1983: DINKY TOY Collectors at the GLOUCESTER Swap Meet | Collecting Now | Retro Toys | BBC Archive
"This is the serious face of collecting." Mike Dornan visits Gloucester leisure centre, where avid collectors and aficionados of vintage Dinky vehicles have gathered from far and wide for a "swap meet". What is it about collecting toys that brings people here from as far afield as France, Australia and Dubai? This clip is from Collecting Now, originally broadcast 19 January, 1983. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?...

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