I have a few of the Winna and Hardray Toys in my collection but have very little knowledge of the brands.
What I do know is that I have a model with Hardray embossed in the casting and others with Winna in the underside of the model. At least one of the Winna models also has the initials F.H.E embossed as well. I was informed that both Winna and Hardray are from the same Melbourne based manufacturer in the 1950’s, but beyond that I can only speculate that in ‘F.H.E’ the ‘F’ is an initial, ‘H’ is is Hardray, and the ‘E’ might be Engineering or Enterprises.
Some of the models have wheels that are similar to the early Brent Toy ‘Brentware’ castings, just not sure which came first, but the Winna’s appear to include both plastic and bakelite wheel variations.
Without knowing what else to call it as it could be a narrow sports car two -seater or a wide single-seater racer. In any case it is a Winna.
Restored in red by Trevor at Doctor Diecast.
The underside shows the same simple axle placement as the Brentoys and others. The identification is Winna F.H.E.
Australian made Winna branded die-cast toy car. Similar to Tootsie Toys models.
This is a restoration by Dr Diecast (Thanks Trev!) colour matched to the traces of green that were left on the almost bare metal.
The underneath includes the F.H.E and Winna branding. There is no number in this one. I am told that Winna and Hardray are from the same company.
If you have any information on Australian Made toys like the Winna or Hardray range I would appreciate hearing from you via the Tonys Toys Contact page.
- A Pope Product Diecast Toy
- Australian Micro Models
- Brentoy or Brentware Models
- Kookaburra Die-cast Model Cars
- Merry Toys
- Other Australian Toys
- Streamlux Toys
- Strong Product Toys
- Tuckerbox Series Toy Cars
- Weico Models