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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23752 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:20 pm Post subject: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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No whine thread on toys/memorabilia, so here goes.
This Wiking van would be worth the money if it were all intact. That's a $150 chip of plastic missing from the nose! (It could be repaired, but would still not be original.)
Also, the box is for a different model, because the end flap indicates Sealing Wax red rather than Dove blue!
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2643956
None of this is to say I wouldn't want to bring it home! _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Hacksaw-BoB Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:44 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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Photo says it all
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69734 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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That would be something you would put under glass rather than actually use. _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76760 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 5:44 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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Euros _________________ Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
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Hacksaw-BoB Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:07 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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Photo says it all . . . .
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:05 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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Less of a whine and more of a simple reality. Germans spend crazy money on Wiking 1/40th.
What this one has going for it (aside from being an early convertible) is that it appears to be a Standard model. (Plain gray seats, black steering wheel, lack of chrome and so forth). I've never seen one before. Unusual variations can blow the price sky high.
Nothing I hear about Wikings really surprises me these days. Those who were all aboard the Wiking train early are the lucky ones. For the rest of us, that train ticket will be expensive! _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Hacksaw-BoB Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:08 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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OK, Photo says it all . . . . $15,600
Send me a "pm" if you would like to read an "out of this world" article I wrote about
this R-10 Space Patrol VW Cabrio for the HotVWs Magazine - Nov 2018 issue.
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