It's a truth widely acknowledged that anything with the Mooneyes livery on it is instant cool, and in the world of diecast, Hot Wheels are solid proof of that.
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Mooneyes Custom VW Beetle
GTI club: the Schuco Mk1 and TLVN Mk2 Golf GTIs
A side by side with these two has been on the cards since I did a comparison with the two Mk1 Golfs from Schuco and Greenlight back in February. I'm bringing the Schuco car back this time for a head to head with the Mk2 GTI from Tomica's Limited Vintage Neo line.
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Volkswagen SP2
Hot Wheels have always done a sterling service to air cooled Volkswagen enthusiasts. The Beetle and T1 and T2 vans have been present in various forms for a while in a multitude of Hot Wheels lines. The Type 181. The Variant "Squareback". I could go on. Even the VW Brasilia has featured.
Little Cars that Made a Big Impression
April 14, 2020 by Doug Breithaupt In the second half of the 20th Century, five small cars from five different countries made a huge contribution to history of the automobile. Even full-sized, these cars did not take up much space individually, but multiplied by millions, they changed the way that the world moved. The focus …
Lamley Daily: Welly Volkswagen T2
I don't think there are many people out there that don't love Volkswagen Campers, and with my thing for the air cooled VWs, I'm happy to say that we're spoilt for choice these days with diecast versions.
Anyone for another round of Golf?
In this feature, we are going to take another look at this tooling. We are also going to look at one of the tooling variations as well as compare it to some other brands.
Anyone for Golf? The Schuco and Greenlight Golf Mk1s.
Some posts just spring into my head even before I have got the models in my hands. This was one of them. When Modelmatic restocked I jumped on this pair. They looked the bomb in pictures and they're even better when they're infront of you. First of all a little background on the Golf. Conceived …
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Lamley Daily: Schuco Volkswagen T1 van “VW-Kundendienst” (and a guest)
Model: Schuco Volkswagen T1 Van & M2 Volkswagen T1 tow truck. Line: Schuco mainline and M2 Auto Thentics. eBay link: Schuco VW T1 (and for UK customers after the Schuco van go to Modelmatic.) Why I am featuring it: I've got a big soft spot for air cooled VWs. A few of my close friends …
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Has there really already been 10 releases of Club Vee-Dub?
(Greenlight Vee-Dub on ebay) I seriously cannot believe that we are already on series 10 of Club Vee-Dub. I was really excited for the first VW series to come out (2015). I remember being worried about finding them because the only place to find them in my area was the sadly now closed Toys “R” …
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Matchbox celebrates the “pre-crossover” crossovers with the new 1990 VW Golf Country
"Why do this, when you can do THIS?" That seems to be a mantra that most collectors love to see Matchbox embrace. And a few times a year they do. It is a formula that works really well for Matchbox. Some examples: "Why do a Karmann Ghia, when you can do a Karmann Ghia T34 …
The M2 Machines VW Double Cab Camper is insanely cool. Here is how M2 Designer Sean Taylor made it happen.
A few months ago M2 caused quite the stir with their VW Double Cabs. 6 models, all different, all based on the '59/'60 Double Cab Pickup. In typical M2 fashion, the models were highly detailed, but the styles and looks of each represented a different element of the car world, from stock to aftermarket. https://youtu.be/m0zpDYzXs4M …