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21/05/2023 9:12 am
Visiting old friends in Denmark is nice but... I also saw an old toy car dealer and a Tekno 'historian', a very dangerous thing for me. The dealer, Jacob, has amazing things, many from Denmark, from the 1940s-1970s (pre-Hot Wheels basically). From him, I bought 2 printing plates. These were used to print ads for new Tekno releases in the Danish newspapers. From Peter's Tekno history website, I found the actual ads (Politiken, 1966 and 1964) that that were printed from my plates!!!
VW 1500 notchback:
Scania-Vabis 75:
It's interesting that these plates were the 'artwork' only and the text could be filled in later.
Finally, Peter found bins of extra parts from when the factory closed up - he gave me one the the Porsche 911S raw castings from 1970-2!
Very cool to compare it to the actual model car. Peter also has a photo to show how many parts went into these diecast Teknos - they were at the height of the design and manufacturing technology then! Check out how the sprue is attached to the rear window! Made to be easily knocked out...
21/05/2023 9:36 am
Thanks Karl. What an interesting visit. It is great to have friends like Peter and Jacob. It is nice for me to learn a bit more about Tekno.
Karl Schnelle reacted
21/05/2023 10:45 am
Love the writeup and pictures Karl. When my wife and I got married in 1965 she owned a 1963 VW 1500 notchback which she bought new and shipped to the US after using it to tour Europe. I thought the car was fun to drive but as things started to go wrong with it, parts were very hard to find and expensive when they could be found. The only model I have of the car in 1/43 scale is a Vitesse which is really nice especially as it was very reasonably priced.
21/05/2023 12:34 pm
Great writeup Karl - will this be in MAR?
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Topic starter
21/05/2023 3:50 pm
Thanks, y'all. I try to put it in MAR as well...
John Kuvakas reacted
21/05/2023 8:23 pm
(@ bob-jackman)
I saw my first VW 1500 Notchback on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio sometime in October of 1963. Bob, as with your wife who brought hers to the States, this must have been shipped as well by its owner. It must have been one of the few Type 3 notchbacks brought over here. I often have wondered why the notchback was not imported by VW. Soon thereafter the squareback and fastback were to be imported. I have two Wiking 1:40 scale notchbacks and a Minichamps 1:43 in Delta Green. Here is the Minichamps model.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
21/05/2023 8:36 pm
An excellently styled VW, disappointing it was not marketed in the USA.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
Christopher Moroni and Karl Schnelle reacted
21/05/2023 8:52 pm
And here is the Wiking 1:40
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
21/05/2023 9:32 pm
Having just recently seen Karl’s collection in person again, I can tell you he has amassed an amazing historical record of Tekno models. His depth and breadth of knowledge is incredible and he has stuff that has to be rarer than hen’s teeth. I have to believe he has the definitive Tekno collection in the US. Even though Tekno models aren’t my passion, by the time we were done going through his display cases, I was tempted. I’d love for him to write a book based on his knowledge of his collection.
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22/05/2023 8:29 am
@david-knight Those 1:40 promotional Wikings are really great castings. Held up well over time and were even reissued.
David Green reacted
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22/05/2023 8:36 am
@randyrusk Thanks, Randy. I have collected these Tekno since my Dad brought me back some in 1966! Played with them but always kept them neat and tidy on the shelf. I plan to translate Peter's history articles from Danish for MAR Online ---- Why do I seem so busy now that I am retired?
My first Teknos:
22/05/2023 5:35 pm
I like the 1500 notchback models, especially the Wiking. From this company I have the Beetle, Beetle convertible (two versions), Karman Ghia coupe and convertible, and T1 van. Sure wish I had bought a 1500 'back in the day'.
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