The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia was presented at major auto shows in 1955 and was also available for delivery in that same year. This Karmann Ghia Coupe would represent a car with the proven dependable Volkswagen drive train and the styling of a sporty Coupe and be priced below the comparable Porsche 356 of the time. Well it did not take long for the toy and model companies to produce their version of the new VW Karmann Ghia in miniature and we have an early release tin Karmann Ghia toy from Japan featured in this issue.
Plastic body with cut out windows and nice details of silver painted headlights and taillights. Plain...