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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 …
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.
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.
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 …
Continue reading "Anyone for Golf? The Schuco and Greenlight Golf Mk1s."
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 …
Continue reading "Lamley Daily: Schuco Volkswagen T1 van “VW-Kundendienst” (and a guest)"
(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” …
Continue reading "Has there really already been 10 releases of Club Vee-Dub?"
"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 …
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 …