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23/01/2022 2:25 pm
I think these are all based on the 1975 VW 1200, but VW enthusiasts are welcome to add what they know. Kado marketed their own versions of the Tomica casting as a limited series that also included the VW van and Citroen H van. The Rolls Royce and 1938 Ford-style front trunk lids were actual fiberglass items sold in the 1970s and 1980s for those who wanted to customize their Beetles - very interesting that Tomica chose to replicate this custom activity.
23/01/2022 2:46 pm
Thanks for posting these, Harv. I once owned and commuted in a '64 VW bug (and it was 10 years old when I bought it!), and I remember looking at ads for those RR and '40 Ford front ends. Either would have cost about what I paid for my bug! But these models are interesting. Hmmmmm........... 
David H
23/01/2022 3:02 pm
I remember these cars, including one with a Rolls Royce style front. I learned to drive a stick shift in one of these. It had over 100,000 miles, so the owner was not that concerned about what I might do.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
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23/01/2022 4:23 pm
@d-m-holcombe I seem to recall RR threatened a lawsuit after the kits appeared.
23/01/2022 10:28 pm
@mg-harv Not sure about the VW but RR did sue about the Custom Cloud body kit for the Monte Carlos.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
25/01/2022 2:04 pm
25/01/2022 5:12 pm
@john-quilter I had forgotten that Chevy. Here's the whole story, along with some good pictures:
http://www.coindispenser.com/story.html