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Volkswagen models, promotionals and toys have been produced in many scales, colors and materials over the years.  Some of the most popular and desirable are of the Split Window Volkswagen era. Because of the German origin of the Volkswagen and the country of the best tin toy manufacturers of th...

In 1946 the PRÄMETA Company (Cologne, Germany) was founded by Dr. von Soiron and his wife. In the beginning they mainly produced hinges and pharmaceutical aids, but also bicycle parts!! The Company cooperated with a company called Postel Spritzguss. Although sold and marketed by PRÄMETA, i...

From time to time, this little diecast Oval Window Volkswagen appears at a toy show or on an online auction. The thing that makes this VW mysterious is that it is found with no chassis, with a metal chassis and wheels and sometimes with a plastic chassis with no wheels, molded “MADE IN US ZONE ...

The German firm of TIPP & COMPANY was a manufacturer of tin toys and their facilities were located in the Nürnberg area. The city of Nürnberg was the main toy district area of Germany. Most of the toy manufacturers were located in the Nürnberg area during the 1940's and the largest German toy fa...