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12/04/2025 12:25 pm
Minichamps did a nice ‘66 VW Squareback. What’s interesting to me is that normally the black painted wheels had trim rings to give the appearance of full wheel covers. In this case both the actual car as well as the Minichamps 1:43rd model are missing the trim rings.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
12/04/2025 12:26 pm
The Minichamps station wagons (Variants) are quite hard to find now.
12/04/2025 1:37 pm
@jack-dodds At least until Maxichamps reissues appear...
Karl Schnelle and Tony Perrone reacted
12/04/2025 4:32 pm
@mg-harv Their VW squarebacks, Variant wagons and 1600 TLs are all quite well done IMHO.
12/04/2025 8:45 pm
I thought our old squareback, a '68, had silver painted wheels plus hubcaps? But it's been a few years since i drove it... Here it is in 1982...
13/04/2025 9:09 pm
I do have a soft spot for my Marklin RAK Squarebacks!
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