Majorette VOLKSWAGEN The Originals Deluxe Cars Volkswagen T1 Pickup with Signboard (Green)

Volkswagen T1 Pickup

Colour: Light Green
Manufacturer: Majorette
VOLKSWAGEN The Originals Deluxe Cars

SPECIFICATIONS:

Type: Die Cast Free Wheel Model Vehicle
Age: 3 Years+
Product Dimension (L x W x H): 7.5 x 3 x 3.8 cm
Packing Dimensions (L x W x H): 18 X 14 X 4 cm
Scale: 1:64

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

These officially licensed toy vehicles from Majorette are the perfect gift for fans of model vehicles. The series consists of 6 VW models, each of which has an intricately detailed design.

In addition to the eye-catching looks, the vehicles also have rotating wheels and moving parts, as well as suspension to ensure they travel smoothly across the floor.

The series includes popular models such as the Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Golf MK1 and the Volkswagen T1 Bus.

Each vehicle has moving parts that can be opened and moved to stimulate your child’s curiosity and encourage imaginative play.

• Highly detailed realistic looking toy car
• Encourage motor skills
• No sharp edges, safe for kids
• Ideal for the miniature car collection

ABOUT THE VOLKSWAGEN T1

The Volkswagen Type 2 or the Type 2 (Type1), known officially (depending on body type) as the Transporter, Kombi or Microbus, or, informally, as the Bus (US), Camper (UK) or Bulli (Germany), is a forward control light commercial vehicle introduced in 1950 by the German automaker Volkswagen as its second car model. Following – and initially deriving from – Volkswagen's first model, the Type 1 (Beetle), it was given the factory designation Type 2.

As one of the forerunners of the modern cargo and passenger vans, the Type 2 gave rise to forward control competitors in the United States in the 1960s, including the Ford Econoline, the Dodge A100, and the Chevrolet Corvair 95 Corvan, the latter adapting the rear-engine configuration of the Corvair car in the same manner in which the VW Type 2 adapted the Type 1 layout.

Like the Beetle, the van has received numerous nicknames worldwide, including the "microbus", "minibus", and, because of its popularity during the counterculture movement of the 1960s, "Hippie van/bus".

The first generation of the Volkswagen Type 2 with the split windshield, informally called the Microbus, Splitscreen, or Splittie among modern fans, was produced from 8 March 1950 through the end of the 1967 model year. From 1950 to 1956, the T1 (not called that at the time) was built in Wolfsburg; from 1956, it was built at the completely new Transporter factory in Hanover.

The early versions of the T1 until 1955 were often called the "Barndoor" (retrospectively called T1a since the 1990s), owing to the enormous rear engine cover, while the later versions with a slightly modified body (the roofline above the windshield is extended), smaller engine bay, and 15" roadwheels instead of the original 16" ones are nowadays called the T1b (again, only called this since the 1990s, based on VW's retrospective T1,2,3,4 etc. naming system.). From the 1964 model year, when the rear door was made wider (same as on the bay-window or T2), the vehicle could be referred to as the T1c. 1964 also saw the introduction of an optional sliding door for the passenger/cargo area instead of the outwardly hinged doors typical of cargo vans.