DINKY TOYS NO 240 - COOPER CLIMAX  T51  RACING CAR .

EXTREMELY RARE , ABSOLUTELY STUNNING , " MUCH SOUGHT AFTER "  1963  DINKY TOYS NO 240  - COOPER CLIMAX  T51 RACING CAR IN  NEAR MINT  ORIGINAL  CONDITION WITH THE  ORIGINAL  BOX . THIS PARTICULAR DINKY WAS MADE IN ENGLAND IN 1963 AND THIS HAS BEEN CHECKED BASED ON THE HANDWRITTEN PRICE OF  3/11 ( 3 SHILLING & 11 PENCE )   ON THE SIDE OF THE ORIGINAL BOX . DINKY'S PRICE LIST DATED MAY 1963  ( WHICH WAS WHEN THE COOPER  CLIMAX WAS LAUNCHED )  SHOWS A RETAIL PRICE OF 3/11 .  

THIS EXTREMELY  RARE ,  ABSOLUTELY STUNNING DINKY TOYS NO 240  COOPER CLIMAX  T51 RACING CAR  HAS THE FOLLOWING  UNIQUE FEATURES ;  A) DETACHABLE ENGINE COWL  .  B) DETAILED  ENGINE C)  4 - WHEEL SUSPENSION D ) WINDSCREEN , DRIVER , STEERING WHEELS & RUBBER TYRES . WORLDWIDE ,  THIS PARTICULAR DINKY COOPER CLIMAX  IN  EXCELLENT CONDITION ,  IS EXTREMELY RARE !!!!!

IMPORTANT , PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE DESCRIPTION AND EXAMINE ALL 13  OF THE PICTURES  BEFORE BIDDING ON THIS ITEM . 

VERY IMPORTANT , KINDLY PLEASE  TAKE NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH BOTH THE MODEL &  ORIGINAL BOX ARE  IN EXCELLENT  CONDITION , THEY MAY SHOW SOME VERY SMALL SIGNS OF OBVIOUS AGE / SHELF WEAR BEARING IN MIND THAT THEY WERE  MADE 57 YEARS AGO IN 1963 . SEE PICTURES NO 1 TO 13 . 

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, THE QUALITY AND DETAIL OF THESE DINKY'S IS AS GOOD AS THE CORGI'S MADE IN THE 1960'S IN GT BRITAIN .   

THIS EXTREMELY RARE ,  ABSOLUTELY  STUNNING ,   " MUCH SOUGHT AFTER "  1963 DINKY TOYS NO 240  - COOPER CLIMAX T51 RACING CAR  WAS  MY MOST PRIZED DINKY  IN MY COLLECTION AND IT WILL BE VERY , VERY SAD TO SEE IT GO.