A friend has asked me to keep an eye out for a Divco van at a reasonable price,mind you I would`nt mind one for myself either.
Do you guys know where I might get on or two for a good price?
Thanks James
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Jay Leno has one. I'm not sure whether or not it's for sale though. 
Here's a bunch at Diecast Direct: http://www.diecastdirect.com/a...x=25&Search.y=18
The operative words are "reasonable price," and AMT's $29.95 unit price doesn't fit that notion.
ZW bob. What truck? I didn't see it!
Bobby;
Hate to break the bad news, but for decent near scale items, that is not a bad price. I've paid more for a plastic kit.
I got mine from diecastdieect.com. They have a good assortment and are good to deal with. I feel their prices by-in-large are pretty reasonable. Bo 
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That 1984 model on eBay (uh, the Divco truck ), looks like they have looked for
some time, although I haven't seen any lately. They have been around a long time,
as has that styling, but I wonder HOW LONG has that styling been generally unchanged? I know there was an earlier versiion, but don't know the cutoff date
between it and this one....this has a Ford six, I am guessing a 300 cu. in. one as
used in pickups at that time....earlier ones used a side valve 4 cylinder Continental
engine (I think!).
Thanks guys & Nicole,it 1/1 would be nice but would not fit onto the layouts
Jay Leno may sell if I wave a few $ under his nose.
l`ll still keep an eye out as those are still too expensive for us guys this side of the pond with shipping etc.
Merry Christmas every one James
If you don't necessarily need a 'new' van, you might be able to find a good condition Dinky model that may suit. I seem to remember that they made some back in the '60s.
At Manny's Diecast $19.99 gets you an HO version. O gauge start at 29.99 and jump to $34.99 for two color liveries.
Shipping to the UK has to be the deal killer for items from North American sources.
Originally Posted by jay jay:
Shipping to the UK has to be the deal killer for items from North American sources.
Those of us over here in Europe have no choice though for most things. I try to order in bulk where possible, and that spreads the cost over several items. But it's not cheap to ship train stuff over, and then there is 21% tax and the customs handling fees on top of that (They even tax the shipping charges here!) On average it adds 40-50% minumum to the prices that you pay in the USA.
Originally Posted by N.Q.D.Y.:
If you don't necessarily need a 'new' van, you might be able to find a good condition Dinky model that may suit. I seem to remember that they made some back in the '60s.
Nicole Did not know Dinky made any,would think though they would be more expensive due to their age.
And boy don`t our goverments know how to charge!
James
