Date:         Mon, 10 Jul 1995 13:29:34 -0400 (EDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         william killian <killian@gcr.com>
Subject:      Re: Matchbox (Lesney) Cars



On Mon, 10 Jul 1995 EROBINSO@ccmail.sunysb.edu wrote:

> Some of you people a while back were talking about VW toys and such so I
> decided to peruse my childhood Matchbox collection while visiting my mother (a
> fatefull trip for my bus, though).  In my younger years I was quite a collector
> and managed to acquire massive amounts of the little diecast buggers.  I did
> manage to find a couple of VWs but I couldn't find my old catalogs with the
> years of all the different series.

I used to have about a bajillion Matchbox and Hot Wheels.

> 
> First of all I found the "Pizza Van" that someone mentioned.  It is indeed a
> bay-window bus ("Dormobile" it says underneath) with "Pizza Van, We Deliver Day
> and Night" silk-screened in red and green on the sides.  The van is white and
> from 1976 (Wow, I can't believe that this thing is 19 years old!).  Oh yeah, it
> has green tinted windows (no interior) and the sliding door on the _left_ hand
> side.

This was after my time.  Guess I'm a bit older - I was trying to get real 
cars by '76.

> 
> The other one is called "Volkswagen Camper".  It's No. 34 in a series from 1965
> I seem to recall so it's a split window (cool).  The color is silver with
> yellow tinted windows (including the sunroof in a slightly raised roof area). 
> The interior is orange and has facing seats in the rear with a table between. 
> Once again this van is right-hand drive with the side door in the left side
> (these open!).

This sounds like one I had but seem to remember the doors on the right 
side.  I had an earlier version too that was peaa green if I reember 
correctly.  Had so many different versions of bugs its impossible to 
remember.  Had type III fastbacks and other oddities.  I hope I can find 
these at my Dad's house.  I keep looking but they seem to be in one of 
those deep dark recesses.

> 
> Uh, I also found my die-cast Millenium Falcon but you guys probably wouldn't
> care about that.
> 
> Anyway, hope this helps someone.
> 
> -Erik
> 


bill killian