red interior, white roof, spun hubs, flash, convex hubs, in original boxes, in original box, E, a few retouches to VG-E, boxes F-G (2) £80-120 roof, possibly factory, box F-G £60-80 16. French Dinky Toys 559 Ford 2. A Hong Kong Dinky Toys Tanus, metallic grey-brown body, 57/003 Chevrolet Impala, US/ concave hubs, 24a Chrysler New Canadian issue, pale yellow body and Yorker, yellow body, green interior, roof, red interior, spun hubs, in original 9. A Scarce Dinky Toys Metallic convex hubs, 552 Chevrolet Corvair, box, E, box G £60-80 Emerald Green 148 Ford Fairlane, off- red body, concave hubs, in original white interior, open windows, spun boxes, G-VG, 552 three tyres replaced, 3. A Hong Kong Dinky Toys hubs, F-G, silver trim retouched boxes P-G (3) £80-120 57/004 Oldsmobile 88, white body, £80-120 red interior, blue roof, spun hubs, in original box, VG-E, box F-G £50-70 10. French Dinky Toys 552 Chevrolet Corvair, pale blue body, off- white interior, concave spun hubs, 532 Lincoln Premiere, metallic green body, dark green roof, concave spun hubs, in 17. French Dinky Toy Cars, 24z original boxes, VG-E, boxes F-G (2) Simca Versailles, 24k Simca Chambord, £80-120 24d Plymouth Belvedere, 554 Opel Rekord, 531 Fiat 1200 Grand Vue, G-VG (5) £80-120 4. A Hong Kong Dinky Toys 57/002 Corvair Monza, red body, 18. French Dinky Toy Cars, white interior, black roof, spun hubs, in 24d Plymouth Belvedere, 555 Ford original box, VG-E, box G, tape repair Thunderbird, 24a Chrysler New Yorker, £50-70 11. French Dinky Toys 550 1402 Ford Galaxie 500, 1419 Coupe Chrysler Saratoga, lilac body, black Ford Thunderbird, 559 Ford Taunus, 5. A Late Post-War Dinky Toys flashes, red interior, concave spun G-E (6) £80-120 39e Chrysler Royal Sedan, cream hubs, 24v Buick Roadmaster, pale body, green ridged hubs, white tyres, F yellow body, dark green roof, convex 19. French Dinky Toy Cars & £80-120 spun hubs, in original boxes, VG-E, Commercials, 543 Renault Floride, boxes G (2) £100-150 24l Vespa 400 2CV, 548 Fiat 1800, 24n 6. 39 Series Dinky Toy Cars, 39e Citroen 11BL, 540 Opel Kadett, 541 Chrysler Royal Sedan (2), first dark blue 12. A Dinky Toys 181 Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz Autocar, 24ut Simca body, second dark green body, 39d light blue body, matt black base, spun Aronde Taxi, F-VG (7) £80-120 Buick Viceroy, grey body, 39c Lincoln hubs, in original lighter yellow box, E, Zephyr, grey body, 39a Packard (2), a few minute chips, box G £50-70 first brown body, second dark green body, P-VG (6) £100-150 13. A Hong Kong Dinky Toys 57/001 Buick Riviera, light blue body, red interior, white roof, spun hubs, in original box, E, box F-G, crushed at one end £50-70 20. French Dinky Toys 1410 Moskvitch, red body, concave 14. French Dinky Toys 532 Lincoln hubs, 24v Buick Roadmaster, blue Premiere, light blue body, silver roof, body, black roof, convex hubs, 24y convex hubs, 24v Buick Roadmaster, Studebaker Commander, orange body, blue body, cream roof, cross-hatched tan roof, convex hubs, 24h Mercedes 7. A Pre-War Dinky Toys 48 inside, convex plated hubs, in original 190SL, cream body, black roof, convex Filling & Service Station, tinplate boxes, VG-E, boxes F-G (2) hubs, in original boxes, G-E, boxes P-G construction, green roof and base, £80-120 (4) £80-120 1935-41, VG, minor chipping £100-150 4 www.specialauctionservices.com 26. Dinky Toys 196 Holden 31. Dinky Toys 449 Chevrolet Special Sedan, metallic bronze body, El Camino, 193 Rambler Cross white roof, spun hubs, 136 Vauxhall Country Station Wagon, 173 Pontiac Viva, metallic blue body, red interior, Parisienne, in original boxes, loose 176 spun hubs, 130 Ford Corsair, metallic Austin A105, grey body, red flash, spun 21. Dinky Toys Two-Tone Issues, red body, off-white interior, spun hubs, Code 3 Bedford Van, VG-E, 449 161 Austin Somerset, black/cream hubs, 278 Vauxhall Ambulance, white detailed, boxes P-G (5) £60-80 body, 172 Studebaker Land Cruiser, body, spun hubs, in original boxes, VG- beige/tan body, another deep pink/ E, boxes P-VG (4) £80-120 32. Dinky Toys Car Group, 132 cream body, 170 Ford Sedan, red/ Packard, 131 Cadillac Eldorado, 170 cream body, 171 Hudson Sedan, Ford Sedan, Morris Oxford, Hillman turquoise/red body, G-VG (6) Minx, 164 Vauxhall Cresta (2), 139a £100-150 Ford Sedan, 139am US Army Staff Car, F-VG (9) £100-150 22. Dinky Toys Hillman Imps, 138 Hillman Imp Saloon, light metallic green body, red interior, 214 Hillman Imp Rally Car, in original boxes, loose 27.