Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 13:29:34 -0400 (EDT)
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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