Wiking 1/87 HO Scale 1945 Volkswagen VW Old-Style Pretzel Beetle w/ Split Window
1960 Volkswagen Old-style Beetle 1200 w/Open Roof - Assembled -- Brown, Ivory
1/87 HO Scale Model
Wiking-Modellbau GmbH & Co. KG - 79433 (Sold-Out)
VW Beetle 1200
Made in Germany
HO Scale Vehicle For Use With All HO Scale Train Layouts!
The Volkswagen Beetle is an economy car that was built by the German company Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003. It has a rear-engine design with a two-door body style and is intended for five occupants.
The need for a people's car (Volkswagen in German), its concept and its functional objectives were formulated by the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, who wanted a cheap, simple car to be mass-produced for his country's new road network (Reichsautobahn). Members of the National Socialist party, with an additional dues surcharge, were promised the first production, but the Spanish Civil War shifted most production resources to military vehicles to support the Nationalists under Francisco Franco.
About Wiking-Modellbau GmbH & Co. KG
Wiking was founded by Freidrich Karl Peltzer in 1939. The company is located in Ludenscheid, Germany. Wiking is a manufacturer of high-quality plastic models in HO and N Scales for collectors. Wiking also has a complete line of 1:43 and 1:32 precision die-cast models.