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Major Ivan Hirst ordered in 1946/47 the design of an aluminum promotional gift for visitors and valued workers at the VW factory. They used aluminum because there was no shortage of scrap aluminum from dismantled airplanes. The very first model was disapproved by major Hirst (see also VOLKSWAGENWERK...

Major Ivan Hirst ordered in 1946/47 the design of an aluminum promotional gift for business relations and valued workers at the VW factory. They used aluminum because there was no shortage of scrap aluminum from dismantled airplanes. A mould was made and the model was presented to Major Hirst for a...

Major Ivan Hirst ordered in 1946/47 the design of an aluminum promotional gift for visitors and valued workers at the VW factory. They used aluminum because there was no shortage of scrap aluminum from dismantled airplanes. The very first model was disapproved by major Hirst (see VOLKSWAGENWERK SPLI...

The DILLION-BECK MFG. CO., Irvington, N.J., USA produced a series of streamline toys that included cars, trucks, boats and sold under the WANNATOY brand name. The Oval Window Volkswagen that they produced was a soft plastic elongated looking body with cut out windows and fair details of front and re...

FRITZ WÜNNERLEIN & Co (WÜCO), was founded in 1906 and located in Zirndorf, Germany. During the pre WWII era, WÜCO mainly produced savings boxes and during the post war era, mechanical toys and cars as well. They produced this tin plate body with a very nice detailed red & white lithogra...

FRITZ WÜNNERLEIN & Co (WÜCO), was founded in 1906 and located in Zirndorf, Germany. During the pre WWII era, WÜCO mainly produced savings boxes and during the post war, era mechanical toys and cars as well.  They produced this tinplate body with solid windows and a lowered roof l...

The WÜNNERLEIN body stamping is identical and the chassis has a similar mold stamping design to the HÖRNDLEIN FH126. WÜNNERLEIN is believed to have acquired the tooling to produce the tin VWs from HÖRNDLEIN. WÜNNERLEIN also produced a very nice tin litho Oval Window VW that also has similaritie...