Dinky Toys

Dinky
	Dinky logo used in the late 1960s
Product type	Scale model vehicles
Owner	Mattel (1997–)
Country	U.K.
Introduced	1934 in Liverpool
Related brands	List of model car brands
Markets	Worldwide
Previous owners	Meccano Ltd (1934–1964); Triang (1964–1980); Matchbox (1980s–1997);

Dinky Toys was the brand name for a range of die-cast zamak zinc alloy scale model vehicles, traffic lights, and road signs produced by British toy company Meccano Ltd. They were made in England from 1934 to 1979, at a factory in Binns Road in Liverpool.

Dinky Toys were among the most popular die-cast vehicles ever made – pre-dating other popular die-cast marques, including Corgi, Matchbox and Mattel's Hot Wheels.

Vehicles commercialised under the "Dinky" name include cars, trucks, aircraft, military, ships.

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