We're told here that some press release readers thought the brand new Crosley car was triangular。 They were wrong， of course – looking at it it was practically two-dimensional。 Yes， we're in the world of the "that'll never get up a hill"， "shall I give it a push-start or shall I just let the cat lean on it？" and the "how the heck am I supposed to fit into that？！"， so you can forget your fins， your chrome and your V12s。 This is about the dinky （if not almost the Dinky） - the wee， economical littl We're told here that some press release readers thought the brand new Crosley car was triangular。 They were wrong， of course – looking at it it was practically two-dimensional。 Yes， we're in the world of the "that'll never get up a hill"， "shall I give it a push-start or shall I just let the cat lean on it？" and the "how the heck am I supposed to fit into that？！"， so you can forget your fins， your chrome and your V12s。 This is about the dinky （if not almost the Dinky） - the wee， economical little nippers that never looked right with an adult person getting out， but that could be parked on a dollar， and lifted back into the driving lane for want of a reverse gear。 It's a world where the 1936 Fiat 500 looks practically large。 （Note I didn't say practical。）The book is very nicely structured – it's a fun browse for the non-specialist， and I guess the databanks for every model concerning their chassis size and brake horsepower are relevant for the petrol-heads。 Full-colour portrait pictures are the order of the day， where possible， with a well-measured text for each car， seldom getting too nerdy and generally sticking to what I would consider worthwhile knowing。 Small essays， concerning things such as the UK road tax of the 1910s and 1920s， pepper things， but it is all about the cars。 And despite their lack of pulling power （both as regards trailers and the opposite sex） I know they would be well-loved by certain people。 And this book will generate the same fondness， too – the chronology of these toy-sized runarounds will be educational to many。 Four and a half stars。 。。。more