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UNKNOWN SPLIT VW RUBBER 00

It shows some resemblance to the Finnish Nokia rubber split, but the maker is unknown. The toy is made of foam rubber, the wheels are incorporated into the body. The chasis shows details of the indentations of the original split chassis....

UNKNOWN VW BUS PAPER 00

A cardboard VW Passenger Bus, measuring 99 mm when built (like a box). The card board itself measures 200 mm x 150 mm. No mentioning of manufacturer. The only instructions on the board are “Ritzen” (= bend) and “Kleben” (= glue). Also a number: 740.  It most certainly was not approved by th...

UNKNOWN VW BUS PAPER 01

A cardboard smooth gate single VW Pickup Bus with advertising design of AMSTEL BIER, measuring 170 mm when built (like a box). The card board itself measures 365 mm x 270 mm. No mentioning of the manufacturer. There are assembly instructions in Dutch in the lower corner of the card board sheet....

UNKNOWN VW BUS PAPER 02

A cardboard Deluxe VW Micro Bus constructional model that was printed on the back of a cereal box in the 1950s. There are various shades of red, ivory, black and white colors and the details are quite good for a 1950s era, 1/33 scale Volkswagen Bus. No mentioning of the manufacturer. There is also a...

UNKNOWN VW BUS PAPER 03

A cardboard Deluxe VW Micro Bus constructional model that was printed on a heavy card stock in the 1950s. There are various shades of blue / grey and red colors and the details are quite good for a 1950s era, 1/33 scale Volkswagen Bus. No mentioning of the manufacturer....

UNKNOWN VW BUS WOOD 00

The size of this puzzle is 21cm x 33 cm and both the backing and the puzzle pieces are made of laminated plywood. This particular puzzle is made in the image of a 1959 European 23 window Samba. The manufacturer is unknown but the detail are good enough to have been done by Volkswagen A.G....

UNKNOWN VW BUS WOOD 01

A wooden puzzle in the shape of a barndoor VW Kastenwagen. This one is 22 cm wide by 25 cm high and has eight pieces. Seldom found and also produced as a 23 window VW Samba Bus. Volkswagen did not allow third parties to use their logo. So perhaps this puzzle is issued by VW?...

UNKNOWN VW BUS WOOD 02

A VW Pickup Bus that is very large and made out of wood. The length is 870mm, height is 165mm, width is 185mm and the scale is about1/4.8 ! The construction is made out of wood and the proportions are not very accurate. Solid rubber tires with metal hubcaps mounted on metal axles and then attached t...

VOLKSWAGENWERK VW V30 PROTOTYPE

On June 22, 1934 “Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche GmbH, Konstruktionen und Beratung für Motoren- und Fahrzeugbau” received the final order from the “Reichsverband der Automobilindustrie (RDA)” (the Association of the German Reich of the Automotive Industry) to construct and build the Volkswagen. It was mea...

WIKING SPLIT VW LARGE SCALE PROTOTYPE V1

WIKING was founded by Friedrich Karl Peltzer in 1932. WIKING's beginnings were in producing ship models in 1:1,250 scale. Before and during World War II these models, made of lead based zamac, were used by the German military for training purposes. They were usually marked "WM" on their bases. Befor...

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