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MAYER 1938 KdF WAGEN VW CORNERSTONE PIN

A suitable location for the production factory was decided upon in northern Germany, on a twenty square mile parcel of land near the 14th century Wolfsburg Castle.  The GRUNDSTEINLEGUNG des VOLKSWAGENWERKES or Cornerstone Ceremony for the location of the new factory was held in the newly formed...

O. RITTER KdF WAGEN VW

A one-piece blue tinted glass KdF Wagen era game piece with outlines of the front hood, windshield, side windows, door seams, headlights and a crescent shaped rear window. Since the glass game piece was flat on the bottom to move on the game board, there were fender skirts and no wheels per say. Ins...
Published in: O. RITTER

PHENOPLAST-WARI KdF WAGEN

The WARI Split VW Beetle is very much sought after, but it is also a mystery. It is rarely for sale and the only information known on the possible manufacturer is “WARI Berlin”. Unclear is what this company exactly was. At the end of 2019 another chapter to the mystery was added. A KdF Wagen d...
Published in: PHENOPLAST

PORSCHE V1 KdF Wagen

In 1935, Dr. Ferdinand Porsche had built the first prototype V1 vehicle which was to become the KdF Wagen or Volkswagen Beetle as we know it today. There were two V1 prototypes built known as V1 A model and V1 B model. Both similar but with minor body changes. Also in 1935, Erwin Komenda, a car-b...
Published in: PORSCHE

RAPI CONSTRUCTION KdF WAGEN VW

Construction paper model of the Blue/Grey KdF Wagen issued through the Nazi NSKK. It consisted of a construction paper sheet measuring 34cm x 49cm and needed to be cut out and glued together to construct a KdF Wagen. The axles were supossed to be made from knitting needles !! The wheels had to be cu...

RAPI KdF WAGEN VW PAPER CONSTRUCTION

Construction paper model of the Blue/Grey KdF Wagen issued through the Nazi NSKK. It consisted of a construction paper sheet measuring 34cm x 49cm and needed to be cut out and glued together to construct a KdF Wagen. The axles were supossed to be made from knitting needles !! The wheels had to be cu...

REULEIN KdF WAGEN VW GAME SET

The ABC Verlag Georg Reulein, Nürnberg, Germany produced a game set called ‘Mit dem KdF Auto durch Großdeutschland‘. There were 6 KdF Wagen VW game pieces in the game set and the game box measured 26X39cm, the game board itself measured 64X50cm.  The game came in 2 versions. The...
Published in: REULEIN

SCHOLZ CONSTRUCTION KdF WAGEN VW

In 1793, the company Josef Scholz was established in Wiesbaden (Germany). Initially they sold stationary products and later they became a publishing company. In 1829 they moved to Mainz (Germany). The company was in 1840 one of the first publishers of children books, colouring books, paper model she...

SCHOLZ KdF WAGEN VW PAPER CONSTRUCTION

In 1793, the company Josef Scholz was established in Wiesbaden (Germany). Initially they sold stationary products and later they became a publishing company. In 1829 they moved to Mainz (Germany). The company was in 1840 one of the first publishers of children books, colouring books, paper model she...

SCHREIBER KdF WAGEN VW PAPER CONSTRUCTION

J.F.SCHREIBER (JFS) was founded in 1831 by Jakob Ferdinand Schreiber and is located in Esslingen am Neckar in Germany. JFS first produced printed sceneries of Esslingen und its surroundings. Followed by picture books, religious books and natural science books. The Company flourished and from 1840 th...

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