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Date:         Fri, 30 Apr 1999 07:52:10 -0500
Reply-To:     Joel Shortlidge <shortlid@PURDUE.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joel Shortlidge <shortlid@PURDUE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: VW Van Toys (WAS Vanagon Toys?)
Comments: To: Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
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I have a US Hot Wheels, Vanagon Westfalia with a motrocycle on the back. It is two tone dark blue and light blue.

Joel

Joel Cort wrote:

> Vans R Toys > > I know that Matchbox made several Kombis. I have a > silver one and a lime green one with side doors that > open on the (pip pip wrong side)left side with the > right hand drive. Its pretty well detailed with the > camping interior and a straight up pop top. I got > these in France when I was a kid back in the 60s. > I also have some Type2 panel and crew cab two tone at > a scale slightly smaller than Matchbox but made of the > same colorful Lego plastic. I got these in Germany > back in the early 60's when that was one of the few > places to get Lego blocks and Lego-ville toys. > > I too have a Type2 toy made in China on my PC. It is > really ironic that we can't find Vanagon toys but on > these mock chinese knockoffs it is interesting to see > the normal side doors opens as a sliding door. > > Another toy manufacturing brand is "NOREV" from > France. They make all sorts of model cars/trucks etc. > out of colorful plastic and with very nice details > equalling the DinkyToys (same scale). They may have > made a Vanagon and may also have a Eurovan. Uhm any > French connection? > > Enough rambling and playing with toys...We have the > real thing, right! > > Cheers! > Joel > 89 Red Syncro Westy > > --- Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET> wrote: > > Dear Listees: I have a battery operated yellowish > > orange vanagon that's > > about 4 1/2" tall that's battery operated and runs > > around in circles with a > > drive wheel up front. made by star toys. it has > > opening front doors and > > rear hatch and has a kayak on top. Not a clue where > > we purchased it. Also > > have a matchbox sized vanagon somewhere in the > > snakepit. > > > > Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brian Cirulnick <techrat@VM.COM> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Date: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 4:50 PM > > Subject: Vanagon Toys? > > > > > > >I hate to interrupt this thread about quality > > workmanship during the > > holocaust > > >(ain't that an ironic thought in itself), but I was > > curious about Vanagon > > or > > >Type Two (in general) toys. I know there was that > > Revell Plastic Kit of a > > >camper, but I see lots of metal Beetle toys from > > the street-vendors here in > > >Manhattan, and was wondering if any toy maker > > (Matchbox, Corgi, Dinky, etc) > > >ever made a "bus" toy that would roll and the doors > > opened or something > > (metal > > >toy preferred). > > > > > >My computer monitor is adorned with a black 1966 > > Beetle (made in china) > > that I > > >picked up for $5, and it needs a Type Two friend. > > If I'm desperate, I'm > > going > > >to hit up FAO Schwartz in the next 3 weeks, and see > > if they carry anything. > > > > > >Just wondering if anyone had leads onto this > > subject. > > > > > >Thanks! > > >Brian Cirulnick > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > V A N G U A R D M E D I A C > > O R P > > > E-mail: techrat@vm.com URL: > > http://www.vm.com/ > > > BBS: (telnet into) bbs.vm.com:3000 --> (or dial > > into) 212-242-7685 > > >-The 'Web' is a medium. This is because it is > > neither rare, nor well done.- > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com


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