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Another 1/43 Politoys - VW 1600 TL. Not the greatest condition but its a rare model.

(The Porsche was yesterday's flea market find, this one is today's flea market find)
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Is this casting late '60s - early '70s?
If so, it's pretty crazy little details for it`s time. Immpressive.

And the body itself is really well done.
Crisp lines and correct proportions, and even wheels specific to a VW.

About the only imperfection is the window frames on the doors are too wide.

Thanks a lot for sharing this little treasure with us!

:wave: LMX
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Baskingshark said:
Yep, this one was issued in 1968, and would have remained in the range until about 1972 or thereabouts (its a bit hazy as to when the models were withdrawn).

They also did a Squareback, but although they'd planned to make it just as detailed, they realised the company was going bankrupt so they simplified it and made it the first in a cheaper range called the Export Series with way less detail.
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Noice! Thanks for the informative reply. :thumbsup:
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Still cool, but wow, what a difference. The fastback is so much nicer like you said.

I'd be willing to bet our friend Mick has a few of these. Probably several!
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You could say rare doesn't necessarilly mean desirable.
I have an '85 Jag XJ-SC with a 3 piece removable hrdtp of which only 300 were imported to the U.S. Nobody wants the damn thing!
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I've thought about that too.
The thing is just too rotted. I'm sick of fixing cars that should have been junked.
Maybe it's a noble deed to save old cars, but I'll let someone else save this one and put that energy into my '71 Imperial and my 2 '68 Furys.
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Me too, that Lancia is great!
Love the different colors of the Vee-Dub too.
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That cream color makes that car look like a little gem...a cream-puff!
Looks like it could easily be a 1/25.
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