Thursday, 22 December 2011
Saturday, 10 December 2011
Beautiful Auto Union die cast racers
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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