Here is the second commission from my customer. A French Dinky Toys, No. 519 Simca 1000. Done in original blue but was offered in red. I cleaned up the window glass and polished the axles and hubs. Tires are replacements. Very nice model to work on. It has spring suspension and it works freely. It turns by pushing down to the left or right, the front axle then shits in the slot and make the car turn in that direction. Easy model for the first time builder or restorer to attempt. Give it a try.
This is as I received the car along with the Corgi Morris Mini Minor in a previous thread.


Now the rest of the story!
As Received and disassembled.

Then we have the stripping, primer and painted Chassis. Interior and glass Cleaned and ready.

Then we have the Painted parts ready for assembly.

Finally, the finished model. Enjoy.

Again, This was a fun model to build and anyone should be able to tackle this car.
Jim

Superb job, Jim.

Querry: Did your client want both cars in the same light blue?

If you compare side by side you will see that this one is darker blue. These are Corgi (other thread) and French Dinky. Both originally Blue but different blues. Again a stock color of mine. Not many blue Corgi or Dinky I don\'t have in stock and have to mix. The other color this model came is was Red. The Morris Mini Minor only came in the lighter blue.

The original pics of the Morris Mini is the correct color. The French Simca was repainted by the owner when he was a kid. They both recently came to his attention while cleaning up around the houes. Sound familiar???

don\'t we love rhetorical questions???

Hey, you asked. LOL