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ALPS VW CONVERTIBLE

ALPS SHOJI Ltd. made battery-operated mechanical toys (robots, cars, musical chimps, clowns, wind-up animals) and produced some of the better quality Japanese toys throughout the post-war years. Alps Shoji Ltd. Tokyo, Japan was founded in 1948 and was specialized in toy vehicles and novelties. A lot...
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BANDAI VW BUS V4

BANDAI was founded in 1950, when Naoharu Yamashina took over a former textile wholesales company, that he himself had restructured into distributing toys. He renamed it BANDAI, which was derived from the Chinese phrase for "things that are eternal." At this time the firm was mainly selling celluloid...
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BANDAI VW CONVERTIBLE V1

BANDAI was founded in 1950, when Naoharu Yamashina took over a former textile wholesales company, that he himself had restructured into distributing toys. He renamed it BANDAI, which was derived from the Chinese phrase for "things that are eternal." At this time the firm was mainly selling celluloid...
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BANDAI VW CONVERTIBLE V2

BANDAI was founded in 1950, when Naoharu Yamashina took over a former textile wholesales company, that he himself had restructured into distributing toys. He renamed it BANDAI, which was derived from the Chinese phrase for "things that are eternal." At this time the firm was mainly selling celluloid...
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BANDAI VW CONVERTIBLE V3

BANDAI was founded in 1950, when Naoharu Yamashina took over a former textile wholesales company, that he himself had restructured into distributing toys. He renamed it BANDAI, which was derived from the Chinese phrase for "things that are eternal." At this time the firm was mainly selling celluloid...
Published in: BANDAI

BANDAI VW CONVERTIBLE V4

BANDAI was founded in 1950, when Naoharu Yamashina took over a former textile wholesales company, that he himself had restructured into distributing toys. He renamed it BANDAI, which was derived from the Chinese phrase for "things that are eternal." At this time the firm was mainly selling celluloid...
Published in: BANDAI

BANDEIRANTE CABRIO VW PEDAL CAR

In 1940, the Italian entrepreneur Nunzio Briguglio started a company named INDÚSTRIAS BANDEIRANTE manufacturing toys and children's playgrounds. In 1952, the US investors C. W. McKinney and H. L. Bewick bought the company from Nunzio Briguglio and founded the TOYS BANDEIRANTE on June 24, 1952. BAND...

BERGER & MÖSSNER KdF WAGEN VW

The German Company BERGER & MÖSSNER Modelbau produced this 1/15th scale KdF Wagen to be presented on Febuary 15, 1938 to Dr. Ley, head of the Deutsche Arbeitsfront. BERGER & MÖSSNER Modellbau was founded in 1922 by Julius Berger and Wilhelm Mössner. In 1932, Prof. Dr. hc. Ferdina...

BUDDY L VW BUS

The first BUDDY L Volkswagen Bus toy was introduced in 1966 in the mostly recognized white over red version. All factory versions are 23 window Samba VW Bus models with a body made of pressed steel. The body is made in two sections; a roof with cut out windows snaps in place on the lower body that h...
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CABRIO VW PEDAL CAR - UNKNOWN-01

This VW Cabrio pedal car was produced in Portugal and the manufacturer is unknown. The VW pedal car is on display in the Museum of Toys located in Portugal. If you have any additional information about the VW pedal car, please let us know....

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