Recently, I was contacted by Dutch gentleman Paul Schilperoord about a collection of 1/43 German die cast Auto Union toys. He was looking for any support information that I could provide on these little gems, which he had picked up in Germany.
Paul is a writer and he came across the collection while researching his book: http://www.ganz-volkswagen.org/
He's done a blog post on these Auto Union toys; you can read it here: http://anakronismo.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/auto-union-model-racing-cars/
As a longtime collector of vintage racing toys, I have to say that these are rare and stunning!
The most stunning aspect of these circa 1947 Zamac-cast racers is that some of them are clearly painted in matte military paint! This is highly unusual, and the first time that I've seen it. There are 5 colours in all, and three of those are matte.
Paul is a writer and he came across the collection while researching his book: http://www.ganz-volkswagen.org/
He's done a blog post on these Auto Union toys; you can read it here: http://anakronismo.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/auto-union-model-racing-cars/
As a longtime collector of vintage racing toys, I have to say that these are rare and stunning!
The most stunning aspect of these circa 1947 Zamac-cast racers is that some of them are clearly painted in matte military paint! This is highly unusual, and the first time that I've seen it. There are 5 colours in all, and three of those are matte.
If you are interested in acquiring one or more of these rare toys, contact Paul directly at info@ganz-volkswagen.org
You won't be disappointed.
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Dear Paul, after more than a year I started finally my own blog with an article about these KBKs. Sorry the article is written in German. There are a lot of things to tell about this unknown manufacturer and later I will continue this first article with a second. Here is my blog address:
blog.vintage-racing-cars.com
Kind regards
Michael
Dear Michael
I look forward to reading your blog on these.
After I posted this, Paul S. found a 6th rarer colour, matt light blue, so I now have one of those also.
I hope to track down more colour varieties, like the dark green and the yellow.
Cheers!
Paul
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