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| PMC plastic / tin toy 1959 Karmann Ghia |
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 6:11 pm Views: 27
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This is a promotional model of a 1955-59 Lowlight Karmann Ghia VW that was produced by Product Miniature Company, or PMC and only available in the USA. PMC was a promo company, and these toys are often referred to as promotional, but there is no evidence they were ever actually used as promos per se. It's unclear whether or not PMC ever had a contract with Volkswagen and were given away, or whether they were simply speculative. The PMC promos were mainly sold through dime stores of the time.
They were produced in Regular and Deluxe model versions in 1959 and 1960. The Deluxe model came with an interior and clear plastic windows and had no friction motor (because of the room needed for the interior). The Regular model version of course came with a friction motor and was already assembled. The body was made out of plastic (styrene) and represented the silhouette of the Lowlight Karmann Ghia quite well. Detailed included cut out windows, seam lines for the doors, front hood, rear hood with air grilles. The taillights were part of the body mold and the front air louvers with the two louvered grilles. Silver plastic headlights, turn signals, front and rear bumpers. There was a VW emblem molded in the front nose section. Rubber tires (most had white wall tires) with hubcaps mounted on steel axles were attached to the chassis. Early chassis were made out of stamped steel plate and later changed to plastic. The chassis hooks to the rear body and then is secured with two screws on the front behind the front bumper. The scale was 1/24 or 173mm in length. |
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