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Red '''Mersey Tunnel Police Van''' with a silver radiator, headlights, and protruding bumper. “Police” is printed on a white on black label on the top of the cab, and “Mersey Tunnel” in yellow on both doors. The van has a squat trunk. 1955-61
Red '''Mersey Tunnel Police Van''' with a silver radiator, headlights, and protruding bumper. "Police" is printed on a white on black label on the top of the cab, and "Mersey Tunnel" in yellow on both doors. The van has a squat trunk. 1955-61


This is one of the few Dinky toys whose real life counterpart managed to be even more garish than its model, with a red and yellow colour scheme that can only be described as distinctive because nobody else would ever consider it. As they were limited to the area around the tolled Mersey Tunnels, these vehicles could probably get away with looking a bit naff.
==The original vehicle==
This is one of the few Dinky Toys whose real life counterpart managed to be even more garish than its model, with a red and yellow colour scheme that can only be described as distinctive because nobody else would ever consider it. As they were limited to the area around the tolled Mersey Tunnels, these vehicles could probably get away with looking a bit naff.
 
==Promotional images==
{{BigPic|Dinky_Toys_255_-_Mersey_Tunnel_Police_Van.jpg|Dinky Toys No.255, Mersey Tunnel Police Van, Catalogue image ''circa'' ~1956}}
{{BigPic|Dinky_Toys_255_-_Mersey_Tunnel_Police_Van_(MM_1958-01).jpg|1958 advert image}}


{{Links}}
{{Links}}
*[http://dtcawebsite.org/dinky-forum/2-dtca-forum/62-255-mersey-tunnel-police-van Mersey Tunnel Police Van Photos and Discussion (dtcawebsite.org)]
*[http://dtcawebsite.org/dinky-forum/2-dtca-forum/62-255-mersey-tunnel-police-van Mersey Tunnel Police Van Photos and Discussion (dtcawebsite.org)]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersey_Tunnels Mersey Tunnels (wikipedia.org)]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersey_Tunnels Mersey Tunnels (wikipedia.org)]

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Dinky Toy

Mersey Tunnel Police Van (Dinky Toy 255)

File:Dinky Toys 255 - Mersey Tunnel Police Van.jpg Dinky 255 Mersey Tunnel Police Van (i)
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Model 255
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Arch Two , Area 21
Classic Dinky Toys (John Durrant Collection)
Shelf 4


Red Mersey Tunnel Police Van with a silver radiator, headlights, and protruding bumper. "Police" is printed on a white on black label on the top of the cab, and "Mersey Tunnel" in yellow on both doors. The van has a squat trunk. 1955-61

The original vehicle

This is one of the few Dinky Toys whose real life counterpart managed to be even more garish than its model, with a red and yellow colour scheme that can only be described as distinctive because nobody else would ever consider it. As they were limited to the area around the tolled Mersey Tunnels, these vehicles could probably get away with looking a bit naff.

Promotional images

File:Dinky Toys 255 - Mersey Tunnel Police Van.jpg
Dinky Toys No.255, Mersey Tunnel Police Van, Catalogue image circa ~1956
File:Dinky Toys 255 - Mersey Tunnel Police Van (MM 1958-01).jpg
1958 advert image


External links

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