Dinkum Classics

[draknoir2]

What's the deal with them... are they still in business? As far as I can tell they no longer have a website.

[SS Commodore]

stopped in 2000 I think, 1/24 Mad Max was the last one.

[BILLFORD1]

As far as I know, I think they may have pulled the plug. Hard to compete with 1/43 relatively basic models against the likes of Biante & CCs for the 'Aust models' market when the last 2 mentioned are putting out models with pretty much all the goodies, for comparable money. I still have a couple of Mustangs & XBs to remind me of 'The Good Old days' when models of Australian built cars were as scarce as chooks teeth & cost about the same !!

[biante2959]

I have over 60 1:43 made by Dinkum Classics.I started buying them back in the late 70's.I remember thinking that $19.95 was a lot to pay for a model car.What a shame there still not produced.A great loss to the model car industry.

[XR8]

My two most treasured models in my collection are my two DJR XD and XE Falcons built by Dinkum in the early '80's..

I drooled over the adverts in the magazines of the time & it took me 20 years to be able to afford to get them.
Availability & condition being the biggest factor there I suppose.

It's a real shame to hear that they are closed up, I'm sure that they started the diecast dream for a lot of us here.

Ed :)

[Oh Five]

dinkum were my first introduction to the model game ( I have had therapy, and deleted trax from the memory:rolleyes: )
I have all the Brock bathurst winners and some sister cars, they were good at the time, but looking back...bloody dear $175 ea for a 1:43.

[draknoir2]

I haven't seen their other stuff, but the MM2 Interceptor impresses the hell outta me! Glad I was able to find one.

It's even got the little booby-trap under the gas tank!